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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: wheels on July 05, 2019, 11:19:46 AM

Title: wind meter
Post by: wheels on July 05, 2019, 11:19:46 AM: starting to stretch my distance getting no scope few other things been looking at getting wind meter for the field and practice at range any suggestions ?
Title: Re: wind meter
Post by: Karl Blanchard on July 05, 2019, 11:29:53 AM: https://kestrelinstruments.com/kestrel-2700-ballistics-weather-meter
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Post by: fishngamereaper on July 05, 2019, 11:40:58 AM: Used the 5700 elite at a school I went to last spring.. awesome technology.
Title: Re: wind meter
Post by: Karl Blanchard on July 05, 2019, 11:48:36 AM: Quote from: fishngamereaper on July 05, 2019, 11:40:58 AM
Used the 5700 elite at a school I went to last spring.. awesome technology.
the 2700 is similar but more of an entry level unit. It'll only do one gun/load but for most that's probably plenty. As all this gets more popular I envision more top quality "budget" tools coming out. Heck look at how far LR scopes have come in the last 5 years. I love it!
Title: Re: wind meter
Post by: Bango skank on July 05, 2019, 11:59:14 AM: I have a kestrel for sale. Price listed 500 but ill go 450. paid a little over 700 for it. https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,236957.msg3167400.html#msg3167400
Title: Re: wind meter
Post by: fishngamereaper on July 05, 2019, 12:49:42 PM: Quote from: Karl Blanchard on July 05, 2019, 11:48:36 AM
Quote from: fishngamereaper on July 05, 2019, 11:40:58 AM
Used the 5700 elite at a school I went to last spring.. awesome technology.
the 2700 is similar but more of an entry level unit. It'll only do one gun/load but for most that's probably plenty. As all this gets more popular I envision more top quality "budget" tools coming out. Heck look at how far LR scopes have come in the last 5 years. I love it!
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Title: Re: wind meter
Post by: Bushcraft on July 05, 2019, 03:34:32 PM: I have a couple Kestrel 3500's I loan out for long range classes I teach. They will capture all the relevant information you need to plug into a ballistic solver on your phone. They are relatively inexpensive and are a great functional addition for a new shooter.

I also have a 5700 and love the instantaneous dope information. Easily pairs with your smartphone via Bluetooth. And, when set up correctly, will simultaneously populate all your ballistic solver environmental info if you want to compare dope outputs. (I run three solvers: Shooter, Kestrel (Applied Ballistics), and Hornady 4DOF.) The 5700 is the gold standard tool of choice for precision rifle shooting competitions in NRL and PRS matches.

If you have the means and want the best there is right now, get the new 5700 with the 4DOF solver, ESPECIALLY if you are shooting one or more bullets that exist in its drag coefficient library and your are running lots of different rifles and bullet combinations. The Hornady solver is free (online and phone app) and it arguably one of the most intuitive interfaces going right now. I've found it's dope to be the most precise of anything I've used when shooting at extreme angles.

The Kestrel 2700 is essentially the 3500 with an internal ballistics solver. They should be shipping soon. The price point is awesome at only $179 for pre-orders. If you're only going to be shooting one gun and one load at relatively shallow angles, you'd be hard pressed to find a better weather meter for the money.
Title: Re: wind meter
Post by: jasnt on July 05, 2019, 04:20:09 PM: I use the kestrel 3500. Works great for me