Graham Smith

Yes, and no - it depends on what you are getting for input. If all you are getting is, "Go up three clicks.", then you aren't really learning all that much. If you want to really learn, I mean really deep down learn, then the angular measure you are using shouldn't matter. You need to get comfortable with both systems and the math and even with English vs Metric measurements. Comfortable to the point where you can be a spotter for someone else and have it not matter what they are using. Your mileage may vary. Offer not available in all states.

I'm just amazed at the power range they are pushing scopes to. 4.5-27 is a 6x range! Good grief, 4x was cutting edge just a few years ago. And if the quality of this new scope is anything like my compact Razor 11-33x spotting scope, it'll be a killer.

Doc, I'm not sure you want to take this on but you are certainly qualified. I have an inexpensive Kestrel that gives me temp and pressure, a ballistic app on an old iPod Touch, and a notepad. Prior to shooting, I can check the pressure in the morning (it's not going to change much after that) and check the temp a couple times in the day and just note the drops and wind for the distances I'm going to be shooting. And that's all I need. Even the guys that I know that shoot PRS write their info down on a card they carry. Why should I or anyone spend $$$ on a top of the line Kestrel with a Ballistics program? IOW, at what point, in what kind of shooting, does something like this become a worth while investment and why? (Hey, you offered to answer questions )

Since no one has mentioned this so far... Knowing where to drill the holes, what size, and what angle, is 80% of the job.

I've done the same with a Starlight case carrying a scoped rifle. Amazing how much you can cram in one of those. P.S. I got my case from someone else who had been traveling all over the place the same way for several years. Pelican and Storm can surely take a beating. Starlight used to be really rugged, but they changed hands and I can't vouch for the quality now.

Brain fart - I had it in my head that the Sinclair was legal for F-Class but not F/TR. Too much on my mind lately.

Depends some on the rifle but since this post is in Precision Rifle, I'm going to assume you are not speaking of a semi-auto shooting a high volume of off the shelf "surplus" ammo. A lot of opinions have changed over the past few years about the need for this. Barrels are better, bullets are better, cleaners are better. For a lot of people, less is more. A few of the best shooters I know have opted to something as simple as using a squirt of WipeOut foam followed by a 30min set then a quick brush and patch. Then a few more patches with something like M-Pro 7 cleaner. Copper cleaning may happen at the end of the season. BTW, here's a trick I picked up. Put a couple patches with rubbing alcohol then a couple dry patches down the bore after everything else. Helps remove any residue of cleaning products.

That would seem to be the key factor. In the picture, the scope has a longer rear tube than front tube. The front is short enough that you might even have to use a fairly narrow ring to fit on it. In this case, the single ring certainly looks adequate. Of course, having just one ring also means that it's easier to get the scope slightly off axis if you aren't careful mounting. But for short scopes and short ranges, it's probably not enough to matter.

This might help you save some money. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjG1JZxiui0

Can use the Sinclair F-class for F-T/R ?

The Sinclair Tactical bipod is a good choice as is the Atlas. Depends on how your rifle is setup.

Clever. Wouldn't really fit with the way I work but it's clever just the same.

There are short tube red-dot sights that would work fine in it but I would worry about anything longer. Do you have a picture of where this mount would go? Won't there be problems with the scope flexing due to vibration if it's not supported front and back?

Yup!

Just find a hearing specialist and talk to them. They can pre-qualify you with your insurance. Even if they tell you it won't work, you can still get them to make you a set of custom molds that you can send off to one of several companies to get good non-electronic ear plugs made. Have you checked to see if your employer has a relationship with a hearing specialist? Some places have hearing protection programs you can take advantage of.

I know the guy who owns this company and have used his stuff and it is extremely well made. You'll wear out before it does.

Depends some on the type of shooting you are doing (precision rifle can involve a number of different things) but there are some general things to consider. One of the most useful things you can do is to work on your position. If you don't have a good position then you are probably pushing or pulling or twisting the rifle in some way. You should be able to get into a position naturally. Close your eyes and get into position then open your eyes. Is your eye aligned behind the scope? If not, then you don't have a "natural position". That's simplistic but you get the idea. Same thing for holding on target. You should be able to hold on target with your eyes closed and not find you have to shift position when you open them. Dry fire can also tell you if you are jerking the trigger or twisting the rifle if you aren't holding on target when you pull the trigger.

I was transferred to the Washington Region in 1987 and stayed at Ft. Myer when I first got there. This is the base for the majority of the ceremonial units that makeup the Old Guard, including the Tomb Guards. These are some dedicated troops and they eat, sleep, and breath ceremony. Ft Myer actually connects to Arlington Cemetery, and it made for a nice weekend walk to go from the barracks area, through the Cemetery, past the Tomb, and on down to the street where you could pick up a shuttle to the mall. If you visit Washington, do yourself a favor and spend an afternoon wandering around Arlington Cemetery. It's a truly amazing place.

It's more of a piece of art than a tool. Collectors will buy these. You just have to take some time to look around the web to find a place where collectors hang out and then offer it at a reasonable price.

The 123gr AMAX is very popular as is IMR 8208 XBR and neither are mentioned. Early testing was done with small rifle mag primers but that was partly due to the brass being used. It really seems a bit out of date.

Classifiers have always been looked on as being different and as allowing things that "normally" wouldn't be allowed. It's very clear from this discussion that confusion over shooting order does exist. I can't recall, but I don't think that this has been discussed much in Front Sight. Perhaps an article clarifying things is in order.

You need to research the rules extremely well before you go and have copies with you. There have always been some exceptions to oversized overweight bags and you need to know what they are. Two years ago, I flew from Philadelphia PA to Billings MT with a large rifle case. I expected to have trouble in Philly, but I just checked in early and the guy quickly checked my rifle case and had me lock it. Then he tagged it and sent me over to TSA. No extra charge for the bag. Coming back, the clerk was going to charge me both over sized and over weight. This is at the airport in Billings where hunters come in and out all the time. Fortunately, I had kept my receipts from Philly and I pulled them out and showed him no extra charge. He shrugged and said they probably knew more than he did so he didn't charge me the extra fees.

The fundamental problem is that the descriptions aren't consistent. There are those the specify "any order" and those that don't. If they don't say any order then the tendency in a case like this is to interpret it as being literal "shoot T1 then reload then shoot T3". As to T1-T3 meaning shoot them in T1,T2,T3 order, I've never seen or heard that interpretation before. But since it does seem to exist, that's even more of a reason to expand the stage descriptions.

It is extremely unfortunate, but classifier descriptions are often extremely inconsistent. Some specifically say in any order and others don't. I would have to read each description but I don't think that there are many the specify an exact order. However some like this one imply an order. El Pres neither specifies nor implies an order. It says to shoot the array T1-T3, reload and do it again. It doesn't say shoot T1 then T2 then T3, which is basically what the Roscoe Rattle does.

I read an interview one time that talked how two MIT graduates came to open a do-it-yourself car repair shop and how the radio show started. One a strange tale that was. Of course, those two have been known to stretch the truth just a little from time to time.