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Does Long Range have to be long distance?
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<blockquote data-quote="Dave King" data-source="post: 8852" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>1894</p><p></p><p> I'm not sure what makes long range "Long Range"? We've been debating this a while and it seems to be a fluid issue.</p><p></p><p> I guess, if you aren't doing anything different from when you shoot "short range" you're not shooting "long range". But that won't work for many of us now shooting "long range" as a "common" method as we may have adapted our "short range" technique.</p><p></p><p> One difference that seems somewhat universal is there seems to be a need to adjust the sighting systems by some mechanism or method. Once this starts happening one can get a better handle on marching the distance out significantly. There are of course exception; precision shooting also often requires sight adjustment for short(er) distances so as with most things in life there are significant "gray <em>or</em> grey" areas.</p><p></p><p> Some may point to marksmanship as an indicator and it's certain that a poor marksman will have little luck hitting objects at extended ranges but conversely the skill of marksmanship does not require long range shooting skills.</p><p></p><p> The actual distance at which "long range" begins is personal and can also be dependant upon equipment... I consider 300 yards with a 22LR long range but with a 308 Win it's just another shot.</p><p></p><p> I'm sure others will chime in, we seem to like this "What is Long Range?" topic... maybe someday we'll actually have a clear definition.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave King, post: 8852, member: 3"] 1894 I'm not sure what makes long range "Long Range"? We've been debating this a while and it seems to be a fluid issue. I guess, if you aren't doing anything different from when you shoot "short range" you're not shooting "long range". But that won't work for many of us now shooting "long range" as a "common" method as we may have adapted our "short range" technique. One difference that seems somewhat universal is there seems to be a need to adjust the sighting systems by some mechanism or method. Once this starts happening one can get a better handle on marching the distance out significantly. There are of course exception; precision shooting also often requires sight adjustment for short(er) distances so as with most things in life there are significant "gray [I]or[/I] grey" areas. Some may point to marksmanship as an indicator and it's certain that a poor marksman will have little luck hitting objects at extended ranges but conversely the skill of marksmanship does not require long range shooting skills. The actual distance at which "long range" begins is personal and can also be dependant upon equipment... I consider 300 yards with a 22LR long range but with a 308 Win it's just another shot. I'm sure others will chime in, we seem to like this "What is Long Range?" topic... maybe someday we'll actually have a clear definition. [/QUOTE]
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