Methodology
A practical guide on how to approach ELR concepts.
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The Clock Method for Wind Calls, Made Simple
The clock method for wind calls turns any wind direction into one multiplier, so you can convert a reading into a hold in your head with no trigonometry.
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Recoil Management for Precision Hits
Recoil management for precision is about staying in the scope to spot your own hit. Here are the position and grip tweaks that keep you behind the glass.
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Mil Reticle Ranging, Your Backup Rangefinder
Mil reticle ranging turns your hash marks into a backup rangefinder. Learn the mil relation formula with a known target size, for when the laser quits.
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Ballistic Coefficient Explained: G1 vs G7
Ballistic coefficient explained: what BC measures, why one bullet has both a G1 and a G7 number, and how to pick the model your solver needs.
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Building a Dope Card From Scratch, No Solver
Building a dope card from confirmed drops at known distances gives you elevation data measured from your own rifle, then trued against a solver later.
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Keeping Your Dope Card True Year-Round
Keeping your dope card true across seasons: how cold winter air and slower cold-weather velocity change your drops, and how to carry one card, not three.
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What a Rifle Chronograph Measures
What a rifle chronograph measures and why it matters: muzzle velocity, standard deviation, extreme spread, and the units that read them at long range.
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Starting out in ELR: A Beginner's Guide
Starting out in ELR? This beginner's guide covers ballistics, wind, chronographs, dope cards, solvers, and why a cheap .223 is the smartest first step.
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Micarta Chassis: A Rifle Builder's Guide
Micarta Chassis guide: Foundation makes the solid stock, Accuracy Solutions the real ORCA chassis, and WOOX sells Micarta as furniture over aluminum.
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Precision Shooting Disciplines: A Complete Guide
Benchrest, F-Class, PRS, and ELR shooting disciplines: history, required gear, and how to find matches. Complete guide for precision rifle shooters.
