The Ultimate Rifle Tip: Real Time Zeroing with Ryan Cleckner | Long-Range Rifle Shooting
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- Former Army Ranger sniper team leader Ryan Cleckner walks us through his process for sighting in a new rifle in real-time and delivers several other shooting tips in the process.
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Finally, I have found someone I'm able to learn distance shooting. He is an excellent teacher. And I have watched hundreds of videos
I am a huge Cleckner fan becuase he is real! I love that he didn't reshoot this video to make it "perfect" in one take and just took it in stride and made adjustments like us all. Great video!!!
Best instructor yet! Great videos...and no huge ego. I'm hooked.
"I can already tell I messed something up"
Shows sub minute zeroing group on target at 100yds lol
That's the trick. Ignore a past mistake and focus on making the next shots count.
For real!!! How is a sub MOA group at 100 yards “messed up?” LMAO. It also speaks a lot for the glass quality of that Vortex Razor.
@@Dmmartin141 All Tikkas are also guaranteed MOA or sub at 100m
Right! One hell of a group, lol
For a former sniper and trainer, it's not acceptable...atleast for somebody's head at 1000 yrd shot 😂
Great video ryan! You should do a, "What is in my pack?" Video.
probably a pillow or two or maybe a blanket or a sleep system. maybe rain gear..
He covers it in his book 😉
Thanks for watching, everyone. Make sure you check out Ryan's podcast "Going Ballistic with Ryan Cleckner" - ryancleckner.com/going-ballistic-podcast/
I didn't know about this. I'm going to check that out. Thanks.
Please have him make more long range videos.
Please help share this video and encourage comments/likes. The better this video does, the more likely we are to be able to do some more. :)
Ryan Cleckner will do. Do you do training anywhere?
Still working as an attorney at FFLGuard?
Mitch, nope, I run RocketFFL and have time to do videos like this. :)
@@RyanCleckner I always watch your videos because I like the way you teach. You explain things in a way for people to understand.
You my friend explain things better than most. Keep it simple and fun to learn.
You are my best instructor on RUclips. Thanks!! Especially for that selfie tip!!
Problem is .... MY Thumb's not BIG enough ! ! !
AWESOME! The newcomers witnessed the legendary Ryan Cleckner as a person with the capacity to err and benefit from the data in the same way.
I LOVE the fact this is a live video. No outtakes. The thing is, everyone will have questions and there is always videos on RUclips showing perfection. The good thing about live videos like this shows all of the ups and downs. Please make more videos like this. Great stuff.
Your channel offer a lot information but don't get the exposure you deserve. Thank you for making these video.
As a beginner, I’m really fortunate to have such great information. Thank you and You’re awesome at what you do. Don’t ever stop!!!
Yours are the best videos on the topic of LR shooting! Between your videos and your excellent book, I've had great some great success myself. I love your no-nonsense, keep-things-simple approach to all the technical details. Each time after I learn something from you, then apply it, I can see the common sense of it. Doing things this way also alleviates a lot of the stress of dwelling on a million different details that one could potentially obsess on in the process. So when I'm out shooting with friends, I found I've shot several fine groups while they're still struggling to make their first shot, accompanied by lots of grunts and groans. In short, thank you so much! And please keep these videos coming!
Thank you!
I have the same testimony to shooting after the book and videos. I know how much I personally love helping new shooters get started and the satisfaction it brings me. I have to assume that it's the same for you Ryan. Your help in taking the stress out of shooting rifles has been the best experience shooting since my first few times handling firearms.
i love the simplicity so easy to over think things....got to get out and shoot...back in the day i figured a lot out just from trial and error...we live in great times with all the nice available equipment and knowledge at our fingertips.
Excellent explanation of how to sight a rifle
Agreed, good stuff. Ryan was in the military and our favorite motto is KISS. Keep it simple stupid! It may have been made more PC since I've been in but you get the picture. The best way to train hundreds of people with different levels of learning is to keep everything to the simplest factors.
The camera work and the one shot sequence makes it almost cinematic!
I want to know what pack he uses haha. Anybody help.
James Browning if you find out can you let me know? Thanks!
Exactly my thought he says where to get his mat but what about the pack please let us al know
Okay is there a company he recommends for a good shooting/hunting packs that he recommends?
"When really you just missed the right way" WHY DON'T I EVER HAVE THAT PROBLEM!?!
What kind of ear protection are you wearing Ryan
You're a great teacher Ryan! Thanks for bringing us along on this zeroing outing.
Where have you been? You are an awesome instructor!
He is the Buddha of sniping... He makes things simple so the common people be able to understand it... No hard terms,no scientific language... Just simple words carrying tons of knowledge...and always with a big smile in his face...
Thumbs up on the Tikka! Very nice.
you didnt tell us why you took your gun with you to the target???
That's a really expensive gun for someone else to drive off with lol
That was the best example of technical skill and teaching technique. Thank you
Best dude on you tube... because he s honest. Honest w himself FIRST and when he s NOT... he s honest about not being honest..
Very few people are good in explaining something so technical but you pull it off smooth every time.
No joke, everything I’ve learned about Mil’s, MOA and scope adjustments in general I’ve learned from these videos! Thanks for being so informative for a new shooter like myself.
An excellent instructor and even better man. Admits his human frailty.
Old school bore sighting. Love it. I typically make adjustments until the target is in the bottom 1/3 of the bore. Works like a charm.
Ryan - Your videos are the best! You've helped me get up the curve so fast. Thanks for keeping it real and working through this stuff with us! Your book is a great resources too.
Fantastic! I really enjoyed your honesty and practical approach. Thx
Really nice video, lots of information and tricks thanks!
Wow.I love the way you talk to the camera like we are there with you and are your mates.. thanks you .
Holy crap does he look different from the previous older video tutorials. In a good way though.
I really believe this guy is the best instructor for LRS on youtube
Nice video, Ryan. Concerning boresighting, on my range I have an old car tire hanging from a post right beside the 100 yard target butt that I use for boresighting. That gives me three circles to line up; two steel and one rubber.The tire fits very precisely in the borehole. If I do a good job lining up all three, I skip the shot at 25 yards and my first shot at 100 yards typically hits as close as 2 inches away from the bull. After my initial click adjustments, I can be pretty much where I want to be in two shots, total. But at least one group is necessary to confirm. I'm going to look for some more of your vids. This was the first one I've seen. Thanks!
Thanks for allowing me to accept my imperfections when shooting. I did those same things and thought I was a “rank amateur”. It’s refreshing to see someone”wrestle” with minutes and mils and adjustments, and over correct (like I do sometimes). The end result was pretty impressive.
Good information on not ruining a group by “compensating” on subsequent shots. Let the group be where it is, so you can make the most accurate adjustment.
I feel better about my sessions, and hold this video in high regard.
I liked that it was a single take. Good explanation of the relative movements to adjust impact.
Great to see you back making videos with NSSF.
I learned a lot form your first series and I bought your book which has been very helpful in my learning the sport of precision shooting. Thanks Ryan!
Ryan Cleckner, is a former special operations sniper, NSSF employee, best-selling author of the Long Range Shooting Handbook, and current firearms attorney (RocketFFL: rocketffl.com/). Also, check out Ryan's book Long Range Shooting Handbook: A Beginners Guide to Precision Rifle Shooting at nssf.it/clecknerbook
Why this not the best video!??? No bullshit! Just pure knowledge
Thank you, Ryan, for a professional presentation, you made it easy to understand. Excellent explanation on zeroing. I looked at a number of videos, yours was to the point. Just received my new rifle and red dot sight, will be heading to the range this week. As a former U S Army draftee, thank you for your service.
When you went down range with your tikka, you said that you were going to tell us something, but you never did.
I noticed that too. It would have been cool to have the camera pan back to where he shot from and show a pickup with a couple of idiots pull up and rummage through his stuff. Then he casually looks over at the camera and says. "that's why I bring my rifle with me."
i can save you a lot of time and ammo . if you have a bullet on the paper put the cross hairs on the point of aim and being careful to maintain that hold and turn the turrets until the cross hairs are covering the bullet hole. then test fire that setting and fine tune from there! you are sighted in.
Sorry bud I'm new to rifles, what do you mean by putting the cross hairs on the point of aim?
You really get to see, warts, mistakes and all.
*casually slaps out a half minute group off a backpack and a gym sock*
I dont know, i may have thrown that group a little. It could just be me
*humble bragging about a half inch group*
Thanks for producing these videos. Really appreciate your effort. Keep up the great work
Ryan...thanks for taking the time to do this. Really helped - Trying to get my hunting rifled dial in. I originally zeroed at 330 yards but I'm rethinking to do the 100 yard zero like you were suggesting.
Where would I purchase the shooting bag that you have here?
Exact same thing I was thinking
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Awesome video. I shoot off my bag as well to avoid bipod bounce. Waiting on my signed copy of your new book!!
The reason your rounds went high is... when you shot your first round, it hit just about right, the only adjustment should have been to the left. Depending on the height of your scope. Looking at the center line of the scope and the center line of the bore, about 2 inches. at 25 yards, the rounds should be hitting to 2 inches low. I shoot a 6.5 x 20 x 50mm Leupold on my rifle and have to use extra high bases, so I'm right at 2 inches low at 25 yards.
You are correct. There's a nice diagram of what you are explaining here:
www.optico.us/ballistics/zeroing/
Alternate method, and the one I use: bore sight at 100 then fire one round. With the reticle on the bullseye and the rifle steady, move the adjustments so that the reticle moves onto the hole made with the one round. Especially helpful with scopes that don't have accurate turrets/adjusters. From there you can fine tune if needed.
I've had good luck with bore sighting at 25 yards, then shooting one round. Keeping the rifle steady I put the reticle where my point of aim was, and adjust the reticle to the center of the bullet hole. Then move to 100 yards, shoot a group, and adjust the reticle to the center of the group. Shooting another group to confirm. Also it has been suggested to keep your zoom out far enough that you can't really see where the bullets are impacting to keep you from wanting to adjust prematurely.
Sighting in at 25 yards? (4:00min - 10:00 min into vid) Worst thing you can do is adjust a scope to see the same point as thru the barrel at 25 yards!! Why? Your scope is way over the barrel centre line, if you live fire at 100 yards, the bullet will be way over the paper and backstop and land maybe miles away! Instead, at 25 yards "parallel sight" instead, measure your bore to scope center distances and mark two Xs on paper, the top one is point of aim (POA)and lower is point of impact (POI) the same distance apart. When you adjust your scope to the upper X and your barrel and bullet hit the lower X, you'll be ready to go to 100 yards and only be off 1 inch or so and SAFE too! Your zeroing at 100 yards will be a lot easier and safer for anyone way down range!
You're doing it the hard way. A ballistic calculator can tell you the distance from the bore a given load's bullet crosses the line of sight for a given sighted-in distance. Instead of shooting from 25 yards, shoot from the calculated distance. After the first shot, put the reticle on the bullseye/point-of-aim and hold the rifle steady while a buddy turns the scope turrets until the reticle is over the bullet hole. You can do it by yourself if you have a gun rest/vice that will hold it steady while you make the scope adjustments. Now the gun is basically sighted in for the sighted-in distance (200 yds?). Check your work from the sighted-in distance (200 yds?) by shooting a few rounds and make any final scope adjustments. It's really that simple.
You do a very nice job of explaining things. Thanks. J.
Great video on zeroing realistic and real-time pitfalls of zeroing your gun. Oorah Marine Corps
Dude you where at 25yds and made a vertical correction for 100yrds. .2 mills was your first move at 25. You even said I need to be 3/4” low at 25 to be on st 100. Your shot was maybe 1.25” low. Dang how sweet it would have been to have nailed the bull second shot from 100. I think you did it on purpose. 🧐cause you where live. I have watched all you vids and I believe there to be no one person that could ever be as thorough but simple in explaining what many try to make as hard as possible to make them selves look good. Thanks you sir for your vids and your time serving our great nation. Thank you.
I've been shooting in different disciplines for several decades. Your explanations and information are clear, concise and very easily understandable. You do a first rate job. This is what gets new people involved in shooting sports. Keep it up please.
A 0.1 mil is about 1/3 of an inch at 100 yards
Just figuring this yesterday. Rounded to 3 decimal places, 0.1 mrad = 0.344 moa
Thanks for all the tips Ryan. Very informative vid on a simple but important process. I love the honesty of a mistake and the proper attitude in moving forward. You could have edited that out, but I'm glad you didn't. Keep up the good work.
Really like this. One thing.i do is after the first shot as long as it felt good I recenter the cross hair where I discharged it ,bag it solid so it doesn't move then using the turrets move the crosshair to the bullet hole then raise the elevation from there. That actually works at 100 but you have to be super aware of where it goes off .
Just seems to save me a little time.
Great job am super excited to see the rest of your vids.
1” low at 25 yards for a .308. Got it. Thanks.
It depends a lot on the distance center of bore to center of scope. On my 308 with S&B 5-25x56 it is 1.57 low at 25. I am guessing the 6.5 CM is lower than he guessed also with that Razor HD and that is why it went high at 100 after adj #1. Errors made at 25 are 4x worse at 100 so if he missed guessing elevation at 25 by 1/2", poi would be 2" off at 100.
Amazing video. Cameraman was incredible. U both need your own tv show like gunny.
I think you moved double the mils for 25 yrds after the first shot, but you moved back to 100 yrds and shot. Not 25.
Did you film this using a drone to track you?
Hi Jason, we filmed this with a DSLR on a handheld gimbal.
What a GREAT teacher/coach. Anyone can see exactly why he was picked to be a sniper instructor! I’m about 4 or 5 videos into the channel, anybody interested in this subject needs to subscribe!!! 10/10
You forgot to say "all day long if I do my part"
Just kidding brother. Great video. Lots to learn here.
Semper Fi
USMC(RET)
Great Video. I pick up things I didn't think about, and it also showed me things that I "hoped" I had the right idea on. Thanks for showing it!
Very Well Done! Understandable and kept simple! Humble from a guy who has probably a lot more training and experience than most people that will every watch this video. Thank You!
Thank you for leaving all the warts on. Helps me figure out what I did wrong. When I see a pro screw up then see what he does to straighten things, I can then see how to straighten out my own, all too frequent, foul ups...
Man this guy is such a good teacher.
Good explanation on MOA and bullet drop at 100 yards. Cheers!
Thanks for the scope ajustment tip! Much appreciated!
Thanks for the video I did this at the range and was hard finding paper. Then I finally got one on the top of the board and I was good lol
Did you start with the bore sighting at 25 yards? That puts your barrel and your scope on at least "speaking terms".
At 73 years old, it's been a few years since I could shoot prone so I use the bench. You younger guys have no friggin' idea what's in store as your get older. It's not fun! When you think about all the variables, a .5" group is fantastic. Even if you load your own ammo, think about wind alone and that's enough sometimes to really affect your groups. Factor in temperature of the barrel, harmonic distortion and the fact that we're only human and I would never complain about a group this size. Well done. Great video.
Dumb question time; was the gentleman shooting; North to South or east to west?
Many of us have Heard about ; The spinning earth variables?
can I get some help here?
At that distance it just doesn't really matter. But yes that is a factor out to probably say 1000 metres.
Thank You for putting out a really great set of videos; fun to watch, enjoyable and I learn a ton. God Bless!
I love the bore sight technique here. I don't remember where I learned it but it really really saves ammo and time. I do this with every rifle that gets an optic whether it's a red dot or a magnified optic, AR...it works with everything. I did it the other day with a Grendel and I had very little adjusting to do once I got to the range.
Great content as always and the Tikka/Vortex rig is exactly what I've been considering. A quick question about it: I'm at a coin toss between the AMG and the Razor. Is the extra magnification range & field of view worth the extra 20oz. and higher mounting height? I get it may be totally subjective on your part. Thanks, and looking forward to your next book.
Extra magnification not needed.
Haha, so I've heard you say. Thanks for the reply, just got into the podcast and really enjoying it.
Outstanding series Ryan. Plan on zeroing an AR I recently built and this will help immensely. I went thru a good amount of weapons training but not to a snipers level as you did and even I still learn tips and tricks on shooting. Thanks brother, and thanks for your service. Semper Fi!
Best advice ever and great demo. Shoot off the reticle and shoot at speed.
Absolutely the best how to zero video I've ever seen. I love the one shot take. Other guntubers should take note of this style of how to videos if they want to be taken more seriously.
I made the same mistake using the reticle zeroing another guy's rifle. His reticle had 1/2 mil hashmarks and I thought they were 1 mil, so I made double the correction the first time.
I'm so glad someone else uses their thumb to hide a "flyer"!
Who makes that stock? I am building a 6.5 Creedmoor and I like that buttstock!
It's the stock Tikka Tac A1 stock
Great video and your book was a great help for us beginners. Thanks.
Excellent video! Just get some sunscreen and keep safe. That sun looks quite unforgiving.
Excellent information ... I learned something from you ... thanks
better keep that muzzle ahead of the bag. blast will rip a big hole. good video i learned a lot. just getting to long range. i leave my rifle but no ammo.
Ryan, what ear pro you using? ive been holding out for the new Etymotic elites but no one knows when they will actually be relased. curious how you like those ones you are using.
C_S- I was wondering the exact same thing.
Excellent! You are by far the most active/informed person in the shooting world! Great stuff !!
Great video! This is the first time I've heard of sighting to 100 yds at first line of sight crossing. Everything I've ever seen says you'll cross at 25-ish first, bullet will be high after that and then cross again at 100. This sounds much more accurate.
Is this the only time the bullet will cross line of sight? Will it cross again or is this the apex of the arc?
Loved reading your book and love watching your videos, thanks for sharing! In case you have used a SIMRAD AKA PVS-9 clip-on night vision unit in your military career or otherwise, I would love to hear your thoughts/experience on them as I am considering buying one. Thank you for your service and thanks again for all the information I have gleaned from your video series!
Man you definitely have gain another subscriber. You teaching methods are easy to soak in. Great video, and keep up the amazing work.
The way I learned, shoot 3 then adjust the scope from center of target to where the group landed. Takes all the math and calculations out of it. I am on target after 3 shots.
I'm reading your book now, Ryan. Your techniques have made me a much better shooter and now a competent hunter. Thank you very much.
Lol I jumped on the first shot at 100 yards. Consequence of wearing hi-def headphones.
You said if you had to start over, you would go with mil. Can you tell us why?
I am kind of newer to LR shooting (and not looking to be that guy either) and this was the most easy to follow yet intuitive vid. No boasting, just thorough instructing. Thank you sir!