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  1. Lindy

    Sniper’s Hide Cup Sniper's Hide / Rifles Only Fall Shooter's Bash

    The second day of competition is about to get under way. The first event is likely to be a cold bore shot - and the density altitude is currently minus 2200 feet. T: 32 BP: 30.3 RH: 92%
  2. Lindy

    Shooter's Cake

    Karl and Kerri got married this evening. This is the groom's cake. The picture sucks - all I had was my Iphone, and the lighting was bad - but you can see that it's a Gen II reticle, in a Pelican case. The case had a sticker on it which said, "God bless our troops...but especially our Snipers."...
  3. Lindy

    Rifle Scopes Nightforce Awarded Military Sniper Scope Contract

    <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Nightforce, Inc. in Orofino, Idaho, was awarded a $25.8 million firm-fixed-price contract for its family of dayscopes, with accompanying service for spares, repairs and upgrades. These scope sights will...
  4. Lindy

    Rifle Scopes Experimental Advanced Rifle Sight

    Story Lead: <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Military optical sensor experts at the Lockheed Martin Corp. Mission Systems & Sensors (MS2) segment in Akron, Ohio, are developing an experimental advanced rifle sight that helps every...
  5. Lindy

    Range Report Generic Wind Chart Spreadsheet

    A poster asked how to produce a wind chart I use. That chart is shown below. It's specific to one load in one of my rifles. The data in the chart cells is wind hold in mils. If you want to produce a chart for your load under a specific set of conditions, you must set up a ballistic program...
  6. Lindy

    Suppressors Texas CHL Renewal Process Streamlined

    Starting May 1, renewing Texas CHL holders will no longer be required to submit photographs and fingerprints. There are other changes as well. This is good news! See: https://www.tsra.com/images/stories/general/chlbulletin04072010.pdf
  7. Lindy

    U.S. Navy Ceremonial Drill Team

    Turn on the sound, and watch this: http://www.whc.net/rjones/USN/USN_team.html It's the US Navy Presidential Ceremonial Honor Guard Drill Team, at the International Tattoo in Norway in May of 2009. They won.
  8. Lindy

    Sniper’s Hide Cup 2010 Sniper's Hide Cup Trophies

    Tony tried to post these in the photo gallery, but you can't do that. So, here's his original post, in a place where it works. I did that because these trophies are just awesome. Here's Tony's original post: Like Frank said, the trophies were made by Piper Precision. Their website is...
  9. Lindy

    Offline

    The Sniper's Hide Cup starts in the morning, which means that I will have no time for the Internet until Sunday. Cheers! -- Lindy
  10. Lindy

    Fieldcraft Application of Technology to Sniper's Hides

    Yes, I mean an actual <span style="font-style: italic">sniper's hide</span> - not the website. See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfV5l8Qxud4 and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKnucDzc-hg
  11. Lindy

    Range Report Modification of JBM Ballistics DA Card Program

    I noted in my web page on making Density Altitude ballistic cards that JBM Ballistics would not accept a DA input below -1000 feet. Making Ballistic Cards Using Density Altitude I dropped the author of that program a note this morning, requesting that he consider reducing that minimum DA, as...
  12. Lindy

    Range Report Serious Application of a Shooting Simulation

    I have acquired the new version of Shooter Ready, and I find it to be a serious training tool - if you use it seriously. Here's how I'm doing that. It's easy to achieve hits, if you set the atmospheric and load parameters up in your ballistic software, put in each shot, and let it calculate...
  13. Lindy

    Maggie’s Bumper Sticker Seen Today

    In a Wal-Mart parking lot, of course: "Dyslexic devil worshipers sell their souls to Santa"
  14. Lindy

    Rifle Scopes New Optical Rangefinder & Ballistic Computer

    See: http://www.rianov.com/rianov.html This item looks interesting. The optical rangefinding method uses a tilt sensor. Basically, you point your scope at the top of the target, then push and hold a button. You point your scope at the bottom of the target, and release the button. It calculates...
  15. Lindy

    Free Energy for your phone or PDA

    This is not a joke. This is a device which will pick radio frequency energy from Wifi hotspots out of the air, and use it to charge your battery. It's an RCA device, currently on display at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas...
  16. Lindy

    Army Sniper Competition Reveals Gains, Deficits

    Link below is to an Army Times story about a SOC sniper competition. http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/12/army_sniper_122009w/
  17. Lindy

    The Ultimate - 20 mm Suppressed

    That's what's new at the FBI. More than three times the muzzle energy of a .50 BMG round. I wonder what they're planning to shoot with them? Magfed 20mm Suppressed Solicitation
  18. Lindy

    Sniper’s Hide Cup Shot Corrections at Matches

    Many shooters at matches get confused listening to the other shooters call corrections on their shots, which Stan Owens alluded to in his post on the Rifles Only/Sniper's Hide Fall Shooter Bash. That's because some people call the impact of the bullet relative to the target, while other people...
  19. Lindy

    Maggie’s U.S. Army Room Clearing Techniques

    One way to do it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R89vhiua35A&feature=related
  20. Lindy

    The Next Thing in Military Sniper Rifles

    You won't have to go to Sniper School to deploy it - but lots of video game experience will be helpful. It's the ARSS - Autonomous Rotorcraft Sniper System - a flying sniper platform with a stabilized gun controlled by an Xbox control console. The rifle is chambered for a .338 Lapua Magnum...
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