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The Basics, Starting Out
I learned something from that 500 vs a 1000 yards
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<blockquote data-quote="RMulhern" data-source="post: 402762" data-attributes="member: 999"><p>As I read these postings it's highly obvious that there are a lot of 'newbies' attempting to 'break into' the game of long range shooting. Nothing wrong with that; everybody has to start somewhere! Over a long period of time, many years of shooting competition and hunting it's been my observation that way too many people 'over-caliber' themselves and in the process develop bad habits which are extremely difficult to correct. MARKSMANSHIP and adhering to a set of ironclad rules thereof which are non-yielding in nature are THE MOST IMPORTANT aspect of the game of shooting rifles; especially at ranges out to 1000 yards and beyond!! Marksmanship consist basically of 4 basic things: POSITION, SIGHT ALIGNMENT, TRIGGER CONTROL, AND MENTAL ATTITUDE! It won't be of any benefit to any prospective shooter if any one of those 4 things are omitted or not mastered! A specific 'mangle-ham' caliber is only going to perform to the degree to which the owner thereof has spent adequate time training with it. One could spend $2.00 per bullet but that expensive bullet isn't going to do any good at all if all it's going to do is 'blow air' by the target....whether the target be a 10 ring at 1000 yards or a standing elk at that distance! Over the past 50 years or so I have been fortunate to have worked with and trained hundreds of new shooters and I have trained the vast majority of all those I have worked with by starting them out with the .308 Winchester cartridge! In my opinion it is the most accurate cartridge within the .30 caliber family...bar none! I shot International style Palma events for years which requires the .308 Winchester cartridge to be used by all competitors and I have seen great Palma shooters shoot consistent groups from 1000 yards that would hold vertical dispersion no greater than 5" which is 1/2 the diameter of the X ring on the LR Palma target! The shooter that I remember well that first did this for me when I was coaching was Nancy Gallagher Tompkins from Prescott, Arizona. I might add also that was shooting aperture sights; no scopes allowed! In short...for those that want to learn the art of long range shooting you will not hinder yourself by selecting the .308 Winchester cartridge to 'cut your teeth upon'!! Once you've spent enough time learning the 4 basic rules of marksmanship as listed above.....you then can give serious consideration to advancing to a cartridge that will deliver more energy for hunting such as elk or whatever!!</p><p></p><p>GOOD LUCK!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RMulhern, post: 402762, member: 999"] As I read these postings it's highly obvious that there are a lot of 'newbies' attempting to 'break into' the game of long range shooting. Nothing wrong with that; everybody has to start somewhere! Over a long period of time, many years of shooting competition and hunting it's been my observation that way too many people 'over-caliber' themselves and in the process develop bad habits which are extremely difficult to correct. MARKSMANSHIP and adhering to a set of ironclad rules thereof which are non-yielding in nature are THE MOST IMPORTANT aspect of the game of shooting rifles; especially at ranges out to 1000 yards and beyond!! Marksmanship consist basically of 4 basic things: POSITION, SIGHT ALIGNMENT, TRIGGER CONTROL, AND MENTAL ATTITUDE! It won't be of any benefit to any prospective shooter if any one of those 4 things are omitted or not mastered! A specific 'mangle-ham' caliber is only going to perform to the degree to which the owner thereof has spent adequate time training with it. One could spend $2.00 per bullet but that expensive bullet isn't going to do any good at all if all it's going to do is 'blow air' by the target....whether the target be a 10 ring at 1000 yards or a standing elk at that distance! Over the past 50 years or so I have been fortunate to have worked with and trained hundreds of new shooters and I have trained the vast majority of all those I have worked with by starting them out with the .308 Winchester cartridge! In my opinion it is the most accurate cartridge within the .30 caliber family...bar none! I shot International style Palma events for years which requires the .308 Winchester cartridge to be used by all competitors and I have seen great Palma shooters shoot consistent groups from 1000 yards that would hold vertical dispersion no greater than 5" which is 1/2 the diameter of the X ring on the LR Palma target! The shooter that I remember well that first did this for me when I was coaching was Nancy Gallagher Tompkins from Prescott, Arizona. I might add also that was shooting aperture sights; no scopes allowed! In short...for those that want to learn the art of long range shooting you will not hinder yourself by selecting the .308 Winchester cartridge to 'cut your teeth upon'!! Once you've spent enough time learning the 4 basic rules of marksmanship as listed above.....you then can give serious consideration to advancing to a cartridge that will deliver more energy for hunting such as elk or whatever!! GOOD LUCK! [/QUOTE]
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