[the_doc]

Is this article believable when it claims a windage correction of 56 feet for a mere 800-yard shot?

[Windcatcher]

Assuming a flight time of one second, that amounts to a transverse velocity of 38mi/hr, or about 33.4 knots. I don't know the crosswise aerodynamic coefficient of a bullet off the top of my head :) but I suppose it's *possible* in high wind. A longer flight time would mean the crosswind didn't have to be as strong, but it would have to have been fairly strong nonetheless. I'm not a sniper, so I don't know if a sniper would attempt a shot in such wind.

[Lurker]

It's certainly possible.

It depends on the wind.

L

[Ajnin]

The 7.62 calibre round from Matt’s L96 sniper rifle was aimed 56ft to the left to allow for the wind, and 35ft high to allow for the distance.

This doesn't sound plausable to me. A .270 drops about 10 inches at 400 meters. I would guess that it would drop between 24 and 36 inches at 800 meters. Even with the slower moving 7.62, a sniper still should not have had to aim 35 ft above the target even in high winds. When I was in the Marine Corps I shot from 500 meters in high winds quite frequently and I don't think that I ever adjusted past 12 inches left or right.

[Redleg Duke]

"Is this article believable when it claims a windage correction of 56 feet for a mere 800-yard shot?"

I dunno, doc, guess you'll have to ask the target.

[lawdude]

"Is this article believable when it claims a windage correction of 56 feet for a mere 800-yard shot?"

Pretty obvious you have never fired a rifle. Or hit a golf ball.

[RightWhale]

a windage correction of 56 feet for a mere 800-yard shot

A pistol shot.