In the world of long-range shooting, it is often said that “Beginners talk ballistics, experts talk wind calls”. Indeed, there seems to be as much myth as there is math regarding the correction of the horizontal component of trajectory, so here’s a video from Outdoor Life’s “Gun Lab” series, covering wind reads. -Rex Nanorum @Rexnanorum […]
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Precision rifle zeroing | Basics done right by Ranger sniper team leader
I’ve seen some pretty talented shooters making the same basic mistakes at the range. Over and over again, I see (and have fallen victim to) brain farts that should elude all but the most basic shooter. Screws that weren’t properly torqued coming loose in scope rings, spending far too long (and too many rounds) trying […]
External Ballistics for Long Range Shooting: Elevation and Windage
When there is a firing elevation or depression angle, that is, when you’re firing with the barrel inclined upward (uphill) or downward (downhill), the bullet always hits higher than the aimed point. This happens when sights are zeroed on a level range, and then the shot is taken to a target positioned at the same distance […]
Long Range Shooting: External Ballistics – Dynamic Stability
If you want to be a proficient in long range shooting, understanding the concept of dynamic stability is very important if you want to place accurate shots at the farthest distance possible, especially if you are shooting close to the maximum effective distance of your rifle. In this article, we’ll see how dynamic stabilization affects […]
Long Range Shooting: External Ballistics – Angle Shooting
In many texts around the web, you’ll find one common incorrect explanation of this phenomenon: a simplistic approach derived from the formula used to calculate compensation. You may have read that your shot will land high because, when shooting at an angle, gravity has less effect on the bullet trajectory, since the horizontal distance traveled […]
The Marine Corps upgrades its sniper rifle
The Marine Corps has been long overdue for an updated standard issue precision rifle or “sniper rifle”, finally after a good deal of testing and evaluation, the Mk13 Mod 7 has been selected for the role. The Mk13 Mod 7 is essentially an Accuracy International AX series bolt action rifle. The rifle will provide not only […]
Loadout Room photo of the day: Camouflage and concealment
A southern black racer snake slithers across the barrel of Alabama National Guard Pfc. William Snyder’s rifle. His camouflaged ghillie suit worked so well it hid him from the snake during this training exercise! *Courtesy of The National Guard
Book Excerpt: ‘A Warrior’s Path: Lessons In Leadership’ from an Army special missions unit operator
The following excerpt is courtesy of Robert A. Trivino’s book A Warrior’s Path: Lessons in Leadership. Robert is a former member of the US Army’s 18th Airborne Corps, 75th Ranger Regiment, and an operational member of the Army’s elite special missions unit. The book humbly highlights Trivino’s own successes – and particularly his failures – throughout […]
RocketFFL | Ranger/Lawyer gives an FFL assist
A number of years ago, I was tired of giving out hours of free advice and spending significant time assisting others in building rifles. I decided it was time to put the weapons expertise I had learned as a Ranger to my benefit, go legit and pick up my FFL. I opened up a shop […]
Ranger Sniper Discusses Milliradians
If you’ve read my review of Ryan Cleckner’s Long Range Shooting Handbook: A Beginners Guide you will know how highly I thought of Ryan’s ability to translate complex knowledge into caveman speak. Before he was a published author, he appeared as a guest instructor on tv’s Top Shot and put out a number of instructional YouTube videos […]