SHOOTING
SHOOTING

Four Degrees of Freedom from Hornady

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 …

Zero Stops and Custom Turrets

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 …

The Internet, Fools, and the Shadowy Scout Rifle Elite

About four years ago I undertook the task of writing a book about Scout Rifles. (I hope to releases it in early 2017.) The research has been exhaustive and during the process I stumbled on The Scout Rifle Forum. Now, I learned long ago that forums are a lot like houses of ill-repute; they look appealing from the outside but once you become …