Videos tagged with Temperature

Accurate long-range shooting requires understanding atmospheric effects like temperature, pressure, and humidity, which influence air density. These factors can be combined into a single 'density altitude' metric. Specialized tools like the Applied Ballistics Kestrel can measure these variables and feed live data to ballistic solvers, enabling precise adjustments for bullet drop and wind drift, especially beyond 500-600 yards.

This expert-level guide from Gunwerks demonstrates the critical impact of environmental variables like altitude, temperature, and shot angle on long-range windage hold. It highlights the inadequacy of fixed turrets and showcases how advanced ballistic rangefinders provide the exact corrections needed for consistent accuracy. The instruction emphasizes the necessity of precise windage calculations for extended distances.

This video from Long Range University explains the critical inputs for air density in ballistics programs, focusing on station pressure, temperature, and humidity. It details how to use measured station pressure or equivalent altitude to achieve accurate ballistic solutions, emphasizing the importance of real-world environmental data for precise long-range shooting.

This video promotes the Bushnell 5-Day AccuWeather Weather Station, available for purchase at OpticsPlanet.com. The description highlights its ease of use and accuracy, noting its synchronization with AccuWeather satellites to provide a 5-day forecast for over 150 US locations. Key features include temperature display, a color-changing background that reflects the temperature, and alerts for current conditions.

This video explains how to compensate for air density when using BDC turrets or reticles. It details how air temperature and pressure affect bullet trajectory and introduces tools like the G7 Rangefinder and handheld devices for atmospheric measurement. A rule of thumb is provided for making click corrections based on elevation and temperature changes.

This video explains how to configure the 'Environment' tab on the G7 Handheld Ballistic Calculator. It details the importance of inputting accurate altitude, temperature, and station pressure for ballistic calculations. The instructor also touches on the role of humidity and how the calculator uses these environmental factors to adjust for bullet drop, especially when using a Bullet Drop Compensator (BDC) turret.