Long Range Shooting

The Mammoth Sniper Challenge: A Lesson in Laser Rangefinder Limitations

The Mammoth Sniper Challenge has once again served as a proving ground for gear, skill, and resilience. Among the key takeaways this year was a recurring issue: the limitations of laser rangefinders in demanding scenarios. While high-quality rangefinders like the Envision Mars (905nm & 1550nm), L3 Storm, and the binocular-born Leica Geovid and Vectronix Vector X excelled, lower-cost options often fell …
BallisticsLong Range Shooting

Understanding your Ballistics Calculator Atmospherics

Understanding what your Ballistic Program is doing. We all have our favorite ballistic program we prefer to run.  Whether it’s on our phone, watch, Kestrel or other dedicated device, the program is with us every time we are shooting.  Each range trip we get the device out, update the environment, input our target distance, dial our scope, …