We had the opportunity to shoot the new Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle in .308 at the 2011 SHOT Show Media Day. The rifle comes with all the features you’d expect on a Ruger like controlled-round-feed and claw extractor and then adds a few Continue reading Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle – SHOT Show Media Day
Category: Tactical
CAA Tactical RONI G1 SHOT Show Media Day 2011
The RONI-G1 by CAA Tactical allows the user to very quickly turn his Glock handgun into a carbine. No tools are required for the conversion and it makes a handgun shoot like a carbine. I was impressed with how fast it pointed and how easy it was to handle. If you aren’t law enforcement or military its my understanding that you will need to register Continue reading CAA Tactical RONI G1 SHOT Show Media Day 2011
3 Gun Outlaw by Noveske Shooting Team DVD Review
3 Gun Outlaw was recently released (Jan 2011) by the Noveske Shooting team. It is instructional video that covers concepts in 3 gun that might be overlooked even by experienced shooters. I thought it was an excellent video that covered many aspects of 3 gun shooting. Don’t mistake it for a video that teaches you how to shoot your gun. As a beginner you could learn valuable information but the video is targeted to someone who is already a fairly competent shooter.
I wish this video had been available before I shot all the 3 gun matches I’ve shot. Excellent information that goes Continue reading 3 Gun Outlaw by Noveske Shooting Team DVD Review
New Sightron SIII Scope Models
New for 2011 – Sightron announces a new lineup of SIII Long Range scopes. The new scopes will continue to have the superb optics Sightron is known for as well as their Exactrack system. The new models feature Mil-Dot Reticles that adjust in centimeters and MOA Reticles that adjust in MOA. The 8-32×56 Target Dot has been updated to have a 1/8 MOA Target Dot and 1/8 MOA Turrets. The other major change to the new models is the elimination of the dust cap on the turrets and tighter, stiffer, more positive turret adjustments.
The new Sightron scopes will be available in March. We will be reviewing these new scopes when they become available so check back for a complete write-up.
Reduced 308 Cast Bullet Loads for Long Range Practice
In the early 1900’s it was common to do a lot of what was referred to as Gallery Practice. This is shooting on a short range, usually indoors, with reduced loads out of the exact same rifle that is going to be shot at long range. Townsend Whelen who was captain of the US Army Infantry Rifle Team during this same time period talks about this type of practice in a pamphlet he wrote for the military called Suggestions to Military Rifleman. These loads were often loaded with cast bullets and fast pistol powder. The range they were shot at was generally 50 yards.
It is important that the long range shooter becomes as Continue reading Reduced 308 Cast Bullet Loads for Long Range Practice
Shooting Off a Bipod
There is a lot of talk on the Internet about proper bipod technique; but, I have never found anything definitive. Some use a hard hold, while some use free recoil, and others use something in between. I shoot F/TR class in NRA high-power matches. In these matches you shoot strings of 15 to 20 rounds at a 1 minute of angle ten ring and a ½ minute of angle X-ring. I have found it is very hard to be consistent over this many shots.
Since there has been no definitive article that I have found on proper bipod hold I decided to do my own testing. Continue reading Shooting Off a Bipod