Fun Shooting Demo

[jeffgrant]

Just had this link sent to me.

Seems pretty damn accurate to me.

More for the technical shooter, rather than the "guns blazing" types.


http://www.shooterready.com/lrsdemo.html

[MT930]

I have played with this quite a bit.
I used to do a lot of 500yrd + bench shooting this simulator could really help some one get it figured out.
It's very well done. The one I used is from a different site than this link.

[911Rob]

Fun, thanks Jeff.

Call me sniperRob from now on

[slodave]

That was not easy, but I didn't really try and calculate anything. I'll have to try again later.

[slodave]

That's better...

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Very cool. Do you have this? My guess is it's well worth the $40 to learn the mechanics of long-range shooting inside out & backwards before you're spending a lot of $$$ to send lead downrange trial & error style, but just asking.

I see .308 and .50BMG - are there other calibers as well or can you program in trajectory points based on the ammunition you're using?

[jeffgrant]

Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile

Very cool. Do you have this? My guess is it's well worth the $40 to learn the mechanics of long-range shooting inside out & backwards before you're spending a lot of $$$ to send lead downrange trial & error style, but just asking.

I see .308 and .50BMG - are there other calibers as well or can you program in trajectory points based on the ammunition you're using?

Don't have it myself, but very seriously considering getting it. (Or writing my own, simpler version).


This page has some details: http://shooterready.com/lrs.html

[emcon5]

Does anyone actually adjust the scope for long range shooting? I have always just zeroed the rifle at 200 yards and left it alone. I just modify my aim point based on range and the wind.

Tom

[Porsche-O-Phile]

If you want to go in on it, let me know. Seriously considering just to make sure my mechanics are sharp (I hate getting to the range and having to fumble around "re-learning" everything).

[jeffgrant]

Originally Posted by emcon5

Does anyone actually adjust the scope for long range shooting? I have always just zeroed the rifle at 200 yards and left it alone. I just modify my aim point based on range and the wind.

Tom

Depends on the type of shooting you're doing, and the scope you have, in my opinion.


When I'm bench shooting in a match, yes, I adjust the scope. But my scope is also designed to do that really easily. That way I'm always mentally shooting the same sight picture, and the correction math is forgotten, allowing me to concentrate on making that one shot the same way as I've made the thousands of previous ones.


When I'm hunting, I don't... I just slightly adjust my sight picture based on conditions. Not only is the target big enough that it doesn't really matter, but I also have a mil-dot scope reticle that makes that kind of thing really easy to do. As well, my hunting scope is sealed up pretty well to keep it better protected from the elements, so the adjustment requires removing covers, etc. No time to do that in the 1/2 second you get to shoot at a running deer.

[emcon5]

Originally Posted by jeffgrant

When I'm hunting, I don't... I just slightly adjust my sight picture based on conditions. Not only is the target big enough that it doesn't really matter, but I also have a mil-dot scope reticle that makes that kind of thing really easy to do.

I have a Mil-Dot as well, but I don't use it for ranging in the traditional method, as the targets are too small to accurately range using the mil-dot system beyond about 300 yards, and frankly my eye is good enough that close.

What I did is using calculated ballistics, I use the mil-dots as aiming reference points for known ranges. It is easier to show than explain, so here is my cheat sheet:



So if I estimate the target is ~400 yards away, I hold halfway between the first and second dots, and hold into the wind as needed.

That shooting sim may give you a better understanding of the fundamentals, there really is no substitute for good, old-fashioned trigger time.

Tom