Reading Wind with Optics | Long-Range Rifle Shooting with Ryan Cleckner

Former Army Ranger sniper team leader Ryan Cleckner discusses how to read wind conditions by using optics.
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[@AccumbensNucleus]

Finally a wind reading video that's not a Kestrel reading video. Thanks!

[@bobbygonzon5428]

His teaching method makes me more interested in this sport. Thank you, Ryan.

[@danielmattos2813]

Sport?

[@bobbygonzon5428]

@@danielmattos2813 yep.

[@raphael8549]

@@danielmattos2813 this is one of the most famous sports, Boss.

[@thisguy7228]

this isn’t a sport

[@Lavi-Aemilia-Astori]

@@thisguy7228 "an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment." I am pretty sure shooting can be a sport.

[@thormusique]

Another excellent video, thanks! I always learn so much from your videos. And thanks to your book (and lots of practice), my LRS skills have increased dramatically. I love your no-nonsense, practical approach of how you very simply present the problems and the solutions, without a lot of jargon and tacticool nonsense.

[@patrickgjorven7832]

I love how simple, practical and to the point your lessons and tips are. Thank you!

[@jacobstaten2366]

"Hey man, would you mind standing next to that banner over there? Yeah, the one that's blowing. It's for a picture. You'll see the flash."

[@Butterballsballs]

“You’ll see the flash.”💀 🤣🤣🤣

[@alexmook6786]

Ryan is a treasure. He is so engaging on how he presents his information. He is the only one I trust to learn from.

[@toddb930]

Lots of good information in that little segment. Thanks Ryan!

[@kapperoutdoors]

Love your stuff Ryan! Thanks! Kapper

[@trashpanda2396]

Love this guy. Going to buy your book now if it is half as good as the few videos I've seen it will not disappoint!

[@Wyo2Wis]

You will not be disappointed with Ryan's book.

[@PCQLJ]

The book purchase will NOT disappoint. It is one of those you read a couple of times and then keep it close by as a reference.

[@BBQDad463]

Thank you for teaching this very valuable technique.

[@snakedike]

Working slowly through your book. Thanks for the wind tip.

[@kamiltamiola2066]

This is one of the best videos on the subject matter out there. Thank you very much Ryan.

[@JimFleming1953]

Great job as always, Ryan! 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍👍

[@bisonuberti]

Just awesome indeed. Shoot lots and stay safe.

[@sean19]

Ryan , I love your videos . You have passion for the sport and thats why I like your channel. Thanks for all your hard work in the military .

[@kevinsmith9726]

Magic . Very smart man. I respect his attitude in all videos very much. Thank you. Canada

[@Patriot41776]

Absolutely brilliant! Thank you! I want MOAR!

[@Xandrosi]

Straightforward! Thank you for the great video!

[@ricardoantonio5085]

Best discussion on reading the wind ever!

[@inkink-yv5tz]

Thanks alot Ryan, my son wants to be a spec ops sniper & these videos have given us a very practical starting point. Thank you sir!!!

[@dwaynerussell9711]

Ryan is one of the best teachers out there!

[@mikecurrie4914]

Thanks for the info Ryan. What power spotting scope would you recommend .

[@beauwatson6893]

Great video, Ryan. I certainly appreciate your videos.

[@mr.h8660]

This helped so much--thank you for giving approachable information.

[@craigr6763]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge! I would love to shoot with you for a day. I feel I would learn a ton

[@chuckdriver7741]

Excellent information, delivered with clarity. 🇺🇸🗽🦅

[@jamessmith8617]

Great! Good to see you again on KZbin! Good intel for sure😎😎🤙🏻🤙🏻

[@waynehajek6346]

Excellent demonstration of down range wind estimation! Thank you!

[@mikeschlabach1113]

Wow. That was very informative and concise. Thank you.

[@atvfarmari5129]

Grate video, keep them coming, and thank you

[@cornydad]

Great tip that can only come from experience

[@nbragtop]

Great teaching video ! Thank you.

[@wjmilnerii]

Mind blown. Thank you, sir!

[@artandazola]

A short lesson on the high pressure and low pressure areas around the projectile as it travels may impart some easy to learn long range shooting lessons. With this in mind you may be able to determine some of vertical component associated with a horizontal wind. In addition to the horizontal component.

[@mcshunting7587]

Great great advise!! Thank you very much !!

[@charlesxchaves]

Excellent tip Ryan, I've recently started taking an interest in long range shooting and your videos are certainly very educational. You are one of the best teachers on youtube, I hope you do more of these

[@RyanCleckner]

Thank you

[@kcb3887]

Solid advice, as always.

[@ronniefish7174]

Awesome dude. You’re a sick unit.

[@bluesfanman1]

Priceless lesson.

[@BobJones-zw3ui]

Fantastic-one of my top five videos this year‼️‼️💥👍👍👍👍👍 I love the practical knowledge that you provided to us. And yes, I do have your orange book 😊😊

[@robwhite3874]

Great video thanks for all the info!!!

[@terrysharp4376]

Very interesting. Thank you

[@shutthegate8232]

You sir, are a legend!

[@jerrycoon2797]

Simple and very effective, thank you.

[@abobader4283]

As always, helpful tricks...

[@marcosfranca5317]

Excellent! Thank you!

[@wolverinekut]

As always excellent 👏👏👏👍

[@mosin9105]

Great info!

[@walterpalmer2749]

Great info.

[@joseperalta7606]

Ryan, I love your videos, it's been the greatest education in the sport of hunting and shooting for me. Thanks for taking the time to teach.

[@paulwatterson5992]

Great video thanks!

[@JDJD-hg9hu]

Good stuff

[@lees0725]

Awesome thanks for the great video

[@42N8_1]

Best explanation on the net.

[@shafeckbrown496]

Wow, more tips like this please

[@kirkwagner461]

Turning to get wind direction is news to me. Thanks!

[@dr.ivanpenna6767]

fantastic!

[@the4hunters]

Wow, just wow 🔥💪

[@JonCresswellUk]

Clever stuff!! I’ll try this next time I’m out

[@billythompson8443]

great vid man. are you on any other channels

[@percisionshot4331]

Very informative

[@bntaft5133]

thank you Ryan

[@jerryavalos9610]

Practical hands on advice in the field. Too many people are into gadgets.

[@pauldavis5578]

brilliant...thanks

[@MrRanggong]

Nice and concise without a lot of chatter. thank you.

[@johnschmidt6089]

Here is a question that a lot of people ask: If you are reading the mirage through a rifle scope instead of a spotting scope, and the rifle scope has a parallax adjustment on the side of the scope, do you use the parallax adjustment to back off on the focus and bring the target out of focus so as to see the mirage? Or do you use the magnification power adjustment, say for example back off from 25x down to 15x? Which do you use? I do it either way. But many people have scopes that don't have parallax adjustments.

[@michaelbritain5546]

Now that's gonna come in handy, thank you.

[@MegaPoxie]

Well explained and a probably more accurate than trying to estimate from watching grass heads blowing around. So shooting into a strong headwind at long range makes little difference on POI?

[@joewebster3768]

Excellent information. Would have been better with some video of the mirage or some type of animation showing the mirage at different wind speeds, etc.

[@brocktovar4523]

Good shit

[@shutthegate8232]

Thanks mate.

[@user-qc7ty9er1b]

Recommendations on good enough, as budget friendly as possible spotting scope setup that would still be able to pick up the waves you're mentioning?

[@williamkennedy3837]

Wow! Sounds real to me.

[@wilfdarr]

@Ryan Cleckner So you mentioned in a different video that you can see the mirage with your naked eye as well: do you look short of your target to focus your eyes or does it just come from doing this enough with the spotting scope that your brain knows what it's looking for, or both, or something other?

[@ajgraf122]

I was wondering if you had any tips on load development.

[@frankjaegar1805]

Unreal 👌

[@HarjeetSingh-ev8vk]

Ryan - is there a way to read wind in night? I do have a thermal and night vision clip on, but curious what tactics work during night shooting.

[@nooceluap7760]

Hi Ryan, Thanks for mentioning that you even see heat waves in the snow (I was hoping to avoid those pesky waves while taking super zoom photos). Now to risk sounding totally ignorant...You also stated that wind coming straight at you or going straight away from you is treated like no wind for shooting. Doesn't the wind slow down or speed up the bullet, which would result in more or less drop in elevation? I know its a lot less surface area of the bullet to be affected by the wind head on or directly away from you but I'm just assuming it would be an appreciable effect for a 1000 yard shot or longer.

[@jeremeya1]

What spotting scope was used in this video?

[@matthewjoanis1812]

Looking at spotting scopes good out to 1000 yards. Currently favoring the Vortex razor. Any opinions?

[@Wootangtw]

Thanks buddy...

[@beasty41]

Beast

[@vincef5832]

What about the branches and leaves on vegetation? Or rolling leaves and dust movement near the ground? How about the feel on your face or wetting your finger tip for direction? Or throwing a sprig of grass in the air for direction(as golfers do)? If near water you can tell by ripples in the water or waves cresting. To learn natural wind readings check the wind report then analyze what the branches are doing,how the water moves, and what it feels like on your face. On average for .30 caliber small bores I figure with a 10 mile an hour full value wind as follows: 200yds-3", 300 yards-7", 400 yards-14", 500 yards- 22", 600 yards-33", 700 yards 47", 800 yards-64", 900 yards-84, 1000 yards-107"(more or less). It's crude but a decent start without gadgetry. Cut in half for 5MPH winds or a 45 degree(3/4) value. Magnums less.

[@slappy1031]

What about it? Throwing grass in the air was done by shooters way before fucking golfers

[@bigstubert416]

That was good

[@ScottGpa]

Did anyone else sit there with their chin on their chest thinking , "wow! This guy is better than a magician"?

[@michaelcribbin7704]

Ryan I want your opinion on the 300 PRC thinking of buying one right now I have it Remington 700 R5 24" in 308 with a Leopold mark 4 scope on it what's your opinion on this rifle

[@glorybound7599]

Cool beans!

[@TexasTrained]

I got using the spotting scope for wind/mirage ..My question is when you were a Sniper without a Spotter, what ootic did you use then? Binoculars or you Rifle Scope?

[@richardrisner3635]

trey orr any magnified optic will show you the mirage. We read it in our rifle scopes in field matches regularly

[@TexasTrained]

@@richardrisner3635 Thanks..I've seen the mirage with my rifles before.I was just asking him if the rifle was all he used or his Binoculars. But thank you for telling me.Im learning how to read it now with my scope. Do you have any Tips that might help me?

[@dustinwilliams8273]

Does anyone know what range this is? I shoot with my parents who live west of Austin this looks like it might be in that area.

[@whomagoose6897]

On the windage turret there is an "R" with an arrow pointing counter-clockwise on my scope. Say if the wind is blowing towards your right do you index the windage turret towards the direction of the "R" as indicated on the scope? Seems like you would move the reticle left to move the barrel to the right.

[@firebladeflow]

whats written on the scope tells you where the bullet will go if you turn in that direction: Turn to R - bullet goes R - same with elevation

[@casey197930]

@chocoloco654 some people are beginning and or kids.

[@Wyo2Wis]

We were all beginners once.

[@RangerCaptain11A]

wow, you opened up the LRS can of worms with that introduction.

[@danielniffenegger7698]

Any idea how an Air Force SOWT (special operations weather technician) would handle this considering weather is what they do and many are also trained in this?

[@pokey1168]

I would love to know about where he was on this lesson. It looks like the Texas panhandle.

[@tedwrigt9945]

Good info for sure BUT what if you don't have deep pockets for a 5k optic or you just don't want to lug around a ton of crap. I want to be able to do it the way Billy Dixon did it at the the battle at Adobe walls in 1874. The man made a kill shot at 1500+ yds with a Sharp's rifle with open sights.

[@farmtrout66]

👍👍

[@rebjimj.e.4119]

Genius.

[@searchingforaway8494]

Man.... there's a lot to it!!

[@thesickening0169]

You just shot me in the head from 1,000 yards out with an information bullet! Mind BLOWN.

[@lp6235]

What kind of optic are you using?

[@milancetkovic6433]

Great explenation,next time use camera that we can see in practice...

[@slappy1031]

Easier said than done, what do you want for free? Jesus....