Precision Mania
At this stage I am in full-blown Precision Rifle addiction – so my intention is to take a closer look at the world of Precision Rifle competition shooting. When taking it up, I thought it would complement my former tactical experience with the long gun. What I didn’t realise was how much I would like it, how much it would reinvigorate my obsession with the rifle as a tool of precision, and how much it would encourage me to practise. In recent years I have been very hunting-focused, and while my riflecraft experience transferred well, I wasn’t really advancing my skills all that much. A couple of months into the Precision Rifle game and I already feel like there are lots of things I have remembered from past experience or learned for the first time.
The highlight of this past month was the Orion Mountain Challenge stage of the Precision Rifle League. Tiff Dew is the main man here. He has done a fantastic job of bringing shooters, challenge and sponsors together. This year the League consisted of five matches held across three different locations in the UK, with the finale held at Orion Firearms Training high in the Welsh Cambrian Mountains. I was really looking forward to the competition, and preparation started with
