Wind Estimation and Compensation | Long-Range Rifle Shooting with Ryan Cleckner

[@wilfdarr]

Your squeaky marker has my dog's full attention. Your knowledge has mine.

[@solosniper86a1]

The most underrated comment of all time you sir deserve a trophy and a metal

[@FrozTyKo]

LMAO same here😂😂

[@LightningStriker1]

It's funny he actually puts his knowledge to use instead of doing a book deal and movie deal

[@18swimmerboy]

he does have an excellent book

[@chrismichaelsmarketing6617]

You gathered all that from this video?

[@f143744]

He is exactly right on every point, listen and learn how to shoot. I’d rather go to the range on a windy, very windy day. Less or no people there, and you learn how to figure wind. Anyone can shoot good on a perfect day. Shoot on bad, really bad days, learn how your rifle handles, become a better shooter. This separates men from the boys...wind is the hardest thing to learn how to read, correctly. I’m a firm believer, If you ever need to shoot, learn to only fire one shot.

[@CplSkiUSMC]

This is some superior information and Ryan is an excellent teacher. Thank you Ryan and NSSF for providing valuable education to those of us who are willing to listen and learn.

[@RyanCleckner]

CplSki USMC Thanks for your service

[@LightningStriker1]

@@RyanCleckner Ryan ty for your service you ranger badass you lol and the devildog yall make the difference

[@223ndog]

This guy is awesome and explains things really good and doesn't over complicates anything

[@mattbrewer9487]

Even a stupid fuck like me is absorbing information

[@IxAidenST1xI]

At about 1:50 it sounds like he's about to say "I suggest that you back the fuck up a bit."

[@allengrant]

In my opinion, Ryan's BEST comment was at 16:35 . "Next time it's a windy day, Go shooting !!" (or ANY day if you live in TX)

[@danbraun8430]

Lop-Wa same North Dakota, more fucken windy days than not 👍

[@tomkilty3192]

To me this is the best long range shooting vid out there! Thank you.

[@TRoss240]

I learned more in the last 17 minutes about compensating for wind then I have in 10 years of shooting rifles in the Midwest. and yeah, 12 mph wind is pretty much is standard day here.

[@The101Dad]

After applying the principles I learned here, and a few sessions of shooting, I was able to it 500-1000 yd targets in 35 mph crosswinds.

[@charlesludwig9173]

@@The101Dad don’t know what caliber you are shooting but with my 6.5/284 a 35 mph full value wind would take about 18 MOA of favor at 1000 yards, or 180 inches. That would be quite a feat for me to favor that much.

[@j.r.w6623]

This guy is a national treasure

[@voidofmisery4810]

You won the award.... the best instructor award of all time

[@SpetsnazBear-3710]

Agreed. Increasing level of difficulty increases the "Fun Factor" (at the range/outdoors). Great video series.

[@stevenkelley9002]

I really like Ryan. He's a go-getter, good-communicator, a patriot (thank you for your military service), a smart-ass (in a good way) and a helluva shooter. Keep up the good work!

[@g496r500t]

And a lawyer. He’s the best of us.

[@troybrown7111]

i went today in the wind, aiming off target and seeing it hit where u truley wanted it to is an awesome feeling.

[@iyot1020]

yes it is i just guestimated it too lol

[@joselitoacebuche4755]

Thank you, Ryan, for sharing us these skills. You are not just a Sniper, you are a good teacher as well... :).

[@Reloadneck]

I do .22 shooting for my county's 4H program, and that last bit Ryan said I absolutely agree with, you have to make shooting a challenge. If it's just standing, trying a new rifle or getting a ringer a 1000yds with a strong wind, go do it, have fun.

[@aceshighp51d]

Thanks helped me to take an antelope at 300yards this year in Colorado. Wind was gusting in different direction all a long the down range path. Little art a little science and math...bingo, high fives! Received a nice hit and humane kill, No one else got their antelope that week.Ryan's video Understanding Mils and wind made the difference, Thanks Ryan, and thanks for your service as well.

[@freetommyrobinson]

Top instructor. Will watch a few more times so I know its properly etched into my 🧠. The video is fantastic, Thank-you

[@saratma8]

Ryan Cleckner, i've watched all the series of videos :). You are a natural teacher, probably because your into shooting/hunting? so much. just wanted to say thanks.

[@georgebartholemew8444]

I really like your analysis of the situation. When I teach math the first thing I discuss is quantitative vs qualitative, especially with regard to vector analysis. I think this was great.

[@kurtjensen7937]

Ryan is the man! I love how simple he makes stuff. Use his techniques and you don’t need half the gadgets people carry around

[@willo7734]

Just found this channel but I can see it’s one of the best on this platform.

[@FisherCatProductions]

Ryan, thanks for pointing out the need to simplify many of the technical aspects of long range shooting. I tend to get anal about gathering more information than I need on my weapon/load/solutions. This gives me less time to shoot and makes it more of a chore than a pleasure. Simple will get the job done for most of my shooting.

[@SeaBN-fw4dw]

Windy day makes it difficult, better time to practice. When the wind effects and what it compensates completion .The target finals achievement!

[@LeonardWatkins-u7p]

I'm learning a lot, one step at a time, even though I don't have a weapon to practice with, I have the knowledge to use it, thanks 😊

[@guidogt9878]

I wish i could hit that like button over and over again.

[@markscurrah5386]

"I'm not going to try and draw an elk." Best line of the video XD

[@wardyachtsales]

Such a great instructor. Clear, concise, and practical. Thank you!!

[@countlurpak]

I love the hands-on, practical knowledge shared! Ready to apply instructions. Thank you, Ryan!

[@JimmysJunkAcct]

These are, by far, the best video guides I have yet found. Keep up the good work.

[@shepardman666]

Thanks again Ryan. They're fortunate to have u on board. Spoiled in that I can shoot any time I wish on my various farm ranges. Wind is always blowing and thanks to your presentation am very motivated to "get it on" and start dealing with wind" Fran

[@normanjacques4092]

Thank you for making it simple. I will admit I'm going to have to watch this a couple of times but thats just me. Im just starting out. I just purchased a rifle. Im still investigating on what to buy for a scope and how it all works. Thanks for dumbing it down for the lay person. Thank you so much for your service to our country. I appreciate you sacrifice for all our freedom.

[@aquablaster86]

I've learned alot from your video's! You break everything down to be as simple as possible, and for me a little knowledge can make a big difference. Thanks!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@bradmetcalf7832]

This is a great video. It has been almost 20 years since I shot a Long Range match and had forgotten a bunch of this info, this brought it right back!

[@csutcliff]

The easiest wind call method I've ever used was the Jeff Hoffman Wind formula. I've used this to great success for .308 projectiles on full size steel silhouette targets out to 1000 yards. Basically take your distance to your target in 100 yards as a whole number, then subtract 1. So at 500 yards, that whole number would be "5", then subtract 1 and you would get "4". Your MOA adjustment would be 4 MOA into the wind. This is all based on a 10 mph full value wind. If your wind is less, cut the number in half & if the value of the wind is less, then also cut that in half. So for example, at 500 yards in a 5 mph wind that is considered half value, your estimated wind correction would be 500-1, equals 4, then cut in half for a 5 mph wind equals 2, then cut in half again for a half value wind would equal 1 MOA adjustment. This would be a very close estimate to get a hit (or very near miss) on a full size steel target. Very quick & simple to do in your head.

[@omnipubgmobile1615]

Information with a wholesome delivery that just makes me feel good.

[@dvcavall]

I know this is an older video, but I just wanted to point out that Brian Litz, the ballistician for Berger bullets says that the wind at the shooter has the greater effect which is different than what is said here. The reason being, the smaller initial wind deflection at the shooter is compounded at distance. Think of it like moa, one inch at 100 yds grows to 10 inches at a thousand yards.

[@RyanCleckner]

Very true. A small deviation close to the barrel will compound downrange. However, a slower bullet down range is exposed to the wind longer. :)

[@stevenattlee9830]

Just getting started in long range shooting and this guy is amazing! Easy to see why he was a sniper instructor

[@theaceofspades485]

I swear this is private Pyle from FMJ. No offense. This guy has the best information on the tube imo.

[@waynetalley7292]

Great video. I was always taught to shoot in the highest wind and hold downwind. That way if the wind let off, the bullet drifted upwind to the center of the target. The highest wind also flattens the image shift. Another thing I was taught was to only adjust 1/2 wind value to adjust for image shift in a heavy mirage. If you could make a video on image shift with mirage, I would greatly appreciate your thoughts.

[@fourtwentytexas]

Wind compensation is what separates the men form the boys. Great videos. Thanks again.

[@Giamby986]

Thanks Ryan, I really appreciate your work on this channel!

[@07wrx530]

I could watch u all day I love shooting my 55.6 long rang and I learn soooo much from u I feel like a. A way better shooter now thank u

[@indianronaldinho]

Thants a load of information on wind reading .....all the videos in this series are awsome and can be understood easily........thanks a ton Mr.Ryan to help me out clearing my doubts......

[@tacul9333]

Best basic explanation of wind compensation I've seen.

[@alexandermcalpine]

Thank you for taking the time to create this GREAT video. Much appreciated!

[@shaunlewis286]

top series of instructional vids sir. Like every one of them, easy to watch and understand each and every one of them.

[@BandBullets]

Well done mate, make a DVD and sell it, your well spoken and have a non biased view on whats right or wrong, but simply saying this works for me, and you can take my advice or not, got my attention, to many shooters try and push there views on me. 10/10

[@dontcallmetravis]

This was exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for posting the video.

[@K2shadowfax]

That explanation just blew me away...and it was bang on target! A respectful suggestion for a possible future presentation: Ammo 101. Thanks for sharing.

[@scottmurphy650]

Judging the wind component in both velocity and angle is still the most challenging part of long range shooting. A 15 mph direct crosswind and a 15 mph quartering headwind have very different horizontal velocity components and at 1000m misjudging the headwind/tailwind and crosswind component can have a profound effect on how much you miss the target.

[@kurt1866]

is there a formula like this for MRAD?

[@country13067]

Just wanted to say I really enjoyed all your videos. By far the best educational on long range shooting.

[@FlyingJJD]

Dude, you gotta write a book. I'd definitely add it to my library. Thanks for this great series of videos.

[@donjohnson8627]

Logical and well reasoned. I like it. I'm a MOA dinosaur because that is what I've used for more than 50 years and can think in that "language" and most of my equipment is MOA. I tried a MIL scope and MIL system, then realized that I really DO NOT need another "system" to figure out, nor do I want to change ALL of my MOA scopes (more than a dozen) for MIL scopes. That would be just fiscally really stupid and would also make little sense to me in the field (either hunting or competing) and force me to have to use a new-to-me system for a looongg tme!

[@ChrisVickersTx]

Great Explanation, I am sure I will refer back to it more than a few times, Really appreciate you doing these

[@packmantg]

Wind coming towards or going away will also affect value but overall using half value will work. Like the Ranger says you can use all of these for basic calculations to get you on target but shooting and experience are the way to go because each shooter and rifle and rounds are not constant and each has their own variables.

[@JohnDoe-mt8rf]

Can't wait for next weekend to go shooting. I'm going to give it a shot! Thanks for the info🙂

[@mdotto8707]

Thank you Ryan for sharing your knowledge and thank you for your Service to our country!! I follow your content on WPN and I own your Long Range Shooting Handbook.

[@KeithKropf]

Wow! Another excellent video. Thanks again. if you want to be a better shooter everyone, this organization has a lot of great videos with well presented information. Ryan does an excellent job presenting sometimes complex subjects in an easy to understand manner. I had never heard of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, but I'm going to look into it. I've watched a half dozen videos on shooting, and they are all first rate with easy to understand presentations.

[@RyanCleckner]

Thanks, Keith. You know, my book isn't half bad, either. ;)

[@tnekkc]

I was thinking it should be the cosine too. I figured out most of the stuff in the video already, but I did not know; 1) about reading the mirage and 2) different wind speed between me and the target. This is a very good video that is easy to watch what I already know, so I can find the parts I do not know. I would have paid $1K to get this info, but I just got it for free:)

[@williamstickley4424]

This was incredible, combined with your MOA video. I feel good about being able to figure out the calculations. Thank you so much!

[@royemunson100]

Only watched one of your videos and absolutely like them more then anything I've seen. Really good information and thank you!

[@derekthegreatgonzo]

care to try a video showing how the bullets will rise with a wind coming from the right and how they fall with a wind from the left? that will really shock and aw people who think they know!!

[@danielbanks7966]

Holy frig, this video is like 9 years old now and we still get a shoutout to #allwindmatters. Apparently Ryan Cleckner is so skilled his optics can see right into the future.

[@jstomprud5]

Very good teacher and easy to understand

[@cavscout62]

I can't remember the word for MIRAGE in ESPANOL but, it is just watching the heat wave through the scope. The rising hot air meets the cool air above and you can see this when looking through your riflescope. Hope this helped you.

[@ghmasterjj]

Really valuable information, I’m on a WW3 survival binge so this might help me in a year or so

[@elrondeng]

What a refreshing and informative video, with no ego pr politics thank you I have subscribed and look forward to watching the other videos

[@jamesmayo3216]

By collecting data via trial and error along with estimation, you can find your own "constants" by working backward and keeping record

[@TNPResearch]

Excellent! Two questions: 1.) What does the constant represent? Something to do with Velocity? Time? 2.) How do we go about figuring the constant for our particular rifle--you said the sample values (i.e., "12") were good for military-type .308 rifles, but what if we are using something else? Many thanks!

[@riaandewinnaar5040]

Learned more teory in 4 videos than a year of lead down range.

[@douglasanderson1151]

I am so excited to put these tools to the test in the field! I am trying to get really good at rifle shooting. Just a hobby is all but still good skills too have!

[@slakton]

1:15 wassup right ear, how you been!

[@sergekozmin1336]

was looking for this comment, wanted to make sure i wasn't crazy!

[@migueltoribioperez]

me too wtf

[@a4f4e4]

I don't get it.

[@senatorjosephmccarthy2720]

@@a4f4e4 , the more you look the more you see. Also at 1:00. A bit humorous.

[@hellyeah3871]

How much do I hold over for the value of the extra volume?

[@gyrocaptin]

Mr. Ryan, You are an awesome individual, Thank You so much for your Help !!!!

[@Jessica37323]

Awesome video. Thanks for teaching me how to calculate wind drift. I'll use it.

[@livefreeordie7368]

How do you find a constant for different rifles

[@stephensmith5115]

There isnt one. It varies from calliber to calliber.

[@charlesludwig9173]

Go to any ballistics table for your caliber. It will show a wind counter for a 10 mph wind at the distance you are shooting to. Then work the MOA wind constant formula backwards to get the constant. Example, let's say the ballistics table shows a 10 mph wind at 1000 yards requires a 5 MOA favor. So, the formula would look like this: 1000 yards divided by 100 times 10 equals 100. Now what would 100 need to be divided by to equal 5 MOA. The answer is 20, which is your MOA wind constant for that caliber/distance.

[@john47v]

@12:30... the crosswind force should be sqrt(50)mph, or cos(45)(10)mph... not 5mph. Correct crosswind force from a 10mph wind coming in at 45 degrees = ~7

[@JOELPRESMYK88]

Wouldn't it be 7.5?

[@john47v]

Yes, I used the " ~ " symbol in place of the "approximate" symbol, which would be two of those symbols on top of eachother, like an equal sign

[@robertvega2742]

Great Instructor and I've learned a lot about Est. wind speed calculations and MOA's.

[@kevw25]

You sir are a phenomenal instructor. I now want a bolt action

[@mostlymessingabout]

The last tip is the best advice

[@reneeandjesseescamilla119]

Great lesson. I appreciate your knowledge and insight but I do have one comment regarding your half wind. It acts as a vector and a wind at a 45 degree angle will be 0.707 of the wind speed. Not 0.50. Use the sin(x) of the angle, measured from 12 o'clock.

[@charlesludwig9173]

Ryan associated half value with 45 degrees, but the half value, full value, and no value terms were first associated with a clock face, whereby, for example, a wind from 10 to 11 to 4 to 5 is TREATED as a half value wind. This assignment has been proven in over 90 years of US Service Rifle Competitions to get desired results, ever since the MOA wind constant and wind velocity determination concepts were deemed proper by the US Army in the mid 1920's. The bottom-line is, in practice the concept works to get excellent results. The folks who are highly qualified to profess about it are folks like Ryan or any HIgh Master Long-Range Competitor who actually uses these concepts for needed results.

[@Gusnake07]

Thank you, it make sense, it is very similar than compound bow! Thank you

[@msw9671]

I’ve been binge watching this guys videos super interesting

[@ParadisePhoto]

Thank you, great explanation easy to understand. There may be many experts but most can't teach, you can. Also enjoy the visual it helps a lot.

[@128bigdave]

@joebeardotnet -- You're thinking about the hypotenuse of the triangle when you should be looking at the relationship between the two legs. Any vector (hypotenuse) can be broken down into x and y values. You have x (east west) and y (north south) values for the amount of force (push) that the bullet experiences. In a 45 degree angle, the legs are the same - 50% push in the x direction and 50% in the y direction. It's all about the relationship of the legs.

[@caesar5555]

Thats awesome! Thanks! BUT you haven't answered the main question. What value I need to use for wind speed if it is different across the range....

[@eduardgabyrllmiraflor1874]

I enjoy your class. I may not be apply it. But I have the knowledge when to use it. Thanks!

[@trotterhmr17]

Another fantastic and fully explained film my friend,many thanks

[@markchester7584]

I was quite enjoying that but you started off by telling us that the wind can be blowing left to right up close then right to left at distance. I was really looking forward to how to compensate for that especially if the wind at distance has more of an effect than it does up close. You gave us the obvious bits, now what do I do for the more complex bits?

[@NeverGiveUp-ib3xb]

Thank you so much for your instruction and service to our country. God bless you sir!

[@douggwyn9656]

If you estimate the wind speed visually, say using the mirage effect, that should be taken as a "full value" even if the actual wind direction is nowhere near at right angles to the trajectory. That's because it's the wind's velocity component perpendicular projection that deflects the bullet, and that's exactly what you saw.

[@garywilliams4918]

Excellent Job Ryan Keep up the great work. It is very easy to see your a professional.

[@knightmare1015]

That's an "old school" Marine Corps formula he used & it's a great and easy formula to use but he had the constants wrong (I have them wrote down). The constants for this formula in the video are as follows: 100 to 500 yards divide by 15 600 yards divide by 14 700 to 800 yards divide 13 900 yards divide by 12 1,000+ yards divide by 11 The one that I use is much easier to use: Wind speed in MPH X Distance in Hundreds of Yards = total divided by 4 = windage adjustment. In terms of wind meters, they're only good up to 600 yards max with fresh batteries & depends on how much money you want to spend. Look at Kestrel's anemometers.

[@reypabico5835]

Thanks, Ryan for quality information about the shooting,

[@akhan3682]

very informative and thanks for staying on point and not waffling on about off-topic BS - hope to learn more from your videos - thanks

[@davemendoza4772]

how i wish 23 yrs ago that my professor is as good as this handsome guy thanks dude longlive USMC I WISH ONE DAY IM WORKING ALONG WITH YOU IN THE FRONT LINE

[@andyhb572]

Good stuff to know even though most long range shooters use ballistic apps. Fundamental understanding is always useful. Very clear, very well paced

[@charlesludwig9173]

Long-Range shooters in Service Rifle or Match Rifle Divisions of NRA Long-Range Competition counter wind shot to shot by reading mirage and then applying the MOA wind constant formula to understand favor or windage adjustment needed.

[@kamrr4437]

This video is great it helped me out alot. I love using the constant at 12 alot less to remember and pretty close to accurate. Thankyou very much

[@TheReloaderDude]

I watched all these vids in the series. Excellent easy explanation. 👍👍