Long range shooting
would argue that long range shooting starts where assessment of wind, distance and various atmospheric conditions are equally important for the results as pure shooting skills - meaning that even if one conducts a technically perfect shot, the shooter will miss the target because of incorrect calculations, neglecting to take some elements into consideration, or merely due to unpredictable downrange conditions.
It is widely accepted within interdisciplinary circles that for a standard rifle firing full-powered cartridges (e.g. .308 Winchester), "long range" means the target is more than 600 m (660 yd) away,[citation needed], while "extreme long range" is generally accepted as when the target distance is more than 1,000 m (1,100 yd) away from the shooter.
[citation needed] There are several competitive match circuits that typically consist of targets at long range.
Generally some may claim that for the .22 LR cartridge any distances over 100 metres (110 yd) is considered long range.
[1][2][3] Some believe you really get "the feel" of long range shooting when you have time to see the bullet fly towards the target, and then dive below or swing past, just when you were sure you would hit it.
A spotting scope is often used to observe hits and provide ballistic corrections, and can aid in seeing bullet trace.
At short distances the accuracy of the shooter, rifle and ammunition will often mask the very small effect these factors will have.
There are many different long range disciplines, competing both at known (KD) and unknown distances (UKD), individually or in teams (shooter and spotter).
T-Class shooting, founded in 2014,[13] is a sport mainly focused on competitions with precision rifle systems for various short, medium and long range distances, which may either be known or unknown.
Headquarters reside in Bulgaria, and for the purpose of promotion of the sport internationally the organization offers a ruleset which regulates the design and management of competitions.
Competitions consist of several stages, and the competitors have to move between different parts of the stage under a time limitation, quickly assume stable or unstable shooting positions, and use theoretical background to successfully make precise long range shots.
The main idea behind T-Class is to create realistic long range shooting competitions which are open to civilian sport shooters, police and military forces.
Competitions are divided into six major disciplines: Each target in every exercise is measured in milliradians (mrad) which takes into account its size and distance.
