Recent content by Christopher Rance

Squaring up to the rifle and both knees on the ground does the trick for me. I also roll my hips slightly forward. If the position allows me; I'll sit back on my heels. It's all about getting as many points of contact as possible.

Will do. Appreciate the feedback.

That was also five years ago. Even at the schoolhouse now, we have refined it and we run a better quick wind. Doctrine changes, but at the time from 2016-2017, that was what we put into print. But I feel the TC is a better product than what we had from the 09' and 13' versions. Luckily, and I'm...

The reticle. Just like irons, your focal point should be on the front sight post tip. The same applies to an optic; focus on the reticle once you have checked your npa and parallax.

The BC method of determining wind has been in circulation for years. Yes, Accuracy 1st has made it seem that they invented it. We still teach this method at the schoolhouse as well, though we have refined it to make it easier for students to use. Also, Hess didn't write the sniper TC. I wrote...

Here is a write up of this years Israeli Defense Force International Sniper Competition. It was the first year to host international teams alongside Israel's elite Infantry, Reconnaissance and Counter Terrorism units. Instructors from the United States...

I use the TSB from Zikitec / FAB Defense. It provides me the most stable platform hands down and weighs next to nothing. Clamp systems are great, but still only offer one point of contact on the gun. Tactical Sniper Bench

Great podcast. Some really good discussion on the shot process of the sniper and how the United States Army Sniper Course uses their fight up/fight down drill to build proficiency and mastery of their sniper weapon system.

Here is a write up of this years Israeli Defense Force International Sniper Competition. It was the first year to host international teams alongside Israel's elite Infantry, Reconnaissance and Counter Terrorism units. Instructors from the United States Army Sniper Course took 3rd, with United...

No just reading the manual. The example must be a typo then. That what was confusing me, as the example and the solution wasn't adding up, and I wanted to figure out the math behind it and see if we could do it without the software.

I appreciate that. I'll test it out on our range with some burn barrels. See what I can get from it and if its something we can use.

Thanks guys for the responses. Yeah, I just was reading through their manual and I thought the example used was interesting, as smoke is a common indicator in urban areas, and if the above formula provides another clue to what the wind is doing in that area, I'm alright with that. Again, I...

I was reading the Field Firing Solutions manual and on page 55, it goes into discussion on the wind vector screen and the wind calculator function. The example used is; Example: Say at 950 yards is some burning rubble and the smoke is moving from left to right across his field of view. The...

good question and I’ll inquire. Currently I use the Vertebrae band https://vertebrae.no/int/catalog/product/view/id/214/s/vertebrae-mirage-band-black/category/204/ I’ll find out and post when I get an answer.

What I teach is group/zero/ chronograph rifle then confirm at short-mid range (still inside supersonic) distance. If POA/POI is matching up, we then push out in distance, then tweak BC around transonic/subsonic distance if actual drops are not aligning with predicted drops. I factor in SD and...