Grab bag of dumb questions...

[joelinux]

Acquired a RPR in 6.5CM.

Spuhr mounts, NF ATACR 7-35x56mm, and 1000 rounds of 6.5CM arrive on thursday.

Atlas bipod already mounted.

What can you tell me about barrel care/overheating?

My friend and I want to learn "real" nomenclature for adjustment on the range so as we switch off spotting for each other, we can be using the real names for adjustment (I don't want to say "ooo! Just up and to the the left a little bit" on the range). Is there anything we could read/look at that can tell us what the official callouts are?

On a range, besides zeroing the scope and holding a beer, what else is a rear bag good for?

Also, if anyone shoots with the Central Coast Long Shooters in SLO, I'd love to talk/meet up.

 

[Bender]

Oooh boy.

Barrel overheating. Only if you fire 30+ in 2mins or faster?

Nomenclature: what is your scope. Mils or Moa. That is how you give corrections.

Rear bag is generally used on every shot from a bench or prone.

Go find the online training here and sign up and watch.

 

[joelinux]

Oooh boy.

Barrel overheating. Only if you fire 30+ in 2mins or faster?

Nomenclature: what is your scope. Mils or Moa. That is how you give corrections.

Rear bag is generally used on every shot from a bench or prone.

Go find the online training here and sign up and watch.

Mils. Online training?

 

[Spblademaker]

Yeah. Look for the upgrade tab above.

 

[Steel head]

Mils. Online training?

The online training is well worth it.

 

[chevy_man]

Barrels getting too hot to hold is going to have an effect on life. Getting stupid hot can greatly effect life.

Rear bag is always used.

You're a great candidate for training.

 

[Darkside-Six]

Also be aware of your chamber temperature. On days like today when it’s upper 80’s and you take 4-5 shots in a row your barrel and chamber will heat up fast. Sometimes we will automatically chamber a round and then maybe you need to readjust your natural point of aim or position so that round sits in there for a few seconds. If the chamber gets hot enough it can “cook” the round a bit which can cause a velocity spike for that round. Hence a flier.

 

[wade2big]

Also be aware of your chamber temperature. On days like today when it’s upper 80’s and you take 4-5 shots in a row your barrel and chamber will heat up fast. Sometimes we will automatically chamber a round and then maybe you need to readjust your natural point of aim or position so that round sits in there for a few seconds. If the chamber gets hot enough it can “cook” the round a bit which can cause a velocity spike for that round. Hence a flier.

Upper 80’s? It’s not winter yet.

 

[joelinux]

Upper 80’s? It’s not winter yet.

I live in California. That's both winter and summer.

 

[wade2big]

I live in California. That's both winter and summer.

You can have it. Lol

 

[joelinux]

Yeah, it sucks for gun ownership.

 

[308pirate]

When spotting for someone else ALWAYS give them the correction not the error.

If I miss .5 mil low and .3 mils right you tell me "UP .5, LEFT .3" it's that simple. Do NOT tell me where I missed, tell me how to fix it.

Call wind in mils if you know the ballistics of your shooter's cartridge. If you don't know your partner's cartridge's wind ballistics then give the wind call in full value wind speed. If you don't know what all of that means go to training.

Make sure your shooting partner knows this and uses the same exact terminology in the same order every time. There's a good reason why the military uses standard commands and language: to minimize error.

 

[M8541Reaper]

If you plan on shooting with your buddy a lot...

Both you and your partner should sign up for the online training and try to take a LR class together.

 

[TheGerman]

Yes. Maybe.

 

[Conaso]

So we all use the same language shouldn't we call the shooting partner, buddy, pal, amigo, spotter, range companion, etc., our "significant other?"?

 

[joelinux]

So we all use the same language shouldn't we call the shooting partner, buddy, pal, amigo, spotter, range companion, etc., our "significant other?"?

His wife might take exception to the last one.

 

[ShadowBear]

Sometimes, they're the same...

 

[SD Carpenter]

Battle buddy?