Well a month or so ago I went on the search for a good data book. Knowing from Marine training that keeping a databook was the best way to improve your shooting and making your shots repeatable. This is GREATLY helpful for putting shots on target at tactical matches.
I decided to go with the Storm Tactical data book. First the service at Storm was excellent and turn around on my data book was ordered on Thursday and my data book arrived to me in Ohio (from nevada) on Monday. Excellent turn around. Upon recieving my data book it came with a CD which is full of the exact targets you will find on your shooting pages. You also have general drop chart data on standard ammo and calibers, as well as informational pages. Just check out their website for everything that is included.
I took my data book to my first match this weekend. I removed some of the pages from my data book just to pull it down in size and removed what I didn't need just for the match. For instance I knew I wouldn't be shooting moving targets and I shoot a 7mm-08 so the standard 308 drop chart doesn't do me much good. Next I pulled up a popular balistics program and estimated my bullet speed and wrote in the drop chart as it's provided in my data book. Since I knew I wouldn't be working in the MILs and instead working in MOA I filled out the MOA side and changed my mil side of my drop chart to (Did hit) data. I can now use this to give me a more accurate drop on future matches.
Using my drop and drift chart I was able to preset my scope to a drop for each range that I thought would get me close enough to the target to get splash from the spotter. The biggest thing with this data book is being honest on where you think the shot broke and marking it down on the hold image - then compairing it to the hit side once you record the shot. These data books have everything needed on the target pages to make all needed input easily accessible for future reference.
These guys make the data books for our Marine snipers and it's quite obvious they have taken their time and studied the marksmanship training coarse because everything you would need is in this book. Even after the first competition I can already tell that this information gained from one competition is going to greatly assist in my future competitions.
Storm Tactical produces a GREAT product, has GREAT service and supports our service men. They have a customer for life.
PM me with any questions you guys have, anything from how to fill your pages out to which binder type to get.
Thanks,
Merritt
I decided to go with the Storm Tactical data book. First the service at Storm was excellent and turn around on my data book was ordered on Thursday and my data book arrived to me in Ohio (from nevada) on Monday. Excellent turn around. Upon recieving my data book it came with a CD which is full of the exact targets you will find on your shooting pages. You also have general drop chart data on standard ammo and calibers, as well as informational pages. Just check out their website for everything that is included.
I took my data book to my first match this weekend. I removed some of the pages from my data book just to pull it down in size and removed what I didn't need just for the match. For instance I knew I wouldn't be shooting moving targets and I shoot a 7mm-08 so the standard 308 drop chart doesn't do me much good. Next I pulled up a popular balistics program and estimated my bullet speed and wrote in the drop chart as it's provided in my data book. Since I knew I wouldn't be working in the MILs and instead working in MOA I filled out the MOA side and changed my mil side of my drop chart to (Did hit) data. I can now use this to give me a more accurate drop on future matches.
Using my drop and drift chart I was able to preset my scope to a drop for each range that I thought would get me close enough to the target to get splash from the spotter. The biggest thing with this data book is being honest on where you think the shot broke and marking it down on the hold image - then compairing it to the hit side once you record the shot. These data books have everything needed on the target pages to make all needed input easily accessible for future reference.
These guys make the data books for our Marine snipers and it's quite obvious they have taken their time and studied the marksmanship training coarse because everything you would need is in this book. Even after the first competition I can already tell that this information gained from one competition is going to greatly assist in my future competitions.
Storm Tactical produces a GREAT product, has GREAT service and supports our service men. They have a customer for life.
PM me with any questions you guys have, anything from how to fill your pages out to which binder type to get.
Thanks,
Merritt
