Precision shooting books/tables

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Looking to find information on learning the basics of precision shooting. For example, how to use a mil-dot for range finding, calculating bullet drop, etc. Is there a site, or possibly some type of books that can teach this stuff? I'm getting my first precision rifle this month, and am eager to learn! Thanks.

I was thinking of getting this for practise, think it'll be any good?
http://www.shooterready.com/lrsdemo.html
 
Alot of the info you are looking for can be found on the net by typeing in what you are looking for in a search engine or hitting specialty sites such as 6MMBR, snipers hide and others. Nothing is going to teach you more about LR shooting than just doing it. Invest in Ammo or components and practice. Each rifle and load is different, you need to know what your rifle/ammo combination will do at different ranges to get precision. You can spend alot of money on books, none of which are going to make you a precision marksman, like time behind the bolt doing it. My advice is spend the money on the rifle, accesories, and ammunition to practice and hook up with people doing it to get advice, gain and improve your skill.

Just an opinion
 
Depending on your shooting preferences you might want to pick up a copy of Plaster's book. Lots of different info, but dedicated to military 'sharpshooters'.
 
If your scope is equipped with a mildot system it would be good if you purchased the "Mildot Master". This is a slide rule type of thing that compares mildots against distance and target size. Very handy, better than mental math when time is limited. The program you indicated ( http://www.shooterready.com/lrsdemo.html ) explains the theory and practise behind mildots.

Calculating bullet drop is achieved by using available ballistic programs that are offered for free on the net, such as PointBlank.

I've been using a laser range finder lately...beats the hell out of the mildots IMO.

Terry Perkins
 
Terry Perkins said:
Calculating bullet drop is achieved by using available ballistic programs that are offered for free on the net, such as PointBlank.

Terry Perkins
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Thats basically what I was trying to find. Some calculations or "steps" to calculating bullet drop, windage, distance, etc. The mildot master looks good for calculating range, but I'd rather learn it from scratch first. Same goes for the moa and all that jazz. Figured it'll be a couple weeks until my rifle gets here, so I'd do a little research on how to shoot the damn thing before hand, after all, its no USP or 12ga.:cool:
 
The two I found usefull were "The Ultimate Sniper", bit outdated now, but the basics etc. are still there.

The other is "US Army Special Operations Target Interdiction Course", which is more of a manual.
 
I've got a copy of the ubiquitous "Ultimate Sniper" which covers the basics or, if you want to be a little different, "The Military and Police Sniper" by Mike R. Lau is a good book too. I wouldn't recommend gettin em both like I did as they're pretty much alike. Experts might see a significant difference in em but I don't.
 
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