I'm retired police and was Security Police in the USAF Reserves, but other than shooting an AR from 100 yds once every quarter or less, never got into Sniper type training because other agencies always handled it. I keep seeing shows on what all the snipers learn and the science seems interesting. I'd like to learn some of the principles for fun and to make my long distance shooting better, especially with my old eyes.
I can't afford one of these tack driver sniper designed rifles, nor probably the ammo (if I could even find any) so curious how to use what I have (AR, Lever action 30-30, .22 Squirrel rifle) and maybe when things calm down with all the gun restriction bigots, I can look into some of the more exotic rifles. I've seen numerous "Sniper" books out there and some videos too, but have no idea if any of them are good (I've had guitar instruction videos that stunk!). Was wondering if there are some recommendations to check out? I've been shooting since I was a kid and shot the AR very well at 100 yds, but the range was never any longer, so not even a way to try, and my department didn't like "Outside" training, but I'm retired now so can try and have some fun.
I'd like to maybe try some of the long distance matches some day, maybe like the CMP (If there are any Garands left and I can find ammo that doesn't require me to take a 2nd mortgage-LOL) especially if Kalifornia, etc, takes away our AR's, so looking for something that describes equipment, etc, and what all those toys do that the sniper/spotter use to figure out how to hit that little blurry dot WAY off in the distance? One of the ranges, that's about 1 hour+ away has/had a USMC Sniper Vet working there, so I figure I can probably bug him some, but can't really afford the drive and class, so something I can view at home on DVD and/or read that will explain all the cool toys I need and will probably never be able to afford! (LOL)
Not looking to be the next long distance shooting champ, just have a better understanding and maybe give the competitions a shot.
Thanks in advance.