Recent content by FranckB

If you're searching for the ultimate accuracy, forget about the reticle. First, you need a plumb bob. Align the vertical part of the reticle along the string (= parallel) and check if the cross tracks it perfectly when you dial the vertical turret. In this position a good scope should track the...

Re: big chubby brake. Anyone tried this?? What about the accuracy ? Does it affect it ?

Re: USO SN4 1.5-6x quality - bad. Twice in a row. Be cautious about the pictures you show here, there are 117 other pictures that everybody can see and that nobody should see, with Photobucket... ;-)

Re: Distance Measuring App Thanks, I have it now and no need to move to the target to get the right distance. I am in Belgium and I can tell you now that, between the Ryerson & Burnham library, Chicago and Nicollet Island, Minneapolis, there are 570 km (and I know that it is really useless...

Re: Alaskan Moose... Nice one, must have been funny to bring it home...

Re: Custom Cerakote Finish Where's the rifle ?

Re: Steyr SBS opinions please Hmm, Wareagle probably didn't wait until now... Anyway, here in Europe, Steyr Mannlicher is a really famous name.

Re: Ballistic Software apps for the iphone4 What about iSnipe ? Anybody using it ?

Re: Mossberg Chainsaw? WTF?!?!? Two ways to kill a man : - gunner way : throw as many bullets as necessary till your ennemy dies because of Lead poisoning ; - sniper way : one shot one kill. Because of increasing price of lead and copper, I prefer the second option ;-) (though I do not...

Re: Killin Science and bullet selection for the la <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TresMon</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I never said shoot a deer in the butt and his tongue will pop like a balloon from energy.</div></div> THAT is funny, ROTFLOL ...

Re: Kestrel 4500 with Ballistics programs I ordered one two days ago (though I chose the 1000), it should be at home in a few days.

Re: The effect of free recoil on POI The gas produced by the burning powder gives a higher pressure inside the case. This pressure is the same everywhere, but there is a moment when the bullet has too much pressure and begins to move to the muzzle. When you are in a small boat, and you want...

For those who like geometrical and physical facts : http://www.optics.arizona.edu/ot/Opti502/MIL_HDBK_141.html Prepare Ibuprofen... headache is coming soon.

Re: I need DOPE!!! Snipers please help Check your reticle-bore alignment : if you draw a vertical line from the center of the scope (the cross) to the ground, this line must be exactly in the middle of the bore. If the bore is a little to the left it must aim to the right to hit your POA at...

Re: Fundamentals of Marksmanship. Thank you for all those informations. I think that practice is important but most of all, if one practices without an external guide, it could lead to have bad habits and it is difficult to change a bad habit, more difficult than to learn a good habit at first.