If wind were constant like gravity, making long-range first shot hits would be easy. Just let your ballistic calculator do the math and press the trigger properly. However, the wind isn’t constant—it’s always changing, often second to second. To add complexity to the matter, it’s not at all uncommon for wind conditions to change throughout […]
How to Use a Ballistic Computer for Long Range Shooting
While the term “ballistic computer” sounds like an arcane piece of gear from the Apollo Space Program, but its purpose is simple. It’s designed to help you predict where a bullet will land—before you fire. Knowing How to use a ballistic computer can tell you lots of interesting things like: How much a bullet will […]
A Look At Kestrel’s New 5700 Elite Weather Meter With Applied Ballistics
Consistent long-range shooting is a game of data, math, and skill. The data part is relatively straightforward and repeatable if you understand the variable and have the right tools. The math can now be handled by ballistic computer software in various smartphones or devices. The skill part? Well, that takes experience and lots of practice. […]
Five Things to Know About Long Range Shooting
Long-range shooting is absolutely addictive. It’s a combination of math, science, and art. Mix all those things in the right proportion, and you’ll get the satisfaction of a first-shot hit at longer distances than most people walk in a day. Here are a few things to know to get repeatable positive results when ranges are […]
Long Range Shooting Made Easy
Ballistic knowledge–knowing how far your bullet, fired from your rifle in the local atmospheric conditions, will drop at different ranges–can spell the difference between a hit and a miss. If you hunt, you need to know the exact trajectory of your projectiles at given ranges so you can make a humane kill. If you shoot […]
Bushnell’s New Long-Range Shooting Solution
In the really cool use of technology category is a brand new product from Bushnell. Rangefinders have been out for a while now. To me, they’re somewhat miraculous. Somehow a laser beam manages to reach out, bounce off a tree, rock or critter, and come back so range can be calculated. Nifty. Bushnell has taken […]
Top 10 Shooting Products from NSSF SHOT Show 2013
Doing a Top 10 list for SHOT Show is ridiculous. Kind of like trying to fit all the amazing things that have spilled out of Joe Biden’s mouth into a single leather-bound book. It simply can’t be done. But as you probably already know, we’re kind of ridiculous around here, so we’re going to highlight […]