Favorite myth is that there is anything special about any particular bore. “There is just something about those 6.5 bullets” when the creed came out, “6mm is the best” rn, before that it was 308. You can get high BC bullets in any diameter and there are cartridges that push those bullets at or above 3k. Only once you look in that context an you have a real opinion on cartridges.
Any person who claimed to be a Marine who “qualified at 600 meters on irons” was lying about being a marine, or their shooting prowess, or both. I went to the rifle range MANY times while I was in the Marine Corps, 2003-2013, and the known distance ranges were 200, 300, and 500 yards. The last 2 times I went in 2011 and 2012, we were allowed to qualify with the standard issue 4x ACOG. Don’t quote me on this but, I’m fairly certain the ACOG was REQUIRED in 2012, and no longer optional. Anyone who’s talking about qualifying with iron sights AFTER 2012 is either a liar… or maybe a reservist? The reservists usually get the shit end of the stick as far as gear is concerned.
Cleckner is awesome. The simplicity in his thought process resonated with me personally. “I don’t care how it happened. All I know is if I dial to triangle, I hit at 400yds.” Simple, but effective. Secondly, I can’t wait for the day when y’all realize that 12min talk doesn’t mean fucking 12 minutes or 15 minutes… talk however long y’all talk and post it. We will listen. Vortex’s 10min talks routinely go for 30min-1hr
Before these guys were around o recall the optics were old Redfield accu-tracs, lyman, unertl, and leatherwood type sights. In the 80's i remember the first Lightforce/Nightforce optics. Now theres $300 rifle optics that are far more capable than what was available in the 70's and 80's.
My favorite one that even a lot of experienced shooters believe is that higher scope rings exaggerate the effects of rifle cant. Even 10" high rings with 5 degrees of cant at 1000 yards have no appreciable difference from 1" high rings. There is some tiny fraction of an inch difference at 1000 yards but it's effectively a myth that pushes people to get lower scope rings than they should, sacrificing comfort for nonsense. MDT did a video on it which was nice.
any and I mean any thing can shoot long range... 50yds with a red Ryder will teach you a bunch or 100yds with a old 10-22 and iron sights its all about practice and having fun.
I think you guys have incidentally perpetuated another myth. A significant portion of high precision rifles are not truly 1MOA. It really requires 20+ round groups to find the cone of deflection of a barrel. Cherry picking 3 or even 5 round 1 MOA groups is easy if you ignore others as flyers. I would say 1.5 MOA is much more accurate of a statement.
What if you took a newer shooter and tested them first. Gave them 2 hours and some factory ammo to shoot then tested them again vs 2 hours of reloading ( maybe some shooting for load development stuff) and see which one is better. I would watch that in a heart beat.
Really appreciate the opportunity to visit with you and be a part of the podcast! Can’t wait to see the full podcast!
Really enjoying watching Zach and his channel!
Looking forward to this one. Zach seems like as nice a guy as there is. Enjoy both of y'all's channels
Great video, can't wait for the full podcasts
Love Zach. Mountains Mullets Murica rocks.
MMM is the Bob Ross of the gun world, love his vids.
Myth: I want to get into reloading so I can save money
Need to add another M for the mustache! And the alarm clock expression from Wade was great.
Zach influenced me to purchase my first AR10 platform to start shooting longer range.
Favorite myth is that there is anything special about any particular bore. “There is just something about those 6.5 bullets” when the creed came out, “6mm is the best” rn, before that it was 308. You can get high BC bullets in any diameter and there are cartridges that push those bullets at or above 3k. Only once you look in that context an you have a real opinion on cartridges.
Ready for the full podcasts!
I found Zach before I found TPH (cr 14:37 azy because I live in TX). I blame him for me going down this dysfunctional rabbit hole.
Tell the wizard of oz over there that we qualified with iron sights out to 800 meters. The front sight post was wider than the target.
My two favorite shooters in the same pod!
Any person who claimed to be a Marine who “qualified at 600 meters on irons” was lying about being a marine, or their shooting prowess, or both. I went to the rifle range MANY times while I was in the Marine Corps, 2003-2013, and the known distance ranges were 200, 300, and 500 yards. The last 2 times I went in 2011 and 2012, we were allowed to qualify with the standard issue 4x ACOG. Don’t quote me on this but, I’m fairly certain the ACOG was REQUIRED in 2012, and no longer optional. Anyone who’s talking about qualifying with iron sights AFTER 2012 is either a liar… or maybe a reservist? The reservists usually get the shit end of the stick as far as gear is concerned.
Cleckner is awesome. The simplicity in his thought process resonated with me personally. “I don’t care how it happened. All I know is if I dial to triangle, I hit at 400yds.” Simple, but effective.
Secondly, I can’t wait for the day when y’all realize that 12min talk doesn’t mean fucking 12 minutes or 15 minutes… talk however long y’all talk and post it. We will listen. Vortex’s 10min talks routinely go for 30min-1hr
Can’t wait to see the podcast!
TripleM is a good dude!
Before these guys were around o recall the optics were old Redfield accu-tracs, lyman, unertl, and leatherwood type sights. In the 80's i remember the first Lightforce/Nightforce optics. Now theres $300 rifle optics that are far more capable than what was available in the 70's and 80's.
In long range F-class, all you have to do is keep them in 1 moa and you'll win the nationals every year 😅. Easy peasy
My favorite one that even a lot of experienced shooters believe is that higher scope rings exaggerate the effects of rifle cant. Even 10" high rings with 5 degrees of cant at 1000 yards have no appreciable difference from 1" high rings. There is some tiny fraction of an inch difference at 1000 yards but it's effectively a myth that pushes people to get lower scope rings than they should, sacrificing comfort for nonsense. MDT did a video on it which was nice.
Zach you’re everywhere
any and I mean any thing can shoot long range... 50yds with a red Ryder will teach you a bunch or 100yds with a old 10-22 and iron sights its all about practice and having fun.
I think you guys have incidentally perpetuated another myth. A significant portion of high precision rifles are not truly 1MOA. It really requires 20+ round groups to find the cone of deflection of a barrel. Cherry picking 3 or even 5 round 1 MOA groups is easy if you ignore others as flyers. I would say 1.5 MOA is much more accurate of a statement.
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Tract seems to put out decent Optics reasonable.
Did he use to shoot rifles for GA Precision?
What if you took a newer shooter and tested them first. Gave them 2 hours and some factory ammo to shoot then tested them again vs 2 hours of reloading ( maybe some shooting for load development stuff) and see which one is better. I would watch that in a heart beat.
Good stuff but video would be a lot better with timestamps for the questions.
It's all in the shooter. Yes gear set up is important but all that is is use common sense when buying and do a little research viola
What's considered even long range these days? Lol 400 yards? 5? 6?