600 Yard Wind reading Class at Palo Alto- Saturday August 20th

Thought some of you may be interested-
Rick

Lanny Russell (xmeister) will be holding a Wind Reading Clinic at Palo Alto on Saturday August 20th.
This class will be more in-depth than the previous clinic and will last a big part of the day.
Registration will be from 8:00 to 8:30 AM.
Clinic will begin at 8:30 AM

Cost is $50

REQUIREMENTS:
Students should bring fifty rounds of identical ammunition.
Spotting scopes are encouraged, binoculars will suffice but are a weaker substitute. Students may fire from any position (prone, shooting table, bi-pod, sand bags, etc.) A ground mat of some type will be helpful. Eye and ear protection are required. A clipboard will be useful. Bring water and snacks. There will be no lunch break.

Minimum equipment will be AR-15s with 18" or longer barrel shooting 75 grain bullets to suitable velocity. Bolt guns of medium capacity are preferred: .308, 6.5's, and the various 6mm's and 22 center fires, etc. Minimum scope power of 10x with adjustable windage and elevation turrets. Does not have to be target knobs, but must be easily adjusted from position. Rifles should have a good zero! 600yds is preferred but a 100yd zero will suffice. Any rifle incapable of hitting the target in four shots will be pulled from the line. This is a required safety rule. The student may continue the class with a borrowed rifle or as an observer.



WIND SCHOOL AGENDA


DISCUSSION

HARDWARE AND BALLISTICS Discussion of appropriate rifles, calibers, ballistic coefficients/trajectories, and optics.

WIND Observing and selecting wind indicators, estimating velocity and direction, analyzing wind cycles and condition changes, selecting the dominant condition. Strategy for major direction changes and reverses.

MIRAGE What is it and does it help or hurt?

SHOOTING METHODS Discussion of strategies for a single shot at distance versus repetitious firing under match conditions.

NO WIND ZERO What is it and why is it important.

LEARNING TO READ WIND What is the trick?

SHOOTING SESSION ONE
The class will divide into groups, half in the pits and half on the firing line. Everyone will fire a short string to establish zeroes.

SHOOTING SESSION TWO
The instructor will fire from 600yds explaining conditions as he sees them, firing both with and without wind corrections to demonstrate the effects of wind on the shot.
Firing will continue (hopefully thru changing conditions) to reinforce to students their perceived assessment of conditions and corrections.

SHOOTING SESSION THREE
Students will again divide into three groups; shooters, spotters and pits. The firing students will fire a twenty shot string without sighters while the spotter plots all shots.
Rotate positions until everyone has fired.

DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
The class will regroup and analyze results.

SHOOTING SESSION FOUR
Students divide into two groups (shooting and pits) then select a firing partner (by similar caliber where possible). Shooter one will fire a fifteen shot string using the wind calls of his partner (preferably) or by the mutual decision of the pair. Shooter two (the wind coach) will plot shots. Rotate positions until both shooters have fired and coached. Rotate pits/firing position.

DISCUSSION AND COMMENTS BY STUDENTS


If you plan to attend, please Message me here or call me at 225-301-1615.

Please include the following:
Name
Caliber of Rifle
Bullet Weight
Barrel Length

Per Rick here is his E-Mail Address.
chaser2020@yahoo.com
Great class, Lanny is a top shooter that knows his stuff. And a heck of a nice guy.

I'm in....pm sent

I definitely think this will be $50 well spent. I'll be there.

Should be a great time, Sign up if you can.

They have some good eatn in Donaldsonville as well...You'll find me at the Grapevine face down in some Gumbo Friday night...

Looking forward to seeing ya'll down there

Last Bump for me....

Get signed up if you can...Think this is gonna be very informative for any "long range" shooter.

Can't wait

Had dinner with Msredneck. Good conversation and camaraderie. But he was not facedown in Gumbo, it was etoufee.
See y'all tomorrow. Should be great weather.