Competing in the Extreme Tough Man Division of the Mammoth Sniper Challenge is a test of both shooter and gear. This 3-day event held each January requires competitors to carry all their gear 25+ miles between stages and campsites, camp out, and engage precision rifle targets out to 800+ yards. Many of the lessons learned are applicable to hunting and backcountry scenarios. Here are a few of those I discovered over the years.
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Marine Corps Leans Into New, Longer-Range Sniper Rifle
Published: April 12, 2018 { 46 comments }The Marines are adopting the Mk 13 Mod 7, a semi-custom bolt-action rifle chambered for .300 Winchester Magnum with an effective range of 1,500 yards.
Extreme Long Range Shooting with Ritter and Stark – Part 2
Published: April 5, 2018 { 5 comments }For a 4000 yard shot, my round had a maximum ordinate, or apex, of around 185 yards (555 feet). When I first fired off a round, my bullet would deal with 1/2 value wind from 2 o’clock. The bullet continued its climb until reaching a height of 185 yards above my position. At this point, the bullet peaked above the canyon walls, where it was exposed to a blast of full value
Nightforce 4-16 ATACR F1 – Review
Published: March 30, 2018 { 2 comments }As mentioned before this optic was always destined for the rifle that I use for DMR and PRS Gas Gun Series matches, a .223 AR-15 that you may have seen in some of my other articles and videos. At only 12.6″ long and weighing 30 oz sporting a 34mm main tube, I feel the ATACR F1 4-16 fits comfortably
Extreme Long Range Shooting with Ritter and Stark – Part 1
Published: March 27, 2018 { 17 comments }The SX1-MTR is a multi-caliber capable rifle. It features a modular receiver that can be configured with several sizes of magazine wells and barrels. Ritter and Stark currently offer barrels chambered in .308 Winchester, 300 Winchester Magnum, and .338 Lapua Magnum.
Gepard GM6 .50-Caliber Semiauto Bullpup Comes to the States
Published: March 13, 2018 { 24 comments }Canada’s Tactical Imports Corp. is happy to announce the availability of Hungary’s Gepard GM6 Lynx semi-automatic .50-caliber bullpup rifle.
Kinetic Research Group SOTIC RIFLE and Bravo Chassis — SHOT Show 2018
Published: January 29, 2018 { 0 comments }After several years of development, Kinetic Research Group is finally releasing the SOTIC rifle. At the heart of the SOTIC rifle is a custom action that was designed in-house and offers an end user the ability to quickly swap out barrels.
Simplifying Long Range: Kestrel’s New 5700 ‘Easy Mode’— SHOT Show 2018
Published: January 29, 2018 { 4 comments }You may be familiar with the “Kestrel story.” Scores of us saved our money and bought a nice precision rifle and scope. We find a load that groups sub-moa at 100 yards; learn the fundamentals and get proficient out to 500 yards. When it comes to the time when you want to push out to [...]
Top 8 Long-Range Shooting Gear — SHOT Show 2018
Published: January 28, 2018 { 2 comments }SHOT Show 2018 has just under 2,000 vendors on site this year, so there’s lots of new long-range shooting gear to see. Better yet, the Range Day outing Monday before the show opens has a 1,000-yard range where some vendors provide the opportunity to try new guns, ammo, and gear. Here are some of the interesting long-range shooting products we found this year.
RISE Armament T121XR 6.5 Creedmoor Rifle – SHOT Show 2018
Published: January 24, 2018 { 0 comments }RISE Armament, traditionally known for their awesome drop-in triggers premiered their new T121XR rifle at the 2018 SHOT Show Range Day. Building upon the success of the .308 Winchester 1121XR Precision Rifle, the T121XR is an AR-10 patterned rifle that is chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor.









