Tom shows you some tools and tricks to calculate the distance to a target when long range shooting.
What’s the Distance? The Long Range Shooting Guide, Part 3
Tom McHale
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2019 Holiday Gift Ideas for the Gun Person in Your Life
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One of the things that drives me crazy is the binary nature of people. I’m talking about our opinions on what the “right” answer is for any given situation.
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Glock 48 Slimline Carry Pistol Big Enough to Enjoy – Review
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Self-Defense Ammo, How to Test for Carry or Home Defense
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Brownells BRN-601 AR-15 Rifle Review
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Top Five Concealed Carry Myths
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Safe or Not to Safe? Which Mechanical Gun Safety is Right for Concealed Carry?
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How to Adjust for Wind: Long-Range Shooting
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How To Estimate Wind for Long-Range Shooting
If the wind was constant like gravity, making long-range first shot hits would be easy. However, the wind isn’t constant, it’s always changing, often second to second.
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Precision Rifle Data for Long-Range Shooting: Building Range Logs
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Vortex Strike Eagle 4-24×50 Rifle Scope – Win this Scope & a Rifle
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How to Use a Ballistic Computer for Long Range Shooting
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