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David Tubbs Final Finish
Everyone in the shooting community knows about David Tubb, one of the best competitive rifleman in history. He has an impressive record of championship titles including six NRA Long Range Rifle championships at 600-1000 yards. David’s greatest contribution to the shooting industry is his pioneering approach and innovative mind that continues to make advancements in ... Read more
.300 Winchester Magnum: A Brief Guide
In 1963, Winchester introduced the .300 Winchester Magnum, which featured a longer case than the .338, as long as what could be housed in a Winchester long action to achieve optimum velocities. The shoulder was moved forward to maximize powder capacity that created a short neck. Factory ammunition for the .300 Win Mag is loaded ... Read more
Moly Coated Bullets: A Warning
Molybdenum-disulfide, known as Moly, is a black, slick compound used to coat copper jacket bullets. It lubricates the bullet and reduces friction when the bullet travels down the bore. This is meant to facilitate a long string of shots between cleaning without affecting accuracy. However, it’s not quite that simple and moly coating has its drawbacks. It ... Read more
Sniper Training in the Military
This information is based upon the U.S. Army’s sniper training programs at Ft. Benning’s Sniper School and Ft. Bragg’s Special Operations Target Interdiction Course. What is a sniper, what are his tasks? Snipers are highly trained soldiers specializing in target shooting over long distances. But they also have to train in how to be covert, ... Read more
Rifle Testing for Dummies
A lot of time and effort goes into developing a load or in choosing a factory load. However, many of us underestimate or complicate the necessary process of testing the rifle, scope and ammunition after selecting an accurate load. Typically, it’s the novice or seasonal shooters who don’t run through the checks like noting the ... Read more
Objective Individual Combat Weapon (OICW)
The Objective Individual Combat Weapon (OICW) program intended to produce a lightweight weapon that was capable of firing kinetic energy projectiles and an air-bursting fragmentation munition. Its purpose was to have soldiers effectively attack targets at longer ranges, and attack targets protecting themselves from gunfire. It was to combine leading-edge technologies in miniaturized fusing, integrated ... Read more
The Concept of a Smart Bullet
Marksmanship is not easy. Any shooter has to spend countless hours of training to learn how to calculate hitting a moving target with a small flying piece of metal. However, that could change in the future. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is a branch of the United States Department of Defense that has ... Read more
Barrel Twist Rate
A rifle barrel has interior spiral grooves referred to as rifling, which is used to spin a bullet to keep it stable without wobbling on it’s way to the target. The tighter these spiral grooves, the faster the bullet will spin. The barrel twist rate refers to the rate at which a bullet spins in ... Read more
Romanian PSL
Gun collectors, retailers, and shooters don’t simply know the technicalities of a gun and how to shoot, they are also passionate about the history of firearms. And, there have been many interesting rifles manufactured over the decades that warrant our attention. There’s the former USSR’s SVD Dragunov and China’s NDM-86 that are both flexible, slender ... Read more
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Choosing a Proper Sniper Scope
Whether you’re building a rifle for law enforcement, military, civilian or tactical competition, the scope magnification requirements will vary. Law enforcement wouldn’t need anything more than a 6X scope as riflemen aren’t allowed to take a shot further than 100 yards. Most are taken under 70 yards so a scope with 4 to 6 power ... Read more
Special Ops and Basic Sniper Training
This is a high-level overview of the different U.S. sniper training courses available today. In the US military, snipers are individuals who successfully completed a formal course either in the US Army Sniper School, USMC Scout Sniper Basic Course, or the US Army Special Operations Target Interdiction Course. Snipers are highly trained to be assigned ... Read more
Camouflage and Concealment
For a sniper to effectively approach and strike a target, he must be practically invisible throughout the hunt. Assessing the proficiency of a sniper’s concealment requires him to advance within 200 meters of a trained observer and fire two shots before withdrawing undetected. Part of the sniper’s job is being highly competent in obscurity while ... Read more
Rules of Gun Fighting
USMC Rules For Gun Fighting Bring a gun. Preferably, bring at least two guns. Bring all of your friends who have guns. Bring their friends who have guns. If you can, make friends with those on the crew served weapons. Bring them as well. Borrow money from them, it gives them an added incentive to ... Read more
British Sniper Training
The word Sniper was derived from a term used by British soldiers stationed in India in the 1770s. The troops would hunt the Snipe, a small and nimble bird considered extremely challenging to shoot. So, those who were successful in hunting the bird were nicknamed, Snipers. Although several armies had special marksmen, it was only ... Read more
Basic & Advanced Rifle Marksmanship
Marksmanship is the development of skills to hit whatever we aim at with certainty, at any range, within the effective range of our rifle. The skills required are numerous. It could be terrain, weather conditions, wind conditions: it does not matter. The only thing that matters is: I need to know with certainty that I ... Read more
The .408 Cheyenne Tactical
Long-range tactical precision is being able to fire a weapon over an extremely long distance without affecting the direct surroundings. So, the .408 Cheyenne Tactical rifle was tested to confirm ballistic performance of the 419-gr. bullet and long-range accuracy. The results include information on the shoot ability of the rifle configuration and recommended modifications. Rifle ... Read more
Snipers in History
Snipers are the most feared rifleman on the battlefield. With an average of around one enemy death per 250,000 rounds fired in the modern Global War on Terror, a sniper who only fires on average around 1.3 rounds per kill stands out as a terribly lethal soldier. The elite training and precision rifles given to ... Read more
Ghillie Suits – Constructing your own
A ghillie suit is an outfit worn by hunters, snipers, and combatants to camouflage themselves in their surroundings to avoid being seen. The term ghillie is derived from the Gaelic word meaning “boy”, referring to young male servants who assisted during hunting excursions. While nature has taught us a thing or two about camouflage, it ... Read more
.243 WSSM – The Long-Awaited 6mm?
Although the .223 Remington, .308 Winchester, and .300 Magnums are commonly used as sniper cartridges, they aren’t the most suitable. Consequently, the sniping community has been looking at the high velocity 6mm cartridge as a possible solution. In 2003, Winchester introduced the .243 Winchester Super Short Magnum and this article compares its ballistic performance against ... Read more
Valkoinen Kuolema
While the history of Finland may not be a well-known narrative in the Americas, it’s an undeniable story of courage and resolve about a nation protecting itself against invasion. During the Winter War of 1939 – 1940, the country of Finland faced great odds in going up against the Soviet Union. Written by Petri Sarjanen, ... Read more
The Prone Position
The prone position is almost as sturdy as the benchrest shooting position. Benchrest offers a steady platform for firing off shots, while prone provides stability through body and ground contact. This position allows for a motionless sight picture achieved through three good positioning elements being bone support, muscle relaxation, and a natural point of aim. ... Read more
Scope Parallax – Explained by Experts | SniperCountry.com
Basic Terms To understand Scope Parallax, let’s start with basic terminology to explain what goes on inside a scope and the eyes of the shooter. However, this will exclude lenses that are used to rectify optical or color errors. The emphasis here is on image forming. Starting at the front is the Object. This is ... Read more
The Springfield M1903
Way back in 1892, the US Government adopted their first official bolt action rifle, the 1892 Krag Jorgensen Rifle. Prior to that, the military was using the Trapdoor Springfield (1873 model) and before that, they were using the Allen Conversion of the Civil War muskets. So, with the Krag in service from 1892, various other ... Read more
The 1860’s Target Rifle
The standard issue for sharpshooters was the Sharps breechloader although there were also mentions of a heavier target rifle used for long-range shooting, the target rifle of the 1860s period. This article references Ned Roberts’s book from 1944 called The Muzzleloading Caplock Rifle. It’s great reading for more information on rifles and muzzleloaders. During America’s ... Read more
AR15/M16 Sightlink
The AR-15/M16 series rifle has matured into a remarkable system that has more accessories than any other weapon in the world. It has the right barrel twist and bullet making it very reliable and effective but unfortunately, the military spurned this with its’s 1:7 twist. The owner of Mounting Solutions Plus, Ned Scheer, patented a ... Read more
Rifleman’s Creed: My Rifle: The Creed of a US Marine
As recounted in the classic film Full Metal Jacket This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My rifle is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My rifle, without me, is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless. ... Read more
Killing shot made at distance of 2,430 metres
When a Canadian sniper detachment from the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry was deployed from Edmonton to Afghanistan, they were equipped with Canadian .50-calibre rounds, which had a maximum range of up to 2,300 meters. However, they soon discovered that the U.S. rounds could fly much farther and much faster. During Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan ... Read more
Barrel Break-In
A contentious subject Barrel break in of a new rifle and cleaning techniques are contentious subjects with differing opinions and techniques between shooters and barrel makers. Our collection of expert opinions The following is a collection of thoughts about barrel break-in and cleaning from several shooters and Gale McMillan, who was the founder of McMillan, ... Read more
.300 Win Mag vs .308 Win – Cartridge Comparison
In this article, we are going to look at two cartridges of the same bullet diameter that have very distinct differences in their performance. Though they are different, when looking at the .300 Win Mag vs the .308 Winchester, we see two effective cartridges that when used in the right scenario, will be successful hunt ... Read more
.338 Lapua Mag vs .50 BMG – Cartridge Comparison
In this cartridge comparison, we are going to take a look at two cartridges, the .338 Lapua and the .50 BMG, two rounds that separate the men from the boys. Seriously, these are heavy duty rounds that fill a very specific niche in the shooting world. These include heavy stopping power that can be carried ... Read more
