Sniper 101
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I am actually at episode 35 and watching them all one after the other.
Since i have little experience, and do not know anyone around here to rely on for credible experience, i will be trying Rex's take on firing solutions.
Anyone with experience can back up what Rex is teaching peeps on youtube? If it's reliable information or if i should stop wasting my time on it?
Since i have little experience, and do not know anyone around here to rely on for credible experience, i will be trying Rex's take on firing solutions.
Anyone with experience can back up what Rex is teaching peeps on youtube? If it's reliable information or if i should stop wasting my time on it?
The guy is a mindless regurgitator of well documented information on snipers.
I've yet to find an original thought from that guy.
He does seem to have some nice rifles though, but even that speaks to his insecurity about where accuracy really comes from.
Just google up a copy of the US Army Field Manual FM 23-10 Sniper Training and you will have this guys playbook.
I've yet to find an original thought from that guy.
He does seem to have some nice rifles though, but even that speaks to his insecurity about where accuracy really comes from.
Just google up a copy of the US Army Field Manual FM 23-10 Sniper Training and you will have this guys playbook.
In his videos, expecially the external ballistics ones, he makes a lot of references to the FM23-10.
I am taking notes as i am watching, here is an example.
Humidity Corrections
FM23-10 : When humidity goes up, impact goes down. When humidity goes down, impact goes up. Each 20% of change in humidity should be corrected by 1MOA
Rex : Water Vapor is less dense than air. The opposite of FM23-10, when very humid your bullet has less resistance. Under 1000 meters he does not factor in humidity. In the example he is showing a .308 168gr bullet being affected by only 0.3MOA@1000M. He is also refering to Sierra handloading book for humidity corrections.
So yeah, from someone new to it, he can ''seem'' instructed on the matter, but i do not take anything on youtube at 100% face value, i have my doubts there is more to it.
I am taking notes as i am watching, here is an example.
Humidity Corrections
FM23-10 : When humidity goes up, impact goes down. When humidity goes down, impact goes up. Each 20% of change in humidity should be corrected by 1MOA
Rex : Water Vapor is less dense than air. The opposite of FM23-10, when very humid your bullet has less resistance. Under 1000 meters he does not factor in humidity. In the example he is showing a .308 168gr bullet being affected by only 0.3MOA@1000M. He is also refering to Sierra handloading book for humidity corrections.
So yeah, from someone new to it, he can ''seem'' instructed on the matter, but i do not take anything on youtube at 100% face value, i have my doubts there is more to it.
His theories and way to take the temperature effects on muzzle velocities variations are good in my opinion, so I am trying to set ups tables of firing solution to use them on the field and PRS competitions. He also spoke a lot about noting the velocities results on a chart to have a good feeling on the barrel periods and effects on velocities and copper fouling, but he is not talking that much on how to use these collected infos to predict the velocities variations. (or I just didn't understand correctly when he spoke about this, after all English is not my first language...) But overall I liked and learned a lot with his series of videos. Give and take a bit, as always with Internet knowledge base.
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What I've observed and learned about humidity is, unless it's rainy, the humidity have very little effect on the bullet when I shooted 500 yards and less. I'm not sure what is the very incidence beyond these distances, as my personal range is max 500 yards.
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Quite frankly, the fact that his videos have disappeared is a huge service to the precision rifle community.
Maybe, haven't watched them. But I was curious.
I don't know why the videos have been taken off. But considering the current situation and our tech overlords' willingness to eradicate any interest in things that go pew pew, I would strongly advise people to make copies of the videos they enjoy watching.
Just google "youtube to mp4" or something like that. It's easy and it allows you to keep local copies of stuff that matters to you that's likely to disappear.
Can you point me to better resources?
As an engineer and scientist I found Rex's explanations technically accurate, while explained in simple language anyone can follow.
Of course I'm new to long range shooting so I have no idea where his advice is off.
The knock I've heard against Rex is that he is self taught, as opposed to having super cool sf sniper training to use to sell his ideas. I can see how some might not appreciate that, but I've not seen many point out where exactly he is wrong about something.
What a great resource, thank you for posting
Max Owner
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As compared to what you have done?
It gave newbies a place to start. Then as their skill and knowledge progress they can decide if they want professional training. Pay for videos/paid access training.
He talked too much, but it was a start for a new guy/gal who was hungry for knowledge.
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I had a similar experience. I watched Rex's video series when I had not shot further than 100m and I found it to be very informative and the technical aspects lined up with what I recalled from materials science and chemistry classes. I went back to brush up on something recently and I couldn't find it - really glad someone posted the backups! That said, he does really stretch topics with lots of chit-chat that dragged on at times.
If anyone has a recommendation for a better video series, even if it's paid, I'd love to hear about it. I've found a few paid ones online but without reviews I'm hesitant to spend the cash.
All of his stuff comes from outdated army and other military manuals. Stuff from the 60's and 70's.
The world of long range shooting has changed a lot since then. Worthwhile resources to get you started on are Applied Ballistics (Bryan Litz is behind this brand and is considered the worlds leading ballistician), Frank Galli/SnipersHide (their website, his youtube videos), Rifles Only (youtube).
Not only is Rex's stuff outdated, he is very inefficient at explaining his thoughts. Reminds me of nutnfancy in that way.
I couldn't care less about that, and most people that are serious in the sport couldn't either.
Snipers do very little actual shooting. That's a very small portion of their job, perhaps ~5% or less. In fact, most civilian competitive shooters have a much higher proficiency in shooting then snipers do.
