Long Range Shooting

Nikon has taken a different approach to solving the challenge of quickly finding the right scope adjustments for a given cartridge and rifle combination. Rather than forcing the shooter to use an “average” ammo load and hoping performance from their specific rifle matches the ballistic drop reticle, they’ll customize a scope for you, your rifle, and the exact type of ammunition you like to shoot. Read our review.

Even if just one of the fundamentals of marksmanship is not properly applied, accuracy is going to suffer. Breathing is probably the most important, and at the same time most misunderstood fundamental of long range marksmanship. Here are some tested tips that will ensure you perform as well as your gun.

Can You Shoot 1,000 Yards with a .308 AR-15 style rifle? Well, can you? Conventional wisdom says no. After all, AR’s are semi-automatic designs, with hot burning gas of doom smothering all the important parts like gravy over Cracker Barrel’s Chicken Fried Chicken. Heck, the upper and lower receivers are stuck together with simple push pins. AR-type rifles can’t be all that accurate, can they?

How do you control the myriad of factors that influence long range accuracy? You need decent math skills. You should choose your ammunition carefully. But you really need to start with the gun itself. Many long range shooters depend on a chassis for their rifle that can fit their needs precisely. Are they worth the extra effort and expense? We’ll answer this with the help of Accuracy International’s new AX AICS.

Bushnell has taken long-range shooting solutions to a whole new level with their new Elite 1-Mile ARC CONX rangefinder. With a simple technological advantage, a single shooter can now read a variety of conditions and effortlessly crunch the data for an efficient assessment of hold-over.