Long range shooting is a journey. Little did I know, as a young Marine recruited to Surveillance – Target Acquisition Platoon in 1986, that I would still be in this game some thirty-seven years later. That is how some journeys are. One doesn’t realize that a journey has been undertaken until time passes and you find you are traveling the same path.
The knowledge I acquired in that position was leading-edge for long range shooters of the time. My instructors and mentors were a mix of competitive shooters and military snipers. In those days the only shooters with any interest in ranges beyond short hunting ranges were of those two disciplines.
The Realization
I thought I had it all figured out. The reality was I had acquired fundamentals and a small amount of knowledge, but had very little understanding...
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