Gun Digest Book of Long-Range Shooting

514 Pages·2014·43.47 MB·English

by  L.P. Brezny

GunDigest BOOK OF
LONG-RANGE
SHOOTING
2ND EDITION
L.P. BREZNY
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DEDICATION
At a time when so much has been offered up by a very few courageous young
men for this country, I have decided to dedicate this book to them. From the
over-watch gun positions in Afghanistan and Iraq, to the rooftop surveillance
and long into the night sharpshooter hides taken up by law enforcement officers
across this country, we all sleep much better knowing that someone is watching
out for our well-being 24/7. It has been through the extreme efforts of these
warriors and lawmen that far more effective tools and skills have been developed
in making that first shot a success by all of us who take up the task of shooting
rifles at very long range. Thank you for your service.
INTRODUCTION
It’s been seven years since the first edition publishing of Gun Digest Long-
Range Shooting. In that time period, we as a nation have been on a constant war
footing, one that has brought some major shifts in the way many shooters look at
shooting sports, military applications, and police needs in long-range firearms.
With the ultra-modern age of the advanced military sniper, special government
sharpshooters such as animal control officers, commercial and public varmint
hunting, open country shooters, and paper punching competition shooters, long-
range shooting has been on the move toward major change. Rifles have
advanced significantly, their optics are many steps further up the design ladder
than even a few years ago, and ammunition won’t slow down these days for
anyone.
A modern TAC CZ turn-bolt in .22-250.
Where my first book centered on the idea that starting with some old-school
basics can get interested shooters into the long-range game, this second edition
will contain material that deals with today and what contemporary shooters
needs to realize if they want to make those first-shot, one-shot hits each and
every time.
Today, new firing range operations all across the country are being built that
are taking into account the need for extended range services. Sports from the
classic long-range High Power matches to the current phenomenon of 3-Gun
events require the element of range extension in their steel target and paper
punching games. The shooting public in general also seems to be enamored with
the idea of a military sniper sitting on a ridgeline in some foreign place,
adjusting his sights for a shot at a bad guy on the next mountainside nearly a
mile away, and, so, the hobby shooter is exploring new ground, new targets, and
new distances to shoot across. The snipers that inspire those greater shooting
skills have changed, too. No longer are so many the get-it-done, lone-wolf
specialist they used to be. Today’s professional sharpshooter is more likely to be
a team player working with and through speciality units designed to over watch
combat situations and serving as a protective shield for their buddies fighting a
ground war around them. These sports, professions, and ideas have greatly
changed the face of long-range shooting in just these few years since the first
book.
Kimber’s 8400 Advanced Tactical. The author’s is good for long-range work and is a .300 Win. Mag.
In examining all that’s evolved in the last five years, this second generation of
Long-Range Shooting will cover the most advanced rifles, the many specialized
long-range cartridges being employed, and the other intricacies that can make a
shooting system come together. Interviews with snipers, as well as discussions
with the folks who build guns and ammunition and teach about and design the
special gear for long-range shooting will also come to the forefront of this
discussion. In fact, I believe there’s so much useful information in the pages
ahead, I’d say that if you’re not on the road to becoming a better shot after
reading this book, then you just weren’t paying attention.
Building an at-home range on a South Dakota ranch. To the left, the author’s regular shooting
partner, Tom Hanson, and Tom’s nephew Cody (at right) set a backstop plate in place on a long-range
steel target.
The author at the shooting bench with a T/C sniper rifle in .308 Win. (7.62mm NATO). The rifle is
topped with a Burris Eliminator Laser Scope that works beautifully to 600 yards.