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The lack of a pre shot routine and rather sloppy powder handing habits have already been mentioned but what I really want to know is?

Who would go through that much work and then not bring their weather station to shoot the can? How can you make the proper load and sighting corrections for the actual current conditions without it? Barometric pressure, humidity and that kind of stuff matters. No mention of the anemometers you’re using. Did you even bother to calculate the spin drift or coriolis effect? You really underestimated the variables in play trying to hit a can 50 yards away and attempted this feat completely unprepared. No wonder you missed.

P.S. You should always use a calibrated drop tube, not just a regular one. Only draw back to the calibrated one is that you always have to be facing South when using it but the positives far outweigh this minor inconvenience.

-End sarcasm-
As an option 2 kind of person I got a kick out of reading option 1.

<blockquote data-quote="Iceman" data-source="post: 2666412" data-attributes="member: 54146">The lack of a pre shot routine and rather sloppy powder handing habits have already been mentioned but what I really want to know is?Who would go through that much work and then not bring their weather station to shoot the can? How can you make the proper load and sighting corrections for the actual current conditions without it? Barometric pressure, humidity and that kind of stuff matters. No mention of the anemometers you’re using. Did you even bother to calculate the spin drift or coriolis effect?&nbsp; You really underestimated the variables in play trying to hit a can 50 yards away and attempted this feat completely unprepared.&nbsp; No wonder you missed.&nbsp; P.S. You should always use a calibrated drop tube, not just a regular one.&nbsp; Only draw back to the calibrated one is that you always have to be facing South when using it but the positives far outweigh this minor inconvenience.-End sarcasm-As an option 2 kind of person I got a kick out of reading option 1.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Iceman, post: 2666412, member: 54146"] The lack of a pre shot routine and rather sloppy powder handing habits have already been mentioned but what I really want to know is? Who would go through that much work and then not bring their weather station to shoot the can? How can you make the proper load and sighting corrections for the actual current conditions without it? Barometric pressure, humidity and that kind of stuff matters. No mention of the anemometers you’re using. Did you even bother to calculate the spin drift or coriolis effect? You really underestimated the variables in play trying to hit a can 50 yards away and attempted this feat completely unprepared. No wonder you missed. P.S. You should always use a calibrated drop tube, not just a regular one. Only draw back to the calibrated one is that you always have to be facing South when using it but the positives far outweigh this minor inconvenience. -End sarcasm- As an option 2 kind of person I got a kick out of reading option 1. [/QUOTE]

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