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Table 4: Bullet Wind Drift1, inches

Chambering Competition Article

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yards

375 H&H / 300SGK

300 Win / 200 WWC

300 Win / 180 SAF

358 Win / 250 SHC

 

 

 

 

 

50

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

100

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.5

 

 

 

 

 

150

0.7

0.7

0.8

1.2

 

 

 

 

 

200

1.3

1.3

1.4

2.2

 

 

 

 

 

250

2.1

2.0

2.3

3.5

 

 

 

 

 

300

3.1

2.9

3.3

5.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 4 Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 = Based on personally chronographed muzzle velocities and manufacturer-published BCs. Drifts based on a 5 miles per hour, 90-degree crosswind, determined with off-the-shelf software using selected environmental parameters.