Ep. 169 | Kestrel - Wind, Weather and Ballistics in the Palm of your Hand

Wind, weather, ballistics, technology and more! Jim, Mark, and Reuben sit down with Kestrel long-timer Katie Godfrey to chat through these fascinating devices, their evolution, and Kestrel’s jump into the shooting/ballistics arena. From sailing, rowing, Coxswain’s and how fast air comes out of your hand dryer, to all the tech that goes into these pocket-sized weather statin/ballistic solution marvels, Kestrels are very cool, very interesting and very important for any long-range shooter.
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  • @ribbit1964
    @ribbit19643 жыл бұрын

    That was soooo much fun - completely nerding out - thanks!

  • @brenn330
    @brenn3303 жыл бұрын

    Ton of info. Need to get a kestrel

  • @eliasbonilla8087
    @eliasbonilla80872 жыл бұрын

    Good stuff thank you

  • @marks5757
    @marks57573 жыл бұрын

    Love this podcast. So glad I found it, and your scopes for that matter

  • @CQCMachine
    @CQCMachine2 жыл бұрын

    "Jimmy, when's the last time you had a desk pop?" "Septemberrrr...08"

  • @steffen707-
    @steffen707-2 жыл бұрын

    Jimmy, at 44:13 you're talking about the hud, when is vortex just coming out with a range finding rifle scope that has a second focal plane HUD to tell you what to adjust the scope to? @Vortex Nation Podcast

  • @steffen707-

    @steffen707-

    2 жыл бұрын

    And then add a servo motor auto dialer to the elevation turret, bam instant sniper. =)

  • @VortexNation

    @VortexNation

    2 жыл бұрын

    That would be pretty awesome. At this time there are no plans for something like that, but we'll definitely pass it along to our team in new product development! We appreciate it, Steffen!

  • @tychiglo3682
    @tychiglo36823 жыл бұрын

    Mr. Rubin with the passive-aggressive comment about Texas😂 We as Texans didn’t deserve that😂😂😂

  • @rvrski1
    @rvrski12 жыл бұрын

    This sounds awesome and I love Tech but the near 6k Aus for the Fury AB/5700x marriage will take some saving....

  • @steveh1792
    @steveh17923 жыл бұрын

    A knot is 1.15 miles per hour (we pilots use knots, too). So 100 mph is about 87 knots.

  • @Wyo2Wis

    @Wyo2Wis

    3 жыл бұрын

    1 knot = 1 nautical mile per hour.

  • @blakelylochridge9138
    @blakelylochridge91383 жыл бұрын

    Let’s see some straight pull action discussion

  • @joelclark2130
    @joelclark21303 жыл бұрын

    Now only if they had a Kestrel with a chronograph.

  • @Wyo2Wis

    @Wyo2Wis

    3 жыл бұрын

    The Kestrel company now owns MagnetoSpeed.

  • @homerleong9081
    @homerleong90812 жыл бұрын

    I ordered a Fury HD 7 months ago from Optic Plant and haven’t received it yet. Are they problems with production?

  • @wadeanders4579
    @wadeanders45793 жыл бұрын

    TEXAS!! Still the best country in the USA!

  • @ssswdon
    @ssswdon8 ай бұрын

    Does it count I was a coxin in the Coast guard?

  • @Charon-5582
    @Charon-5582 Жыл бұрын

    Coming out of supersonic is like killing the engine on a speed boat, the wake catches up and pushes the boat.

  • @OmeStepAheadOfTheDevil667
    @OmeStepAheadOfTheDevil6673 жыл бұрын

    Why not showing the solution direct in the scope ?

  • @TheEDCTribe
    @TheEDCTribe3 жыл бұрын

    Aaaaaaand kestrel purchased

  • @Kaotix_music
    @Kaotix_music3 жыл бұрын

    She's worked there how long and she's never done a desk pop!?!?

  • @johnstewart2011
    @johnstewart20113 жыл бұрын

    It’s a common misconception that the speed of sound varies with the altitude (above/below sea level). The speed of sound is actually dependent only upon the type of gas (air is one type that consists of several gases) and its temperature. The altitude per se does not affect the speed. The reason there are tables showing different speeds is because the “standard” temperature changes with altitude and that’s what is actually affecting the speed. If the actual temperature is the same at different altitudes, the speed of sound will be the same. A NASA site that discusses it: www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/airplane/sound.html

  • @TrueOpinion99
    @TrueOpinion993 жыл бұрын

    I subscribe to the Ryan Cleckner train of thought on ballistic calculators: they're great tools, but they're too easy to become dependent upon; ballistic calculators are theoretical, and nothing will beat good fundamentals while sending a bullet downrange and writing things down.

  • @Wyo2Wis

    @Wyo2Wis

    3 жыл бұрын

    Frank Galli says basically the same thing. Fundamentals!

  • @wadeanders4579
    @wadeanders45793 жыл бұрын

    #whizzumm

  • @TheEigerclimber
    @TheEigerclimber3 жыл бұрын

    338-284 KCG CANADIAN!!!!!!!

  • @TheEigerclimber
    @TheEigerclimber3 жыл бұрын

    338-284 KCG CANADIAN!!!!!!!

  • @TheEigerclimber
    @TheEigerclimber3 жыл бұрын

    338-284 KCG CANADIAN!!!!!!

  • @TheEigerclimber
    @TheEigerclimber3 жыл бұрын

    338-284 KCG CANADIAN!!!!!!

  • @TheEigerclimber
    @TheEigerclimber3 жыл бұрын

    338-284 KCG CANADIAN!!!!!!!