http://www.snipershide.com For the Serious Tactical Marksman Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:48:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.snipershide.com/2010/07/spuhr-sniper-marksman-sight-mount/ http://www.snipershide.com/2010/07/spuhr-sniper-marksman-sight-mount/#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:48:44 +0000 admin http://www.snipershide.com/?p=408 Sniper's Hide was excited to get a first look at the new sniper sight mount from Håkan Spuhr. His 0ne piece mounts are probably the most well thought out of its kind. Sturdy, this extremely durable mount is made of 7075 Aluminum, yet weighs only 250 grams. The mounts are available with several different built in cants to extend the range of your scope, 20MOA, 30MOA or a user specified tilt can be requested. As well they come in a variety of ring heights to account for pairing with different types of accessory optics like NV or Thermal sights. ]]> http://www.snipershide.com/2010/07/spuhr-sniper-marksman-sight-mount/feed/ 0 http://www.snipershide.com/2010/07/barrett-video-shoot/ http://www.snipershide.com/2010/07/barrett-video-shoot/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:02:03 +0000 admin http://www.snipershide.com/?p=393 Today Sniper's Hide went behind the scenes of a Barrett video shoot here in Colorado. We were lucky enough to get an invite to see the production of a new Barrett video and we are bringing you some of the images from that shoot. ]]> http://www.snipershide.com/2010/07/barrett-video-shoot/feed/ 3 http://www.snipershide.com/2010/07/thunder-beast-arms-shark-suppressor-gemtech-sandstorm/ http://www.snipershide.com/2010/07/thunder-beast-arms-shark-suppressor-gemtech-sandstorm/#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 05:55:35 +0000 Lowlight http://www.snipershide.com/?p=376 Today I went to meet with AJ Goddard of Bighorn Arms out here in Brighton, CO. Meeting me there were Shane and Ray Dog of Thunder Beast Arms and they brought one of their 30P suppressors to go against the Shark and the Gemtech Sandstorm, they also brought there sound meter.]]> http://www.snipershide.com/2010/07/thunder-beast-arms-shark-suppressor-gemtech-sandstorm/feed/ 0 http://www.snipershide.com/2010/07/introduction-to-shooting-moving-targets-lesson-19a/ http://www.snipershide.com/2010/07/introduction-to-shooting-moving-targets-lesson-19a/#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 05:15:25 +0000 Lowlight http://www.snipershide.com/?p=372 Introduction to Moving Targets Movers are very difficult to practice as not many ranges have the equipment needed to practice this necessary skill. In field shooting, rarely will the target be stationary. In hunting, animals will always be on the move. It is sometimes difficult to tell their speed as some of them have legs longer than ours. A bull elk will appear to be moving very slowly, but he will actually be covering a good bit of ground.]]> http://www.snipershide.com/2010/07/introduction-to-shooting-moving-targets-lesson-19a/feed/ 0 http://www.snipershide.com/2010/06/lesson-12a-introduction-to-reading-the-wind/ http://www.snipershide.com/2010/06/lesson-12a-introduction-to-reading-the-wind/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:38:28 +0000 Lowlight http://www.snipershide.com/?p=364 Dead calm or rolling with gusts to 45 MPH, it is up to you to make the wind call and get the hit on target. Obviously, if the range is short, the wind doesn’t present too much difficulty. That is unless you are shooting for group size in a benchrest competition. Benchrest operates under a different set of rules and is a completely different discipline. We will ignore that sort of shooting for now. In the past, mainstay training methods or what we call legacy skills called for the field shooter to wait for a wind condition that more suits the shooter. It was taught to either wait for a condition they are familiar with or not shoot at all. There is even the option to change the Final Firing Position to one that would negate the effects of wind to a great degree, either up or down wind. These techniques as well as a few others can help the shooter with getting the hit but only on their limited terms. They are well known and even practiced today by a great many shooters. No slag on these shooters, but it is not a very efficient method, as this way of shooting will result in a lot of missed opportunities. ]]> http://www.snipershide.com/2010/06/lesson-12a-introduction-to-reading-the-wind/feed/ 0 http://www.snipershide.com/2010/06/lesson-11b-assessing-the-position-pt-2/ http://www.snipershide.com/2010/06/lesson-11b-assessing-the-position-pt-2/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:26:11 +0000 Lowlight http://www.snipershide.com/?p=361 "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man." -- George Bernard Shaw This is video lesson, the written document is the same as Lesson 11A and is meant to work together. This lesson introduces the shooter to more alternate positions and how one can assess the position before taking the shot.]]> http://www.snipershide.com/2010/06/lesson-11b-assessing-the-position-pt-2/feed/ 0 http://www.snipershide.com/2010/06/lesson-11a-assessing-the-position/ http://www.snipershide.com/2010/06/lesson-11a-assessing-the-position/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:22:40 +0000 Lowlight http://www.snipershide.com/?p=358 Not every shot is made with comfort. Time may be short, you may be in a pile of rubble, or the position may be very difficult to obtain. Hopefully we can help you work through some of that. The so-called ”flat deck” at Rifles Only is 1000 yards long. All these ranges can be shot from a prone position. In fact, you can lie on the tower and get dope from 100-1000 yards in relative comfort and even in the shade. This will make for some very valuable data gathering. The proper data is absolutely essential to knowing what your rifle will do at various ranges and with differing wind conditions. We also work very hard to have a varied target package. Frank is diligent in assuring that the gross targets are present but also very small targets that force you to be very precise. Good on you if you can hit an “E” type target, but keep in mind that full value targets in the field are very rare. Competition and courses here at Rifles Only force you to shoot to a higher standard than that huge full value “E” type. This training pays off. Having the confidence to hit a partially obscured target at an odd range is a valuable skill set. The other side of field shooting is that the prone shot is the rare shot.]]> http://www.snipershide.com/2010/06/lesson-11a-assessing-the-position/feed/ 0 http://www.snipershide.com/2010/06/lesson10b/ http://www.snipershide.com/2010/06/lesson10b/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:11:51 +0000 Lowlight http://www.snipershide.com/?p=353 Believing the Bullet and being able to get that second shot follow up is what makes the difference between a good range shooter and a great field shooter. Field Shooter have to deal with a slightly different set of conditions, so you have to be adapt at being able to see the results of your impact downrange and correcting for any misses. ]]> http://www.snipershide.com/2010/06/lesson10b/feed/ 0 http://www.snipershide.com/2010/06/believe-the-bullet-lesson-10a/ http://www.snipershide.com/2010/06/believe-the-bullet-lesson-10a/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:03:16 +0000 admin http://www.snipershide.com/?p=348 This lesson describes advanced concepts and techniques. It does not give you license to let the basics go by the wayside. I will first line this out for you in what we see time and again at RIFLES ONLY. During a competition, we have several stages that are two shot stages. The first round hit will garner the full 100 points. If that is missed, the shooter is allowed one additional shot for half the value. The first shot is taken and missed. The shooter will then make a follow up and miss in exactly the same spot. This presents a huge problem. The rifle is fine, the optic is fine, and the conditions have not changed. The issue is that the shooter did exactly the same thing twice. Even though it didn’t work the first time, he/she did it again.]]> http://www.snipershide.com/2010/06/believe-the-bullet-lesson-10a/feed/ 0 http://www.snipershide.com/2010/06/manners-t-5-mini-chassis-dbm/ http://www.snipershide.com/2010/06/manners-t-5-mini-chassis-dbm/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:27:35 +0000 admin http://www.snipershide.com/?p=341 Last week Sniper's Hide received two Manners' T-5 stocks, both with their new Mini Chassis that includes bottom metal for AICS magazines. The new stocks from Manners allows the shooter to simply drop in the barreled action and torque it too the mini chassis. It can be bedded but doesn't require it and we tested this stock this week for the site. ]]> http://www.snipershide.com/2010/06/manners-t-5-mini-chassis-dbm/feed/ 0