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Novice BR info ??

Where's a good place other than at shoots, and on this site that a novice can learn about BR shooting along with long range shooting?

I'm interested in learning about the terminology as well as set ups, and rulings...

Thanks

Tux
 
Where are you located?

Mentors are good...

There are several books out there too, but couldn't tell you the best as I haven't read any of them...I learned on the fly...

JB
 
tux

There is another forum that you can visit that is devoted to both short and long range Benchrest. It's not considered proper to use one forum to directly promote another so let's just call it http://www.benchrest.com/forums/.;) If you go to that forum's home page you will find links to rule books that will help to understand some of the terminology and how matches are formatted.

There are any number of books available that are required reading reading for beginners. An outfit like Sinclair International ,www.sinclairintl.com) sells them plus just about every imaginable gizmo conceived in the fertile minds of shooters. A copy of their catalog alone is a great reference source.

But all the reading in the world will pale in comparison to attending an actual match. You will learn more in one day than you ever imagined. Being as how it's winter,in some places) you may have to wait until spring but make that one of your priorities.

Good Luck. Be careful. It's contagious.

Ray
 
jb1000br said:
Where are you located?

Mentors are good...

There are several books out there too, but couldn't tell you the best as I haven't read any of them...I learned on the fly...

JB

I'm about 20 minutes north of shippensburg..
 
Cheechako said:
tux

There is another forum that you can visit that is devoted to both short and long range Benchrest. It's not considered proper to use one forum to directly promote another so let's just call it http://www.benchrest.com/forums/.;) If you go to that forum's home page you will find links to rule books that will help to understand some of the terminology and how matches are formatted.

There are any number of books available that are required reading reading for beginners. An outfit like Sinclair International ,www.sinclairintl.com) sells them plus just about every imaginable gizmo conceived in the fertile minds of shooters. A copy of their catalog alone is a great reference source.

But all the reading in the world will pale in comparison to attending an actual match. You will learn more in one day than you ever imagined. Being as how it's winter,in some places) you may have to wait until spring but make that one of your priorities.

Good Luck. Be careful. It's contagious.

Ray

Thanks for the link and info... I'm not in any great hurry to be broke because of my shooting addiction...lol The house and truck as well as other things have to come first.. I am VERY curious about it all...

Tux
 
You really need to get a hold of "dreever" on here,Danny) He can shorten your learning curve...I am near State College if you make it up this way.

JB
 
"shooting addiction...lol The house and truck as well as other things have to come first"

Nothing should come before a shooting addiction:D
 
jb1000br said:
You really need to get a hold of "dreever" on here,Danny) He can shorten your learning curve...I am near State College if you make it up this way.

JB

Thanks, I'll send him a PM...
 
tightneck said:
"shooting addiction...lol The house and truck as well as other things have to come first"

Nothing should come before a shooting addiction:D

Sorry to say that they have to...lol If not then, I got no bullets or gas or powder for to get my next "fix";)!!


Tux
 

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