2026 Cold Bore Challenge Q&A Thread

[eric1115]

We need a photo contest style vote for some awards. I suggest the Whallopp award (impressive performance with a big cartridge), the Piss-ant award (impressive performance with something small), and maybe the Shoestring award (impressive performance with a budget or non long range oriented setup).

I don't have prizes to donate, but I'm invisioning this as just a fun thing. I suppose I'm by default volunteering to put the polls together, if there's interest.

 

[43.6N]

We need a photo contest style vote for some awards. I suggest the Whallopp award (impressive performance with a big cartridge), the Piss-ant award (impressive performance with something small), and maybe the Shoestring award (impressive performance with a budget or non long range oriented setup).

I don't have prizes to donate, but I'm invisioning this as just a fun thing. I suppose I'm by default volunteering to put the polls together, if there's interest.

I’d nominate your spot for most scenic shooting location. That draw/canyon/coulee/holler? looks so peaceful.

 

[robby denning]

We need a photo contest style vote for some awards. I suggest the Whallopp award (impressive performance with a big cartridge), the Piss-ant award (impressive performance with something small), and maybe the Shoestring award (impressive performance with a budget or non long range oriented setup).

I don't have prizes to donate, but I'm invisioning this as just a fun thing. I suppose I'm by default volunteering to put the polls together, if there's interest.

Would the Wallop award be a separate category than the Authority award? I’m still trying to understand all this podcast talk

The photo contest-style polls have to have pre-selected finalists with a limit of 10.

 

[eric1115]

Would the Wallop award be a separate category than the Authority award? I’m still trying to understand all this podcast talk

The photo contest-style polls have to have pre-selected finalists with a limit of 10.

Maybe the most impressive moderator/rokslide employee gets an Authority award?

I think we could narrow down the nominees to well under 10 per category.

Edit: on second thought, adding an authority award probably is self reporting more than I'd like to about how much rent free real estate a certain podcaster occupies in my head.

 

[robby denning]

You’re busting me up @eric1115

Hey, we just had a wind advisory issued for tomorrow

I’m guessing if I shoot around sunrise, I’m probably gonna be doubled the wind value that I was today.

But being that the best I can do in this challenge is 50% I don’t have much to lose and last year I had a situation where I had to shoot in high winds and I made the shot on a deer.

So I’m thinking of going for it.

I’ve got hash marks in my scope for every 10 mile an hour of wind, but any of you guys wanna run the numbers on what my Windrift would be at 500 yards with the following

115-grain 6mm DTAC (G1 BC 0.588) at 3,100 fps @

20mph
30mph

If the wind is typical up there, it’s gonna be either 90 degrees to the target or 45 degrees coming into the target towards the shooter.

AI could do it but you guys are more fun and prolly more accurate

 

[43.6N]

You’re busting me up @eric1115

Hey, we just had a wind advisory issued for tomorrow View attachment 1076864

I’m guessing if I shoot around sunrise, I’m probably gonna be doubled the wind value that I was today.

But being that the best I can do in this challenge is 50% I don’t have much to lose and last year I had a situation where I had to shoot in high winds and I made the shot on a deer.

So I’m thinking of going for it.

I’ve got hash marks in my scope for every 10 mile an hour of wind, but any of you guys wanna run the numbers on what my Windrift would be at 500 yards with the following

115-grain 6mm DTAC (G1 BC 0.588) at 3,100 fps @

20mph
30mph

If the wind is typical up there, it’s gonna be either 90 degrees to the target or 45 degrees coming into the target towards the shooter.

AI could do it but you guys are more fun and prolly more accurate

I think that much wind would blow your cardboard target clean outta eastern Idaho.

But if you wanna send it, shooter app tells me you should hold 1.5 mils for true 90deg wind. Can’t wait to see you nail it!

 

[robby denning]

@43.6N thanks man! Ya I don’t own any steel so I’m taking an extra post and zip ties.

So if I’m understanding, if I’m in that 20-30mph, I need hold here



And if the wind ends up coming at me in that left to right direction but at 45 degrees, cut my hold by half?

I don’t have a Kestrel but do have a wind meter plus there’s a wind farm 1/2 mile away so the windmills show the wind direction on a macro scale pretty good

 

[43.6N]

@43.6N thanks man! Ya I don’t own any steel so I’m taking an extra post and zip ties.

So if I’m understanding, if I’m in that 20-30mph, I need hold here

View attachment 1076906

And if the wind ends up coming at me in that left to right direction but at 45 degrees, cut my hold by half?

I don’t have a Kestrel but do have a wind meter plus there’s a wind farm 1/2 mile away so the windmills show the wind direction on a macro scale pretty good

Barrel always points to the center crosshairs, but the wind blows the bullets off center.
Wind coming from the right, will blow bullets to the left.
So you point the barrel (aka crosshairs) into the wind to make the hit. So in this case, the crosshairs need to be upwind of the target by 1.5mil.

 

[eric1115]

@Jstumbaugh good on you for getting the kids out! Rest of you dads are slackin' (unless I've missed someone)!

 

[43.6N]

@43.6N thanks man! Ya I don’t own any steel so I’m taking an extra post and zip ties.

So if I’m understanding, if I’m in that 20-30mph, I need hold here

View attachment 1076906

And if the wind ends up coming at me in that left to right direction but at 45 degrees, cut my hold by half?

I don’t have a Kestrel but do have a wind meter plus there’s a wind farm 1/2 mile away so the windmills show the wind direction on a macro scale pretty good

 

[robby denning]

View attachment 1076914

got it now. Had to envision the target behind the image. My brain had it backwards.

 

[43.6N]

got it now. Had to envision the target behind the image. My brain had it backwards.

You got it!
I’m excited to see what music you pair with the video tomorrow. “Blowin in the wind” by Bob Dylan?

 

[robby denning]

You got it!
I’m excited to see what music you pair with the video tomorrow. “Blowin in the wind” by Bob Dylan?

Or Missing You by John Waite lol

 

[Clarktar]

Can I use a 8" diameter steel target?

 

[eric1115]

Can I use a 8" diameter steel target?

I did in years past, either cowboy up and shoot the smaller target or put a piece of cardboard behind it with a 10" circle if you're scared like I was on the longer shots .