Back when I was wringing out the new Ruger American Predator in .223 REM, I noticed an interesting phenomenon.  There was a lot of wind, and my groups were getting spread out horizontally a good 4 inches while the vertical difference was less than an inch.  I looked into it, and the horizontal deflection of a 20 MPH wind on that load was indeed 4 inches at 100 yards.  I frequently have gusty winds out at camp when I’m sighting in deer rifles, so I began thinking about a fix.

The nice thing about having a place of your own to hunt and shoot is it allows you to think out of the box.  I decided that having two 100 target stands situated 90 degrees from the shooting bench would solve the problem.  The existing one is along a North/South axis.  The new one is roughly due East of the bench.  Depending on the wind direction, I can shoot at targets that minimize wind drift.

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