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May 2011

Welcome to the ShootersNotes May 2011 newsletter! The latest features include the introduction of a new sight picture generator plus updates to the 'FAQ' and 'About' pages to reflect our growth.

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New this month: We've completely rewritten our sight-picture generating software. The new version is a lot faster. Equally important is that the behind the scenes management of stored images is a lot more flexible, which means that new reticle and sight displays should become available more regularly. The same is true for target images. This version allows you to enter your own drop and windage information for a specified range. For now, the utility calculates only one picture at a time. This may be upgraded to multiple ranges, depending on user interest and system response time. Try out the new QuickPix sight picture calculator.

Featured Pages:

How to practice for your shoulder crusher without crushing your shoulder! "One rifle, one load" was the mantra my uncle Jerry often used when my dad and he debated about the best way to polish shooting skills for big game hunting. My father and I were on the side of using light loads in our deer rifles for practice and heavy loads for hunting. Since my dad was using a .375 H&H Magnum with hopes of an African safari one day and considered 300 yards a long shot, he could well understand the utility of multiple loads. My uncle, on the other hand, used the .264 Winchester Magnum...read more

Grendel Potential for Big Game While most game is taken at surprisingly short ranges, we all like the idea of being able to reach out and touch our quarry pretty much out to our ability to see it with the unaided eye. Shooting skills are the principal range limiter provided the rifle, cartridge, & bullet are up to the task. We can use these considerations to explore the potential of the 6.5 Grendelª as a potentially effective medium game cartridge while still using the same lower receiver as is used in the standard service rifle. Most occasional shooters are very pleased when their group size approaches 1 inch at a 100 yards. The additional stresses of awkward positions, adrenaline from the hunt excitement....read more

Coming Soon: Start watching for a recoil estimator. We're looking forward to both a stand-alone version and one incorporated into the velocity estimator.

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