After a week of advanced rifle marksmanship and machine gun skills, soldiers from the Lightning Troop finished up with the completion of an improvised assault course. Using the sharp end of a flag pole is certainly a new idea in terms of assault, but you take what you [Read More…]
Welcome back to The Rimfire Report! In this ongoing series, we aim to explore the various firearms, ammunition, competitions, history, and news surrounding the rimfire world. This week we’ll be exploring a rimfire shooting practice that has been picking up more [Read More…]
Armament Technology Incorporated has just introduced the new Tangent Theta model TT315LRH 3-15x50mm riflescope. The new Tangent Theta Long Range Hunter is a variable power riflescope making use of externally calibrated adjustment dials and also makes use of a first [Read More…]
At the end of last year TFB’s Austin reviewed some Rifle Cases from Savior Equipment. I’m a big fan of Guitar Cases that can store your firearms, but this depends on where you live of course. A friend of mine with a ponytail has to pass a restaurant to leave [Read More…]
The brand new CZ 457 LRP, where LRP stands for Long Range Precision, is here. This CZ Rifle in caliber .22 LR has been designed to shoot accurately long distances. It has a 20″ thick-walled, fluted and cold-forged barrel, with what CZ calls a match chamber. The [Read More…]
For 2020 Browning has introduced a new addition to the X-Bolt family of bolt-action rifles that merges the unique feel of walnut wood with the practicality of an adjustable cheekpiece and other features added to make it an ideal companion for your hunting adventures. [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day – Looking at the Barrett M107A1 (above) and the Remington M2010 sniper rifles, as used by snipers conducting long-range marksmanship drills. This happened at the Orchard Combat Training Center. The life of a spotter can sometimes be to function [Read More…]
How To Shoot Long Range: The Accessories In my previous How To Shoot Long Range articles I have discussed an overview of precision long-range shooting, the types of rifles used, and the types of optics most people use to impact steel and animals at “long range.” [Read More…]
The Longshot LR-3: on target or missing the mark? For the past few months, I’ve had the privilege of testing out the Longshot LR-3 target camera. I’ve tested some other types of target cameras out before, with very poor results. Needless to say, I went [Read More…]
Although I don’t have enough time with it yet, I think the 6.5 Creedmoor is a great round. Low recoil combined with great performance, two very important boxes for me. I don’t reload, and I don’t plan to. However it is interesting to see how the [Read More…]
If you recall last April, I reviewed the Weltool W3 “Featherless Arrow” flashlight. It uses a new type of illumination technology called Laser Excited Phosphor (LEP). At that time Acebeam had a competing product called the W10. On paper, the W10 was a little [Read More…]
There are literally just a few weeks left, we travel into the year of 2020 and a new exciting decade. JP Enterprises, Inc. out of Hugo, Minnesota, just revealed a new rifle called the JP LRI-20 – Semi-Monolithic Long Range Precision Rifle. Judging the looks and [Read More…]
How To Shoot Long Range – The Optics Discussing optics is a lot like asking Batman what his favorite color is. The answer is obviously “black, and sometimes, really really dark grey.” Lego Movie quotes aside, I am not saying there is only one right answer [Read More…]
The photo above and the description below (from B&T) brings up an interesting subject. Shooting at (reactive) targets at long distance. In a recent PRS competition I got the opportunity to shoot a Glock 17 and a CZ Shadow at some steel targets from about 100 – [Read More…]
This is an extended review of the Schmidt & Bender 5-25×56 PMII rifle scope with the LRR-MIL reticle in a Spuhr SP-4602 mount. When I think of it, the Schmidt & Bender 5-25×56 PMII is probably one of the most expensive products we at TFB have ever [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day, and we travel to Mongolia and the long-range sighting-in bay. There are steel targets from 50 meters out to 1,000 meters. Oh! What a dream that would be for me. With Livestock, farm animals, walking around on the shooting area there’s just one [Read More…]
How To Shoot Long Range – The Guns Alright folks, with the introduction to How To Shoot Long Range out of the way, let’s begin discussing the gear necessary to make impacts at far distances. I do want to make it clear at the outset that nicer equipment [Read More…]
With summer now in full swing, this is the perfect time to get out and do some long range rifle shooting. Usually, this is where I find myself behind a cozy bench with a Range Safety Officer (RSO) nearby. This is all good and fun, but it just doesn’t come close to [Read More…]
So you bought that new 6.5 Creedmoor bolt action rifle and you’ve been following the Precision Rifle Series competitions for a while. Now you want to stretch the distance a little bit, don’t you? You want the skill to hit that 1000 yard target at the range, [Read More…]
Today’s Picture of the Day shows a British soldier with his L115A3 Long Range Sniper Rifle, taking part in the annual International Sniper Competition. The location is the Salisbury Plains training area. The British Armed Forces adopted the Accuracy International [Read More…]
It’s all too seldom we get high-quality reference style photographs of military firearms. They are usually pictured where they usually belong; in the field, painted, partially hidden or out of focus. Today’s pictures are different and provide a great look at [Read More…]
Schmidt & Bender is a family-run manufacturer of high-end rifles scopes since over 60 years. Located in Germany they have been supplying the Special Forces of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines with high quality optics since 2011, since they won the Precision [Read More…]
Ruger’s long-range entries are now being chambered in long action calibers such as .300 Win Mag and .338 Lapua with the latest version of the Ruger Precision Rifle. It also features a newly designed handguard that incorporates M-Lok rail sections for the mounting of forward accessories. The [Read More…]
Henry Repeating Arms have announced some new additions to their range, including a new ‘Long Ranger’ hunting rifle and a new .22, the American Eagle. The latest Long Ranger will be chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor and joins the series that already includes .223 [Read More…]
The Browning X-Bolt has been on the market for close to 10 years now and the semi-custom variant of the X-Bolt Pro was introduced back in 2017. Now Browning has unveiled a newer iteration for 2019 with the X-Bolt Pro Long Range! This new offering boasts a muzzle brake, [Read More…]
Everyone’s enchantment with all things Creedmoor continues and Savage Arms is ensuring they are in the party. Their premium MSR 10 Long Range rifle will now be chambered in 6mm Creedmoor for another option to those who love shooting far distances and still love [Read More…]
US Navy has published a solicitation for development of “Small Arms Long-Range Human Electro-Muscular Incapacitation (HEMI) Munition”. The solicitation was published on the website of a US government program called SBIR (Small Business Innovation [Read More…]
Today Joel goes over his 5 best gear items for long range competition shooting and explains why he chooses to use these specifically and what some of the main features are of each product. What are your go-to items for long range shooting? ««« GUNS IN THIS VIDEO »»» Various custom bolt action [Read More…]
Joel tests out three of the top tripods used in long-range shooting. He shot in 4 different positions from 100 yards to 300 yards and finally, 600 yards in an effort to determine the pros and cons of each tripod system. Did one stand out above the rest? Watch Triple Tripod Test – 3 Of [Read More…]
Testing and comparing the Leupold Mark 5 vs. the Athlon Argos. Joel looks at five categories and determines which scope is better. Can a $400 scope hang with a much higher priced optic? What is the lowest price scope that you would absolutely recommend to a friend? Check out the Long Range Scope [Read More…]
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