I started hunting a little later than most. Growing up on the Washington coast I was obsessed with all things fishing. My enlistment in the Air Force found me stationed in Texas and that’s where I discovered hunting. Being a financially challenged Airman I called my Dad and told him about my new found obsession and asked if he had a rifle I could have. He was coming to visit … [Read more...]
Long Range Prone Position and Form
A Video on how I set up for a prone shot in the field. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muPQeYKP--w Go Here to ask questions or discuss this video … [Read more...]
Long Range Hunting With A Precision Rifle
One of the biggest challenges the long range hunter faces, is learning how to make accurate, first-round hits on animals in the field. It’s one thing to shoot a nice group at the range, but quite another to place a single shot into an animal’s vitals under pressure. Here are some of the things I teach, and practice, to help make that first round hit every time. Master the … [Read more...]
Working With The Wind
The hunter stares down at the brushy hillside across the basin, trying to focus on the tree line as the first light of the day forms in the east. He’s been here before, scouting the best possible long-range ambush spots, and has taken several practice shots from this exact location. His ballistic solver is already loaded with the current conditions, all that’s left is a range … [Read more...]
Working The Angles
If you're going to shoot long range in the mountains, you need to understand how angles play into the equation. Unless you're really going long, angles less than five degrees or so don't matter much in the grand scheme of things, but over that, you had better account for them! … [Read more...]