The use of high-end custom rifles removes some of the shooter’s shortcomings from the equation and can mask inadequacies in fundamentals and technique. This seems to contradict the mission statement of the discipline, being that it’s to promote long range competition shooting and to achieve extreme accuracy in firearms, ammunition, equipment and methodology, but there is some merit to these restrictions. To be successful competitors must learn to read the wind and other conditions without the aid of embedded wind flags, and possibly other electronic means, and to understand their firearm and its ballistic performance on an intimate level.Įquipment used in Long Range Precision shooting is largely based around factory spec rifles with minimal modifications. To increase the potential for cross-overs into real life field shooting, competitions are shot in the prone position with no benches (other than in certain categories) and no wind flags. For long range hunters this is a great simulation of how the rifle and shooter would behave for a cold bore shot on possibly the hunt of their life. The core matches for Long Range Precision require shooters to use a factory rifle with limited modifications and deliver five precise shots from a cold barrel, just as they would in a normal in-the-field situation. Although there are few facilities that offer such extended ranges, generally shooting will be done out to 900m or 1000 yards (the 2017 National Championships in South Australia included courses of fire out to 900 yards). Rifles are separated into different categories, the minimum distance being 400m and for some classes the maximum can be up to 2500m. The discipline is somewhat limiting in terms of what you can bring to the table and use in competition, but it’s a good place for new shooters to start or for shooters who don’t have a lot of equipment specifically geared towards long range shooting but want to try it for size.Īt its core, Long Range Precision shooting is about developing and encouraging long range competition shooting to achieve extreme accuracy in firearms, ammunition, equipment and methodology, in order to make your shots connect at a distance most would consider the maximum they’d comfortably take a shot at both game and static targets. A good majority of new or prospective shooters I meet ask: “How do I get into long range shooting?” Thankfully, the SSAA has the answer: Long Range Precision. Today, long range shooting is one of the most popular reasons for new shooters taking up the sport. Naturally, we weren’t satisfied with simply shooting out to a further distance than what might seem easily achievable, but soon we were demanding greater and greater accuracy at such expanses. Sports shooting is continually evolving and in recent decades many SSAA shooters have turned their focus to the long range discipline.
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