Re: An article I wrote with a newer shooter in mind.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Hells Gate</div><div class="ubbcode-body">A National Match AR15, stool, glove, spotting scope, tripod, shooting coat, adds up to a lot of money Sterling. A $400 savage bolt gun, with a sand bag and a $300 scope will get a guy to the F-class High Power line a lot cheaper. I have all of these things, but I'm not as dedicated to irons as you are. I could be convinced that it is a better way to learn to shoot, but I don't think it's cheaper.</div></div>
I read your article. It made me think back to the perspective I had on it all when I first got into it. I thought it was about showing up with a gun that could get the job done. So, the articles I wrote, as well as the LR clinics I put on were mostly about how to zero for LR. At any rate, my perspective on it all has changed dramatically. I see LR competitions today as a way to test and celebrate mastery of the fundamentals. I'm sure you see it differently. The only constructive criticism would be about what sort of scope is necessary to get the job done, and how to go about adjusting it. I zero at 100 yards for LR; thereafter, I re-adjust my sights for a bullet path at 100 yards which will intersect line of sight at 1000 yards. For accurate adjustment all that's needed in a chronograph to measure muzzle velocity. Counters for wind and weather effects on trajectory can be made on match day.