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Former Ranger Sniper Ryan Cleckner Ryan covers how to gather D.O.P.E. (Data On Previous Engagements) and how to organize this information to make it readily available in the field and lets you in on some tips and tricks. Looking for more long range shooting instruction? Ryan Cleckner’s book, Long Range Shooting Handbook, is the complete […]
Former Ranger Sniper Ryan Cleckner explains that not all scopes track identically and offers a drill you can use to find out if your scope over or under tracks in both windage and elevation and lets you in on some tips and tricks. Looking for more long range shooting instruction? Ryan Cleckner’s book, Long Range […]
Former Army Ranger sniper team leader Ryan Cleckner describes how he cleans his rifle and lets you in on some tips and tricks. Looking for more long range shooting instruction? Ryan Cleckner’s book, Long Range Shooting Handbook, is the complete beginner’s guide to long range shooting written in simple every-day language so that it’s easy […]
One of the easy upgrades for Generation 3 Glocks is to replace the plastic guide rod with something heavier like steel. You can reduce felt recoil and increase the life of your guide rod with a Stainless Steel Guide Rod. It’s more than twice the weight of the factory plastic rod and stronger. The heavy […]
In gun culture, there is a lot of firearms terminology that can be intimidating for those attempting to communicate without being familiar with the jargon associated with the firearms industry. The Arms Guide’s Gun Glossary posts will focus on a few of these terms at a time, defining them for those of us (like myself) […]
Former Army Ranger sniper team leader Ryan Cleckner describes how he cleans his rifle and lets you in on some tips and tricks. Looking for more long range shooting instruction? Ryan Cleckner’s book, Long Range Shooting Handbook, is the complete beginner’s guide to long range shooting written in simple every-day language so that it’s easy […]
All throughout the firearms community, there are people who only get practice from live fire at the range. This is good in some aspects such as the fact that you get used to the recoil of the firearm and get real time feedback  on your performance and progress. I am all about spending a good […]
Former Army Ranger sniper team leader Ryan Cleckner walks us through his process for sighting in a new rifle in real-time and delivers several other shooting tips in the process. Filmed at Texas Triggers courtesy of Colby Donaldson. Subscribe to Ryan’s channel: http://nssf.it/cleckner-YT Rifle – Tikka T3x TAC A Optic – Vortex Razor HD Looking […]
Former Ranger sniper Ryan Cleckner explains the measurement term “minute of angle” (MOA) and how to use MOA adjustments on your scope for sighting in and to compensate for bullet drop at varying distances. For more information visit http://www.nssf.org/video/facts/MOA.cfm Looking for more long range shooting instruction? Ryan Cleckner’s book, Long Range Shooting Handbook, is the […]
Today, I’ve got a great live fire speed drill for you that you can do at any range, regardless of how restrictive their rules are. Even if they won’t let you do tactical reloads, draw from the holster, or shoot faster than one round per second, you can still do this speed drill. This drill […]
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