Training Routine?

[hondo1312]

I have access to a private 750-yd range, and I get to shoot 1-3 weekends a month. Previously, I have just been shooting to confirm drops on my rifles, but now that I have that done, I'd like to shoot with more "purpose". Does anyone have any recommendations on a practice routine that I can utilize to maximize my range time?

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[TRAAV]

Re: Training Routine?

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[Sterling Shooter]

Re: Training Routine?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: hondo1312</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have access to a private 750-yd range, and I get to shoot 1-3 weekends a month. Previously, I have just been shooting to confirm drops on my rifles, but now that I have that done, I'd like to shoot with more "purpose". Does anyone have any recommendations on a practice routine that I can utilize to maximize my range time?

Thanks in advance for your help.

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Is pit service available? If not, a practice schedule on your range will not be as meaningful at LR as it would be at SR, shooting the MR-31 target.

What any outdoor practice should provide is the opportunity to appraise, using scorable targets, muscle memory development and the knowledge to correctly counter for trajectory and the effects on trajectory.

 

[hondo1312]

Re: Training Routine?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Sterling Shooter</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: hondo1312</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have access to a private 750-yd range, and I get to shoot 1-3 weekends a month. Previously, I have just been shooting to confirm drops on my rifles, but now that I have that done, I'd like to shoot with more "purpose". Does anyone have any recommendations on a practice routine that I can utilize to maximize my range time?

Thanks in advance for your help.

</div></div>

Is pit service available? If not, a practice schedule on your range will not be as meaningful at LR as it would be at SR, shooting the MR-31 target.

What any outdoor practice should provide is the opportunity to appraise, using scorable targets, muscle memory development and the knowledge to correctly counter for trajectory and the effects on trajectory. </div></div>

No pit service available. "Range" is a very loose definition; specifically I shoot over farmland at steel or paper targets.

 

[fargo007]

Re: Training Routine?

Soooo much...

First, You can keep your rifle very precisely zeroed, all the time.

You can very easily work on Unknown Distance shots, or UKD for short. Estimate the range, engage the target. See where you hit it. Verify the actual range, and cross-reference that with the dope you put on the gun...

Holdovers at multiple distances... using your reticle more effectively.

Wind calls... Get your hits and reverse-engineer how much wind was in play to make it happen. Start building a mental library of how certain wind indicators affect your bullet.

Shooting from less than optimal positions (e.g. off a tree, truck hood, etc).

Build a barricade and run drills off that...

You are really fortunate to have this much space to work with. I hope you get a lot of use from it. Set things up to challenge yourself. Record your data and analyze it until you explain all the misses satisfactorily.

--Fargo007