At dawn on the 2nd of September, on what I’m thinking will be a cool and foggy Scottish morning; my first fall hunt of 2016 will begin. Only a few hours later, at sundown, it will end. One day – less than 24 hours – to catch a salmon, take a stag, and shoot a brace of grouse. This could be the …
For years shooters have relied on ballistic coefficient (BC) to help them hit at long-range. The thing is, BC is nothing more than an educated guess. It’s a good guess; its just not a perfect guess. By using Doppler radar and actually shooting bullets at long-range, Hornady has essentially taken a video of the bullet’s flight and integrated that data into complex …
Long range rifle shooting requires some special tools if you want to do it correctly. For starters you need an accurate rifle chambered for a reasonably flat shooting cartridge. You’ll also need a quality riflescope, preferably with a zero stop. Most long-range riflescopes have ballistic turrets graduated in either 0.1 MIL or 0.25 MOA clicks. But, custom ballistic turrets are becoming …
