Books on long range

[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

I plan on developing my long range rifle skills which are currently nonexistent. Which books would you recommend on the subject?

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[OG DramaLlama]

I plan on developing my long range rifle skills which are currently nonexistent. Which books would you recommend on the subject?

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Applied Ballistics for Long Range Shooting by Bryan Litz


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[Fire_9]

Applied Ballistics for Long Range Shooting by Bryan Litz

+1. A lot of it is pretty technical but there's a lot of good info in that book

 

[targetpanic]

Long Range shooting handbook by Ryan Cleckner has a lot of useful entry level info.

 

[mtmuley]

Write your own from behind a rifle. Nothing like trigger time. mtmuley

 

[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

Write your own from behind a rifle. Nothing like trigger time. mtmuley

Well I'm sure that's true but I do try to shorten my learning curve by considering the experience of others

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[dotman]

Here is a good book The Practical Guide to Long Range Hunting Rifles (Paperback + Ebook) - The Long Range Hunting Series - Terminal Ballistics Research

 

[Fire_9]

You'll pick up a few things with the books but mtmuley is right. There's not substitute for trigger time. Figuring out the vertical game is no big deal, it's the wind that gets most people. If you have a good setup and are decent with a rifle, there's no reason why you can't easily rock steel at 1k on a calm day. It always seems stupid simple when the wind isn't blowing.

I will throw out a couple suggestions on your setup that I wish someone would have told me when I started. Get a scope with a reticle that matches your dials. Doesn't matter if its moa/moa or mil/mil but just make sure they're the same. To me it seemed kind of dumb but add a level to your scope and level your reticle to a plumb bob. For me it was the best $60 I could have spent

 

[bowkill02]

I second the Nathan foster series of books. if you start with the first book it will walk you through cartridge selection and go all the way through rifle maintenance and individual bullet selection. he goes in depth with shooting form, reloading terminal performance and beyond. I've read then books from start to finish and will continue to go back to them. they are definitely worth the investment for every shooter no matter what your experience level

 

[odin0226]

If your more inclined to learn from DVD:
Accuracy 1st: Accuracy 1st - Long Range Made Easy Volume 1 and 2 Including Tremor 2 Instructional DVD - Military

Todd is the wind master