- Technique
Precision Rifle 101 – AAR
We held our first weekend-long shooting course at the weekend. And by all accounts, it was a great success. Three shooters (one collected from...Stress testing – find out what breaks first!
You can spend all day shooting at a piece of paper, trying to get the smallest group and still not really learn much, apart from how statistics are a hell of a drug. Instead, can I suggest you start introducing some stressors that shake out where things can be improved and what you need to do to improve them.
- Equipment
Swarovski Z5 Ballistic Turret (BT) Setup
I had a client who needed a bit of help resetting his unit - and figure a few of you might also appreciate a...Delta Stryker 4.5-30×56 first thoughts.
I was sent up one of the Delta Strykers for a review/overview/play. Initial thoughts and a couple of comments. It's a very nice scope -...Peltor Active In-Ear’s – EEP-100EU
I value my hearing. I also think it is important not to get totally closed off to your surroundings. So I have long liked...An ‘aha’ moment during dryfire practice tonight.
The wonderful things about chassis rifles is that they are modular. My XLR Element is certainly a good example of this. I have changed...
- Ballistics
Swarovski Z5 Ballistic Turret (BT) Setup
I had a client who needed a bit of help resetting his unit - and figure a few of you might also appreciate a...Ballistics Solutions on your wrist! TruFlite, running on the Garmin 5X Plus.
Shooting Solutions, on your wrist! I kind of dismissed the new Garmin Fenix with the Applied Ballistics Solution - why would I need yet another...How do you setup a rifle in a ballistic calculator?
In this video, I use ARMA 3 - a half game, half military simulator to show how you go from having no data, through to a setup and confirmed ballistic calculator. Confirming zero, getting basic velocity data, BC, sight over bore height, atmospherics and more.Using ARMA for a ballistics primer.
Due to 'staying home' at the moment - I am not getting out shooting. Sadly, I live in metro Auckland - so it's no...22lr, 500 meters – some maths
How many shots would it take you to hit a coke bottle at 500 meters? With a 22? 22lr, 500 meters - some maths.
- Reloading
The top seven things you can do to reduce your ES and SD.
With the rise in popularity of long (and medium for that matter) range shooting, so has developed a new language with new terms that get thrown around. ES and SD being two prime examples. So. What are ES and SD? How do they affect your shooting - and more importantly - how can I manage and reduce them?6mm Creedmoor Load Development – Part Two – Seating Depth
With the charge weight sorted, it was time to have a play with seating depth to see if we could finesse the load a little. The main consideration here was the smallest group size and seeing if I could reduce the SD any further. Ultimately though, remember, it's consistency over absolute smallest value.6mm Creedmoor Dodgy Load Development – Part One
Now - let's be clear - I am not interested in taking 100 rounds to do load development - the less I can shoot to get 99% of the way - I am happy. I have long accepted that the last little increase in precision and the extra time and effort it takes is well lost within my shooting ability.
- AAR (Events & Courses)
Precision Rifle 101 – AAR
We held our first weekend-long shooting course at the weekend. And by all accounts, it was a great success. Three shooters (one collected from...
