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The Basics, Starting Out
Beginner needs a little advice.
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<blockquote data-quote="ShtrRdy" data-source="post: 2008865" data-attributes="member: 40852"><p>Sounds like you're pulling together some good equipment. If you intend to do a lot of shooting there may be a more cost effective cartridge. Will you be using this firearm for hunting? If so what game animals do you intend to hunt.</p><p></p><p>There are a lot of Ballistic apps available. I use "Shooter" and like it very much.</p><p></p><p>The book you mentioned by Ryan Cleckner is a good one. I highly recommend it for beginners and intermediate shooters. After you understand the information Cleckner presents, and you're wondering more about External Ballistics, read the book by Bryan Litz, "Applied Ballistics for Long Range Shooting".</p><p></p><p>Personally in my quest to shoot long range I set a goal for myself to be able to hit within 1/2" of my aiming point at 100 yds. All things being equal this would mean that I can hit within a 10" circle at 1000 yds. But, as you probably know, it's not quite that simple. That's where learning to read the wind, reading the environment, and coming up with a firing solution come together to make a shot. It's also good to know how to estimate distance with your scope if you don't have a working laser range finder available.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ShtrRdy, post: 2008865, member: 40852"] Sounds like you're pulling together some good equipment. If you intend to do a lot of shooting there may be a more cost effective cartridge. Will you be using this firearm for hunting? If so what game animals do you intend to hunt. There are a lot of Ballistic apps available. I use "Shooter" and like it very much. The book you mentioned by Ryan Cleckner is a good one. I highly recommend it for beginners and intermediate shooters. After you understand the information Cleckner presents, and you're wondering more about External Ballistics, read the book by Bryan Litz, "Applied Ballistics for Long Range Shooting". Personally in my quest to shoot long range I set a goal for myself to be able to hit within 1/2" of my aiming point at 100 yds. All things being equal this would mean that I can hit within a 10" circle at 1000 yds. But, as you probably know, it's not quite that simple. That's where learning to read the wind, reading the environment, and coming up with a firing solution come together to make a shot. It's also good to know how to estimate distance with your scope if you don't have a working laser range finder available. [/QUOTE]
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