Competitive Shooting
MPBR: A Practical Way to Zero
Let us start by defining the topic. Maximum Point Blank Range (MPBR): the distance (in yards) a projectile can travel…Read More >
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Gear, Parts and Accessories
Video: Atmospherics and Ballistics for Long-Range Shooting
Cheaper Than Dirt!, as well as the National Shooting Sports Foundation and others, believe it is important to promote safe, comfortable, and proper shooting techniques to customers. This video focuses on the importance of understanding the effects of atmospherics on a projectile when calculating an accurate firing solution for long-range accuracy.
How-To
Long-Range Shooting with the AR-15
Long-range shooting with an AR-15 means different things to different shooters. However, the basics of achieving long-range accuracy come down to two things—barrels and bullets. Here’s a history of how refinements in those crucial areas got started.
Ammunition
Energy, Velocity and Knock-Down Power
When you’re ready to make the most of your efforts, understanding velocity is essential. Read this post to learn the difference and how to use it.
Ammunition
Handgun Defense Loads
Designed to give handgun cartridges a step up in power and energy by increasing velocity, +P ammunition is not more dangerous; it simply is loaded to greater pressure. What is your choice for a handgun defensive round?
Ammunition
.26 Nosler: ‘World’s Most Powerful’ 6.5mm Commercial Cartridge?
Like many shooting enthusiasts, the Nosler family has always dreamed of introducing a new rifle cartridge. And they’ve done it with the arrival of the 26 Nosler — a new cartridge that was submitted to SAAMI in June 2013. Formal launch of the round will take place at the 2014 SHOT Show.
Ammunition
How Does Buckshot Perform at 50 Yards?
Brass Fetcher Ballistic Testing recently conducted an eye-opening ballistic gelatin test of buckshot at 50 yards distance. The rounds were shot from a Mossberg 500 12-gauge shotgun with 20″ barrel length and full choke. This video shows the results.
Firearms
At the Range: Weatherby Vanguard Series 2 Deluxe
A friend recently bought a Weatherby Vanguard Series 2 Deluxe rifle chambered in 257 Weatherby Magnum, and since I was setting up a used Vanguard 308 Win. of my own, I offered to scope and point-blank zero his rifle at the same time as I was doing mine. As it turned out, I was beguiled by the looks of his rifle, so I started with it, making the Deluxe 257 the first Weatherby I’ve ever shot extensively. This Weatherby Vanguard Series 2 Deluxe in 257 Weatherby is an excellent rifle. It is everything Weatherby adherents say their rifles are, and maybe a little more.
Ammunition
Top 10 Ammo Posts as of May 25, 2013
The biggest fixed expenses when getting into the gun game are usually firearms, then optics, or sometimes the other way around. But over the lifetime of a platform — rifle, shotgun, handgun, doesn’t matter — the biggest expense is almost always ammo. Accordingly, stories focusing on ammunition use, tuning, and suitability are favorites of the Cheaper Than Dirt! Chronicle community. Herewith, then, are the most-read articles we’ve run in the Shooter’s Log that have to do with ammunition choice and performance:
Firearms
My Most Accurate AR-15s
I’ve owned or tested several AR-15s. How the rifles actually shot is less subjective—holes in paper are a certain distance apart, whether I “liked” the trigger, stock, and colors, or not. So I opened up the range books from the last five years and tabulated how various AR-15s had performed. Distance for all the groups was 100 yards. All groups were fired from an adjustable front rest, often a Ransom Rifle Rest, with a rear sandbag rest using various optics. Finding the right ammo or handload for your rifle can be tedious, but with a little patience on your part, the little gun can obviously deliver super results.