Starting Out in ELR target shooting

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  • @fisherus
    @fisherus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    When I had my first long range rifle built 14 years ago I had it built in 300RUM to hunt elk. Shortly after I started shooting it I was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease and, due to tremors, I almost quit learning how to shoot long ranges. I discovered that when I used high levels of concentration my tremors stopped so, I proceeded with a goal to hit a target at 2 miles. It didn't happen until after I bought a NightForce ATACR FFP MOA scope, which allowed me the necessary adjustments not only for distance but for easier and more defined windage corrections, different range finder with excellent accuracy and a crew of people that were interested in helping me achieve my goal. But, the real reason I was able to finally score 2 hits 10 inches apart, was the concentration I applied to eliminate my tremors before I moved my trigger. Now that my disease has progressed to it's present state, I can't control my tremors though high enough levels of concentration anymore. I just help newbies get the basics to do what I did. Thanks again for what you and Sam do to help anyone who enters this wonderful sport, Mark, as you have no other equals.

    • @markandsamafterwork
      @markandsamafterwork  4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hi Craig, you did well, and sounds like you still do, your path shows you level effort to your goal, great work, wishing you all the best, Cheers

    • @bobwiese6128
      @bobwiese6128 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you for sharing this experience. People like you renew my faith in humanity. Mark and Sam are also perfect examples of experts that have the desire to share their craft to help others!

    • @johnblythe8229
      @johnblythe8229 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for your story and carry the torch / passing to others. I pray you’re able deal and work with the limitations. God bless.

  • @fomerbu
    @fomerbu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    The hardest part is finding somewhere you can do it regularly and safely.

  • @aussierob7187
    @aussierob7187 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have really enjoyed your frankness and trial and error approach to learning. There are a lot of great teachers on TH-cam for sport shooting but I never get enough of your ‘learn by doing’ approach. It encourages me to get out more with any caliber. Even .22 pistol at 100yds is a great challenge and learning process across technique, ammo and setup. Enjoying my son being a part of the journey with his Air Force .25 rifle, Marlin .22, and the Rem 300WM. Happy plinking and keep those zombies out of the bottom paddock mate. Rob from Florida

    • @markandsamafterwork
      @markandsamafterwork  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks Rob, great to hear, Cheers and all the best.

  • @Cremantus
    @Cremantus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Do it outdoors, do it together, good communication... yepp... that is down to the point.

  • @jasonholloman657
    @jasonholloman657 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love you two! Always great info. I've been applying your wisdom regularly. With your "help", I've got my middle kids, 10-16, putting 22lr on 4" targets at 300yds with ease. Getting ready to move up. Thank you again!

    • @markandsamafterwork
      @markandsamafterwork  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Awesome, great work, and glad you like the videos, Cheers and all our best.

  • @lovetoflylovetofly3843
    @lovetoflylovetofly3843 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Always helpful and wise words, thank you for imparting your hard earned skills and advice to us, this wonderful shooting community, you two are 1's in a million!

    • @markandsamafterwork
      @markandsamafterwork  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Man, glad you like them, Cheers and all our best.

  • @prone_wolf8871
    @prone_wolf8871 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm an old school guy where learning the hardway....is sometimes actually the best way
    (for some things 🤣 as a constructionworker I still have all my fingers .....but I've come close 🤣🤣)
    .....even though it sucks...you become better overall...cause your aware of the pit falls of "easy"
    I very much believe in the value of.....every time you get knocked down you get back up stronger and hopefully wiser..... and some people need to fall more then others ...
    Preach on mark.......I will always listen to the sermon!

    • @markandsamafterwork
      @markandsamafterwork  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi Prone Wolf, glad you liked. And also glad that you have all of your fingers. Cheers

  • @BlueTJay
    @BlueTJay 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi, Love the part "you and Sam", great attitude! It's rare, but admired and appreciated!

  • @walterluiz4694
    @walterluiz4694 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wounderfull, just that. Your simplicity is brilhant.

  • @kodez9667
    @kodez9667 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fantastic and informative as always. Really appreciate this knowledge being shared on. Thanks

  • @jeffnaylor8894
    @jeffnaylor8894 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video Mark. I'm still learning. Thanks for all you do. I've hit a mile twice.

  • @robcullen9984
    @robcullen9984 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Perfect mate
    Thanks Rob
    PS will order shooting mat soon

  • @SquigglyCarton8
    @SquigglyCarton8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This video came at just the right time for me! Thankyou so much

  • @ed6741
    @ed6741 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Drove past your workshop last weekend after an archery event in Greenhills, my mate said, “Look, Marks Workshop, he does performance cars.” I said “ Ha, he does those shooting video’s.” Good to know you are appreciated in both fields.

  • @altruisticscoundrel
    @altruisticscoundrel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you!

  • @jeffreysmith5968
    @jeffreysmith5968 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like how you bring up that this is one you y'alls team things, its definitely been something I have been working on my lady with. I hope one day we get to y'alls level of skill.

  • @sheldonmiller6559
    @sheldonmiller6559 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've taken a one-year sabbatical from ELR; it's worked wonders. Think about it. Now, I'm back a true and faithful disciple of Mark and Sam from Southern California.

  • @finlayc121
    @finlayc121 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    A comment for the algorithm! Great videos as always, love ya work guys!

  • @fljetgator1833
    @fljetgator1833 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is going to be a GREAT video! Thanks for this posting! Watching now 🇺🇸😎

  • @shawnmoorshead9135
    @shawnmoorshead9135 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your videos. Love how you and sam work so flawlessly together. Awesome teamwork. I am looking at starting ELR as a hobby. Just to learn about ballistics and about my self and working with others. I love watching you two shoot. I get so excited that I sit on the edge of my chair and cheer for you guys. I love the tech videos also. Very informative. Thank you for sharing. Be safe. And enjoy.

    • @markandsamafterwork
      @markandsamafterwork  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cheers Shawn, great you like them, thanks man and all the best.

  • @jeffguy3868
    @jeffguy3868 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You two make a great team always looking forward to the next one thanks

  • @johnblythe8229
    @johnblythe8229 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was just about to say, it was Sightron that came first before a NightForce 😬😉.
    I’m back in the market with employment. Not quite the same as before income wise but “it’s cash flow 👍”

    • @markandsamafterwork
      @markandsamafterwork  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great to hear John, hope it all goes well, Cheers mate, all the best.

  • @edwardsheridan6874
    @edwardsheridan6874 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I forgot to mention I will be shooting a 6.5 creedmoor thanks

  • @redrock425
    @redrock425 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good sound advice. I think I'm on the right track. Learn on .308 and get a big 30 cal later for longer range.

  • @ekabrown1773
    @ekabrown1773 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great info thanks, if I was to implement and understand 1percent from your talks, I would be the best hunter/shot.
    Thanks

    • @markandsamafterwork
      @markandsamafterwork  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks Eric, glad you liked the video, Cheers and all the best.

  • @fordracer1415
    @fordracer1415 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the great video. Picking up my first elr rifle Browning’s x bolt hells canyon 6.5 prc now have to get it set up. Ammo is almost impossible to find. Thanks for all the great info

  • @frankperdue6585
    @frankperdue6585 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    LRS is almost a spiritual as Golf or Samurai

    • @frankperdue6585
      @frankperdue6585 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Some people go jogging to wise their mind up...
      Just grab a cheap .22 and stare into a scope 🤘🏻😷🇦🇺🇺🇸

    • @markandsamafterwork
      @markandsamafterwork  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cheers

  • @bshadrick
    @bshadrick 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Enjoy the ride, well said. Goes along with stop and smell the roses. I started all my shooting sports at the age of 65 to challenge myself, mind and body. And I love my $1,100.00 howa with scope and bipod. Great way to start I think. Love you guys.....cheers.....bill.

  • @glockparaastra
    @glockparaastra 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Decent glass is just SO expensive in my country!

    • @markandsamafterwork
      @markandsamafterwork  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not that cheap here, as in most things, good stuff doesn't come cheap, lol, Cheers

  • @edwardsheridan6874
    @edwardsheridan6874 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love your channel I watch all the time I live in the UK I have emailed you before I am getting into long range shooting a friend of mine use to be a sniper in the UK armed forces and he will take to a long range shooting I will be using a tikka t3x 20 inch barrel using hornady129 g hope I can do as well as you

  • @chenderson4969
    @chenderson4969 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cheers mark

  • @crislt1
    @crislt1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love Howa rifles I shoot a Howa 1500 EXCL in 7.62x39 and a Bushnell elite 10x40 scope best shot to date is 800 yards

  • @PracticalAccuracy
    @PracticalAccuracy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    How many years have you been shooting ELR? Great video.

  • @johnventers5128
    @johnventers5128 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    very informatave thank you for the effort you put in. many of us really apreciate it.
    i also have a question/obversation, i have noticed that you have no moderators on any of your guns and i fuiger that there must be a reason for it.. is it a legal thing or is it an accuracy thing?
    i ask mainly because ive found in every instance a mod had gained me or a client of mine accuracy.
    best wishes from scotland

    • @markandsamafterwork
      @markandsamafterwork  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes not legal here, and yes they can for some shooters and on some rifles offer a bit help with harmonic dampening, all in the details, but not all good too, Cheers

  • @danjohnson6292
    @danjohnson6292 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Whooa wait a second... So we are supposed to learn from our mistakes? ;-) That's the way my dad taught me too. Failing to learn from a mistake is a missed opportunity

  • @Fudmottin
    @Fudmottin 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm very good at making mistakes. Learning from them is a bit more challenging! ;-)

  • @meanman6992
    @meanman6992 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    In other words, mistakes are only failures if you learn nothing from them.

  • @Marine-ee2jo
    @Marine-ee2jo 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Are you still planning on doing a 300 Norma test?

  • @anthonychavez3742
    @anthonychavez3742 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    😎

  • @crossbowhunter9118
    @crossbowhunter9118 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What does elr stand for for shooting?

  • @onewhittaichi3633
    @onewhittaichi3633 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    👍😎👍

  • @mattboxwell7506
    @mattboxwell7506 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What’s the 4 for in 4AW?

  • @GermanDeath
    @GermanDeath 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Here in Germany it‘s hard to shoot more than 300m. There are only a few ranges which have 500m. For more you have to travel to PL, CZ or Norway etc.