Description
Where does the wind have the greatest effect on your bullet’s flight?
Most shooters understand that wind causes bullet drift, but does wind encountered near the muzzle have the same effect as wind encountered near the target?
We’re breaking down the numbers using a 7 PRC launching a Berger 180-grain Hybrid Target at 2,950 fps.
With a constant 10 mph full-value crosswind over 1,000 yards, our calculated model shows:
🔴 First 333 yards: 48% of final wind displacement
🔴 Middle 334 yards: 36.7%
🔴 Final 333 yards: 15.4%
That’s approximately 5.22 MOA of total wind drift at 1,000 yards under our modeled conditions.
The important distinction is that we’re measuring how wind acting in each section contributes to the final point of impact, not simply how much the bullet moves sideways within that section.
This is why understanding wind along the entire trajectory matters, especially when conditions aren’t consistent from the muzzle to the target.
When you’re making a long-range wind call, which part of the bullet’s flight do you pay the most attention to?
Calculated G7 point-mass model using standard sea-level conditions; not field-verified firing data.
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