If you haven’t heard the term ELR shooting before, it stands for “extreme long-range,” and typically entails shooting at ranges in excess of a thousand yards, and even often more than a mile.
There are cartridges that are suitable for ELR shooting, there are some that are passable, and there are others that are not.
Among the best in the world is .408 CheyTac, which...
You’ve heard the term sniper rifle, and you know it connotes a rifle that is used by the military for long-range and extreme long-range shooting disciplines.
But where does the term come from?
Unpacking the Term “Sniper Rifle”
To understand the term sniper rifle, we need to go back a long way. Way back, to the marsh hunting days where old-school waterfowlers would...
Calling any rifle the “best long-range rifle” of all is quite a claim, and it’s not one to make lightly. But the CheyTac M200 Intervention sniper rifle is definitely a strong contender and it has been highlighted by The Military Channel as the best sniper rifle in the world.
Here are just a couple of the best reasons that is the case.
Sub-MOA accuracy: Naturally,...
Extreme long-range rifles will cost you more than a pump shotgun for breaking clays or a .22 for plinking cans. It pays to do your homework before you pull the trigger (both literally and figuratively).
That being the case, the McMillan TAC-338 is one of the more popular ELR rifles in the industry, but you should still settle any questions you have before you buy through a dealer....
Shooting 1” groups at 100 yards is one thing. Connecting with a target (at all) at 1000 yards, or a mile; now that is quite another.
The point here is that true extreme long-range shooting is a whole other ball game. You need equipment that can support you, and you need to train appropriately to be successful. Here’s your primer.
What You Need
What range gear you bring with you is a...
The modern market is not short of ELR cartridges. There are staples like .50 BMG and .338 Lapua, and some newcomers like .375XC.
But one of the best of these is .408 CheyTac, which has an effective range in excess of 2000 meters, and can even be pushed to 2500 by experienced shooters.
Here are 5 solid reasons this is an excellent cartridge for ELR shooting.
1. It shoots flat
The...
Hitting cans at 100 yards is one thing. Enough people can do that with a handgun, even though it’s hard. Long range rifle shooting, at 500, 1000, even 2000 yards, now that is quite a different story.
And, as one once pointed out, any miss with a rifle is as wide as a mile. Precision matters at long ranges.
So, gleaned from experience, here are 5 suggestions on what not to do so that you...
One of the most popular ELR cartridges of the past 100 years has been the .50 BMG, not just for its insane muzzle velocity and energy, but for ballistic energy retention downrange, which enables it to effectively dispatch not just live targets but also engines, machinery and other materiel.
That being the case, we’re here to shed some light on a little known aspect of extreme long-range...
There are some people that could see a scoped gun and would immediately call it a “sniper rifle” even if it was a slug gun with an effective range of 300 yards, not to mention nowhere near the true accuracy required to earn such a designation.
That being the case, this post will clear up some of the ambiguity surrounding the term.
So What Really Is a Sniper Rifle?
The quandary...
Your .22 plinkster isn’t going to make a good ELR rifle even if it is a tack-driver. Accuracy is one thing, range is another. Bullet drop would take it out of the running fast, regardless of how accurate the rifle is at 50 yards.
The point is some rifles are effective for extreme long-range shooting and some are not.
One of the best of them is the CheyTac M200 Intervention. Here are some...
The Cadex Defense CDX-40 SHDW, available in multiple chamberings including .375 and .408 CT as well as .375 EnABELR, is one of the most precise, adjustable, and modular ELR rifles on the market right now.
This whole thing is a system; it’s not just the chassis that makes it great, but the action, the barrel, and the fact that it’s outfitted with some other niceties, like a bipod and...
There’s not one single attribute that makes a cartridge effective for extreme long-range, or ELR, shooting, but there are a few cartridges that offer performance that will hit on several of them at those ranges.
Generally, you want to look for a cartridge with low drop and a high ballistic coefficient, which means it will deliver a relatively flat trajectory. However, heavier bullets tend...
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