I was watching a Backfire video on UTube and he mentioned how he learned at long-range shooting school that bright sunlight is bad for precision shooting but I didn't follow the brief explanation very closely. I gather that overcast conditions or the golden hour at sunrise and sunset is better. Can anyone explain how sunshine effects accuracy (provided it's not shining in your eyes)? I don't think he was talking heat mirage off the ground
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Haven’t seen the vid in question but yes shooting in the middle of the day the mirage can be bad….if your just tryin to hit a 12” plate at 500 yrds it won’t really bother you but at say same 12” plate at 1000 yrds, it can bad to a point. Little example….a few weeks ago I shot a cell phone sized target at 1005 kinda early in the morn but windy …. A few days later playing around with the same target and light/little wind mid day, 5 shots and no hit, close, but it was wayyyy harder to see. You can turn down the magnification to help a bit…
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Was that heat mirage you were dealing with? I wish I'd saved the vid to watch again. The sunshine wasn't the main point so it wouldn't be in the title. He was sighting in a rifle and mentioned that midday is not the best time to do it. I thought he said it had to do with some direct effect the sunlight has on the scope.Originally Posted by crank68
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I'm assuming mirage but also just like fishing with the sun power being lower or behind clouds the wind may be laid down more then the rest of the day
I know good light helps to see the front sight easier. When the sun is on a horizon it can change you point of impact as it makes your eye focus on the left or the right of the front sight instead of the sight as a whole.
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That kinda sounds like what he was talking about. Could the same apply to crosshairs?
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Ive heard suns high guns high several times. Havent really been able to see if I could tell a difference as I just dont get enough time to shoot and notate differences.
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