i will be going and shooting cans over 800 yards and i dont know what im doing . well i shoot at ranges and hunt but that is something else . where can i go to learn about shooting sniper rifles . i will be shooting barret and i want to know what i need and how to use them
jennifer – its 15000 $
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December 10th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
It’s called perfect practice.
Start small then work your way up (distance wise). No one is born a great shot. It comes with dedication and the heart to do it.
Where to learn- google is a great help.
December 10th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
join the infantry, or the marines when you grow up a bit
December 10th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
http://appleseedinfo.org/
December 10th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Look, would you buy a car based on how it is portrayed in a video game? Would you believe a movie doctor over the doctor who does you medical checkups?
A video game is not a good source of firearms information.
So you want to get into shooting guns, nothing wrong with that. Here’s what you do. Get your parents to sign you up for an NRA basic firearm class. Go to a shooting range with your mom or dad or uncle bob, and rent a Ruger 10/22 rifle. Join the Boyscouts or join 4H, both will be avenues to learn to shoot.
Or better yet, go to your local shooting range or gun shop, and tell them you are intersted in learning how to shoot and don’t know where to start. There actually are a ton of shooters who would be willing to take a youngster under their wing (with parental permission) and even allow the young man or woman to use their guns with supervison at appropraite shooting venues.
December 10th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Join the Marines.
December 10th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
first get a grip on reality… you probably can’t find a can at 800 yards much less hit it from that distance. An oil drum … maybe.. any other "can"—not so much.
Find a youth shooting program sponsored by the NRA… or if you are near 18 — the Army and USMC are hiring. You would have to be in the top 1% of inductees to ever see "sniper school" but most grunts are pretty fair hands with a rifle.
December 10th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
You are trying to run before you have crawled. You need to learn to shoot at 100 yds before you reach out to 800 yds. Someone needs to teach you marksmanship skills first. You can take classes at the local shooting range. After that you can learn more fine points of shooting by reading and taking classes at shooting camps. I have yet to compete at 1000 yd matches. I am currently mastering 200 yds and then plan to move to 600 yds. I have been collecting and shooting rifles since 1988 and have yet to own or afford a 50 cal Barrett rifle. You don’t need a 50 cal to shoot 1000 yd. A lot of 6.5x284s are shooting and winning 1000 yd matches right now.
http://www.barrettrifles.com/Store/product/Barrett-Long-Range-1,1052,54.htm
http://demigodllc.com/articles/introduction-to-f-class-1000-yard-competition/
http://www.snipercentral.com/faq.htm#SECTION7
http://www.6mmbr.com/1000ydpg01.html
December 10th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Almost any rifle can be used as a sniper rifle. You can snipe someone with a 30-30 if you want to. What turns a rifle into a sniper weapon is when you shoot people with it, until then, it is just a long-range rifle.
My son is a Marine scout sniper on his second tour in Afghanistan, and he has to make those extreme-distance hits. His friends have told me he has been in some incredibly hairy situations, and has done what is necessary–but he won’t talk about it except in generalities. Because he can’t talk about some of it, and he is inherently modest. To him, he is completing a mission, nothing more.
He’ll be the first to say that shooting is probably 10% of being a sniper–for the rest, either you have it or you don’t.
A sniper has to look his target in the eye and see him die, it is not spraying in some general direction and praying you hit someone. Until you join the military and can look someone in the eye and kill them, you don’t have any idea of what a sniper is.
December 10th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
So you have an $8000 Barrett and your here asking about shooting cans at 800 yards? Here, not at the gun club that has the 800 yard range?
Edit:: My bad. You have a $15,000 rifle and need Yahoo Answer’s help shooting it.
December 10th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Practice, practice, practice. Find someone who can teach you marksman skill. Shooting a sniper rifle is much like shooting a hunting rifle, when your at a closer range. At 800 yards it may be necessary to have a spotter and calculate wind, etc., so your SOL there. Using a sniper rifle like a Barret is a very difficult task and requires a lot of training.
December 10th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
get good at shooting at 100 yards first then work your way up
December 10th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
You want to learn? Go buy military sniper manuals. They do sell them. Go buy a remington 700 series in 308 (it’s as close to a Marine issued 308 as you will get) and shoot and shoot and shoot.
December 10th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Why does everyone want to be a sniper?
Find a target-oriented gun club in your area. Get yourself involved in honest match competition, which will teach you the basics of marksmanship, which include position, trigger squeeze, breath control, sight alignment and how to manage wind, mirage, changing light and shooting under match pressure.
A good club will have experienced shooters who will be happy to share their experience if you are willing to learn. You won’t learn it in a couple of weeks and you won’t start out pounding the 10 ring. In fact, your first experiences are likely to be pretty humbling, but if you stick with it you will learn through practice, making mistakes and getting better. Forget all the romantic, sensational and jingoistic foolishness you might have read or seen on TV. Long-range marksmanship is a learned skill that requires dedication, practice and decent practical knowledge of trajectory and usually of handloading. Equipment matters, but personal skill matters just as much, perhaps more. That’s what takes time to develop. Anyone with the money can buy the rifle. The real test starts when you lock in behind the rifle and try to execute the skills of a rifleman.
As others have pointed out, you could join the Army or Marines, but know this: The selection of candidates for sniper training is highly competitive. Only the best are chosen and only the best of the best complete the training. It’s a meritocracy, pure and simple. It doesn’t matter who you know, how much money you have, who your daddy is or anything else. Only the results on the range will get you through. If you think you can cut it, go for it, but don/t have any illusions. Deciding you want to enlist and become a sniper is the same as going to college to play football with the goal of being drafted and starting in the NFL.
December 10th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Well for one the Barrett, by which I’m guessing you mean a .50 BMG rifle, is one of the worst things you can learn to shoot with because of the recoil, muzzle blast and cost. If you want to learn to shoot get a rifle/caliber capable of shooting close to 1/2 inch at 100 yards. Something like a Remington 700 in .243 Winchester, .270 Winchester or similar calibers. Once you can consistently shoot those groups at 100 yards then start working your way out to 1000. Smaller calibers with high ballistic coefficients will shoot to 1000 yards pretty easily.
December 10th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
find a good school, pay the fee, take the class then practice, practice, practice.
start here ,these guys know there stuff
http://www.fcsa.org/wwwroot/index.php
.50 bmg class
http://www.stormmountain.com/media/training/LongRangeRifleIVCourse.pdf
not a .50 bmg class, but covers what you need to know
http://www.ustraining.com/new/courses/NC/precision-rifle.asp