Aspiring long range shooters who are just getting into it may have a perception that satisfactory results are all about a high-power rifle with a high magnification scope and match grade ammunition. This mindset is understandable yet unrealistic since the match conditioning of equipment is only a miniscule portion of what’s important to good shooting; and, when match grade equipment is used by an untrained shooter, the match conditioning serves only as a substitute for marksmanship when shooting at short range, where marksmanship knowledge and skills are not required for good results. This reality is proven in Long Range Service Rifle Competition where each shooter totes equipment to the firing line as alike as peas in a pod; yet, while some shooters on the firing line will post Master Class scores, others will shoot poorly. To do better than poorly, shooters should first recognize the fact that, unless the rifle is broken, the bullet will ALWAYS go in the direction the barrel is pointed. This means that when the bullet does not go where aimed it is not about the gun; but, more likely, the shooter’s aim was disturbed, the sights were not properly aligned, or the sights were not correctly adjusted for distance, wind and weather conditions. Since this sort of shot misplacement is all about shooter error, not inadequate equipment, the shooter should reorient his mindset from emphasis on equipment to focus instead on position/act of firing knowledge and skills, which support an understanding for where the barrel is pointed. A novice can get off to a good start by getting some basic rifle marksmanship training from an expert coach, i.e. a credentialed Military Rifle Instructor, Distinguished Rifleman, and/or Long-Range NRA High Master competitor. When asked, the highly qualified coach can give you a reliable formula to counter wind, not the gobbledygook a peer “coach” would offer up. These are the things to learn: principles of marksmanship, position building, wind and weather effects, ranging distance to target, bullet drop compensation, MOA for zeroing/range finding/describing sight adjustment for inches of bullet displacement at target distance, slope shooting, and shooter/target analysis. None of these was discussed in this video and the shooter here was shooting at mid range not long range. He would have gotten better results with an understanding for wind effects and how to determine wind from reading mirage and environmental effects of wind at mid range, not from a wind meter at firing point. A good wind formula is target distance in yards divided by 100 times wind value in mph divided by wind constant equals MOA of favor. Depending on actual bullet/velocity, a useful wind constant for 6.5 CM at 600 yards could be at a minimum 20. Therefore, the formula for a full value wind of 10 mph would be 600 divided by 100 times 10 divided by 20 equals 3 MOA or 18 inches of favor for a really good hit, easily inside the 6 inch X ring of the NRA mid range target. This is why good shooters can typically clean the mid range target shooting an iron sight match rifle chambered for a high BC bullet. A really great shooter can in fact clean the mid range target in most any wind condition shooting a match grade Service Rifle chambered for .223, which uses a wind constant of about 10 when shooting an 80 grain bullet. In other words, that bullet takes about twice the wind favor of a 6.5 for a good hit, meaning wind must be accurately appraised for a good hit. The 6.5 could still deliver a good hit when the shooter knows nothing about what to do about the wind if the target is big enough.
IN THE USA, To calc range go to the middle and measure both ways and then add them together. LOL. Nice video.
Aspiring long range shooters who are just getting into it may have a perception that satisfactory results are all about a high-power rifle with a high magnification scope and match grade ammunition. This mindset is understandable yet unrealistic since the match conditioning of equipment is only a miniscule portion of what’s important to good shooting; and, when match grade equipment is used by an untrained shooter, the match conditioning serves only as a substitute for marksmanship when shooting at short range, where marksmanship knowledge and skills are not required for good results. This reality is proven in Long Range Service Rifle Competition where each shooter totes equipment to the firing line as alike as peas in a pod; yet, while some shooters on the firing line will post Master Class scores, others will shoot poorly. To do better than poorly, shooters should first recognize the fact that, unless the rifle is broken, the bullet will ALWAYS go in the direction the barrel is pointed. This means that when the bullet does not go where aimed it is not about the gun; but, more likely, the shooter’s aim was disturbed, the sights were not properly aligned, or the sights were not correctly adjusted for distance, wind and weather conditions. Since this sort of shot misplacement is all about shooter error, not inadequate equipment, the shooter should reorient his mindset from emphasis on equipment to focus instead on position/act of firing knowledge and skills, which support an understanding for where the barrel is pointed.
A novice can get off to a good start by getting some basic rifle marksmanship training from an expert coach, i.e. a credentialed Military Rifle Instructor, Distinguished Rifleman, and/or Long-Range NRA High Master competitor. When asked, the highly qualified coach can give you a reliable formula to counter wind, not the gobbledygook a peer “coach” would offer up. These are the things to learn: principles of marksmanship, position building, wind and weather effects, ranging distance to target, bullet drop compensation, MOA for zeroing/range finding/describing sight adjustment for inches of bullet displacement at target distance, slope shooting, and shooter/target analysis. None of these was discussed in this video and the shooter here was shooting at mid range not long range. He would have gotten better results with an understanding for wind effects and how to determine wind from reading mirage and environmental effects of wind at mid range, not from a wind meter at firing point. A good wind formula is target distance in yards divided by 100 times wind value in mph divided by wind constant equals MOA of favor. Depending on actual bullet/velocity, a useful wind constant for 6.5 CM at 600 yards could be at a minimum 20. Therefore, the formula for a full value wind of 10 mph would be 600 divided by 100 times 10 divided by 20 equals 3 MOA or 18 inches of favor for a really good hit, easily inside the 6 inch X ring of the NRA mid range target. This is why good shooters can typically clean the mid range target shooting an iron sight match rifle chambered for a high BC bullet. A really great shooter can in fact clean the mid range target in most any wind condition shooting a match grade Service Rifle chambered for .223, which uses a wind constant of about 10 when shooting an 80 grain bullet. In other words, that bullet takes about twice the wind favor of a 6.5 for a good hit, meaning wind must be accurately appraised for a good hit. The 6.5 could still deliver a good hit when the shooter knows nothing about what to do about the wind if the target is big enough.
OOOOH LOOK AT ME! I HAVE A 6.5 CREEDMORE. IT'S THE BEST CALIBER EVER. LOL!
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