Advanced Marksmanship Switching Rifles

[Trapshooter12]

I am a believer of shooting one Rifle. This way you learn all of the quirks with the round you are throwing down range.

For example I shoot my 260 for Tactical events but I love shooting my 223. Do you see a problem. Will this cause a problem with the wind holds between the Rifles? Or is my thinking wrong.

 

[TOP PREDATOR]

it'll only cause a problem if you let it.

take accurate dope for each and trust in it.

one rifle only is nice, but a 1 trick pony has it's drawbacks too.

unless you are shooting for gold medals, big money, or life and liberty i wouldn't sweat it

 

[Rob01]

If you are using .223 wind with a .260 it's wrong but if you shoot them with their own data there is no problem in shooting multiple rifles. You need to run each rifle as it's own.

 

[kraigWY]

There is no one gun for every thing so you must learn each gun and its data.

I shoot both 223 & 308 in high power so I need data for my WOA service rifle and my M1A.

I need different data for my M1903a4 for Vintage Sniper Matches.

Also need different data my 257 Roberts antelope rifle and my heavier elk rifle.

There is no one rifle for every thing which means different data. That's why God gave us the pencil and paper.

 

[40xs]

There is an old saying; " Beware the man with one gun...he likely knows how to use it" But this came from way back in the day when a man relied on his gun for survival. I like to be well versed in all weaponry, to the point that if I had to pick one up in the dark I would not have to dwell on the function of it and let muscle memory take over. As far as sighting on targets with different guns, it demands a duty on everyone to do as KraigWY says and document your dope for each one. It becomes more of an issue at extended ranges in which you need good documentation. Except for the really high steppers, most centerfires that are sighted 1.5 to 2'' at 100 will be dead on at 200, and aim at the top of the shoulder at 300 for hunting purposes. Match work needs more detail.

 

[BattleAxe]

Double edged sword. The surest way to reach a plateau is to not step away from something from time to time. It's why we take vacations.

.223 makes a great trainer and almost can't be beat for price-per-round in a caliber that can reach comfortably/accurately to 600 yards. I don't have time to re-load and have to shoot factory, so .223 allows me far more trigger time than I can afford shooting solely 7.62. Plus I can easily duplicate most drills required to shoot in practically any discipline.

 

[Greg Langelius *]

I was once taught that there is no such thing as a problem, there are only unresolved challenges. On reflection, I decided that's pedantic BS, because some challenges simply cannot be resolved with available resources in time to prevent them from becoming unresolvable; sad but true.

But still I like the basic sentiment because it emphasizes taking on the challenge instead of accepting defeat without a commitment to apply available resources. In essence, a thing is a problem if we allow it to be, or things can only beat us if we allow them to. We don't fail until we quit.

In this instance, I think the initial premise, limiting oneself to one firearm, is the potential flaw in the argument. It's a good premise, but not, I think, the best one; because to me, a true marksman's skills are not dependent on a specific set of resources. They are flexible to the degree that they can be effectively applied to most, if not all, resources.

Greg

 

[Sterling Shooter]

At one time I owned 3 match conditioned service rifles, all used for HP competitions between myself and my two sons. Since my sons were new to HP at the time I had to keep up with three score books. I could not do it.

 

[damoncali]

I think it's a nice notion, but probably not true. The more rifles you shoot, the more you learn about shooting in general. So long as you do it right and actually learn each rifle (as opposed to just churning though them for fun), you'll come out ahead. The 4.5 pound trigger and non-adjustable stock of my service rifle teaches me different things than my match air rifle, my benchrest rifle, and my mid range prone rifle.

That's my theory, at least.

 

[tnichols]

A good golfer isn't just handy with one of the clubs in his bag...

 

[Red_SC]

At a DMM match this summer I broke a bolt knob off in the middle of a stage. I dropped my .260 and grabbed my partner's .308 and finished the stage without missing a shot- and we ended up with the fastest time on the stage. I don't see a problem.

If I only knew what wind to hold with one caliber, I'd have been screwed.