Well first off, the Kestrel has a built in weather station. It doesn’t link to far off weather stations.
Also, I bolded your first sentence. You may have answered your own question with that. So, just how accurate do you want to be? If you’re long distance hunting, and want to make the first shot kill, you don’t really have the luxury of “a few sighters”.
Environmental’s are very important at longer distances. Ignore them, and your accuracy will suffer. Maybe not at 100, or 200, or even 350 metres when your kill zone target is 6 inches. But getting out further, it really helps. I don’t really use the wind meter in my Kestrel. I look at surrounding indicators (grass, trees, etc.) both close in and all the way out to what I’m trying to hit.
The combination of a Kestrel, a range finder, and ballistic software is really pretty simple. Point and click simple. Fast too.
I haven’t hunted much beyond about 350 metres. But I have done extreme distance target shooting. And the further you go out, the less margin there is for error. I’m not saying my way is the best, I’m just posting my experiences because I’ve successfully made hits out the 1900 metres….2600 yards, and so on.
Thanks interesting. I have only shot to 1000 max. I know that increased distances like ELR shooting take alot of knowledge and the right gear. 1900 meters + is no chip shot. Good shooting.
I have hunted lots over the years and know you dont have the luxury "of a few sighters" Those sighters are called misses. Ha .
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