LRB 372: Shoot better, understand ballistics

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  • @tbo2307
    @tbo2307 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I like that he is shooting a proper hunting rifle, not one of those big competition rigs.
    I shoot with the PRS guys at my shooting club, but with a light(ish) hunting rifle, with the aim of getting better in the field. This makes this channel pure gold for me. Keep the lessons coming.

  • @BabaHunts
    @BabaHunts 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    ‘Soup to nuts!’ Thomas once again you’ve shown that trusting the process and honest evaluation is the key to confidence in the field. Thanks for sharing. 👍

  • @jannesto2577
    @jannesto2577 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thomas, your dedication to the process and honest assessments are crucial for building confidence in the field. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks alot. I find that if you have a basic understanding of the environment and are "connected" to your mistakes, progress becomes a fair bit easier. I don't aim for perfection, I try to avoid mistakes; raise the floor rather than the roof.

  • @traucoGonzalez
    @traucoGonzalez 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As always, another very interesting and instructional video. Thank you. From the year 2000 to 2016 I used a Blaser K95 for hunting. In my long hunting life I was lucky to have many rifles, but this one was my favourite . A joy to carry and shoot, so precise. Many red deer , fallow deer, thar, chamois , wild boar and other species were collected using that rifle.
    Cheers from Patagonia.

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much for sharing, hope you have a great season. Yes, I enjoy my K95 for exactly the same reasons that you name. Can I ask what caliber you used?

    • @traucoGonzalez
      @traucoGonzalez หลายเดือนก่อน

      The caliber was 30R Blaser. More than a 3006 but a little less than a 300 Win Mag.
      For culling , used 150 grs CT Ballistic Silvertips, for red stag 168 grs or 180 grs CT Ballistic Silvertips. I reloaded for it.

  • @jrnbakken4348
    @jrnbakken4348 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Good and honest video as always! Thanks for keeping it real, and let’s hope that new expensive mounts will do the job!👍

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's a good thing discounts are available! Resources are simply not sufficient to do rifles-cameras AND hunting and I'm pretty sure hunting will be kept.

  • @bradleytyrrell4417
    @bradleytyrrell4417 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As always Thomas very informative and great to see your shooting points and knowledge thanks mate for sharing 👍

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks Bradley, hope you are having a good season. Hopefully starting my own hunting in the not-too-distant future.

    • @bradleytyrrell4417
      @bradleytyrrell4417 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @THLR thanks mate yeah having a cracker of a season taking quite a few deer so far and so has my 14yr old son he shot his best fallow buck to date at 602m

  • @MikeGuadango
    @MikeGuadango 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Another great presentation

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much!

  • @JimFleming1953
    @JimFleming1953 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As always, Thomas, I appreciate your nuts and bolts approach to teaching oneself how to improve your shooting skills. Well done, sir! 👍👍👍

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks alot Jim. I had to google "nuts and bolts" - an excellent idiom, thank you very much!

    • @JimFleming1953
      @JimFleming1953 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @THLR Thomas, I apologize for using a colloquial phrase, I, like most Americans, have the habit of forgetting that I frequently use slang and little idioms like "nuts and bolts" to illustrate a particular point as I did above.

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@JimFleming1953 no, not at all, I loved it. These interactions enrich my life and gives me a better vocabulary.

  • @richardwatkin1234
    @richardwatkin1234 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fantastic as always thank you Thomas 👏 👍

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Very welcome, glad you took the time. Best of luck with your season!

  • @joshjackson8266
    @joshjackson8266 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My assumption is the velocity of the ammo has changed from different packets. Happens with factory ammo all the time. Even happens between different cans of the same powder if they are from different batches. Generally explains a higher point of impact at shorter distances and a lower point of impact at longer distances. The Garmin xero chronograph with its portability & lightweight has helped me tremendously with troubleshooting. Doesn’t change point of impact either as it’s not attached to the rifle. Good luck!

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A very reasonable explanation, but not the case this time. I chronographed next session (spot on) and all my ammunition are from the same batch. I've looked at the Garmin now, it looks like THE chronograph to get, thank you very much!

  • @gustavotrella6038
    @gustavotrella6038 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent vídeo ! Master !!!!!!

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you very much!

  • @chadclayburg1410
    @chadclayburg1410 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great segment!

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you, sorry for the late reply. Have been offline.

  • @stefanomalinverni9431
    @stefanomalinverni9431 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Iwas away from milan when you put the video on line, but here I am. Your videos are improving and are amazing, go on Thomas. Bye

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@stefanomalinverni9431 thank you very much

  • @MrBm1968
    @MrBm1968 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Det å se på videoene dine og gå på skyte-trening etterpå er topps. Man får mye bedre fundamental forståelse på skyting heller en ellers og det funker. Takk for gratis opplæring:)

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Null stress, det er "oppdrag fullført" for meg med slik tilbakemelding!

  • @ton1911
    @ton1911 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love your 1 minute drill but can you do a version of the drill resting on other natural stabilizing platforms like a fallen tree, boulder etc. We don't have the luxury of a prone shot in the heavily wooded canopy of North Eastern NA. A situation I can imagine is when one is a the edge of a valley and you spot game across the valley, a 500 plus meter shot like your drill, you have no flat surface to do prone due to the heavy ground clutter. So a tree stump is all you can rest on for that long shot. It's going to be a sitting or kneeling with stump rest in 1 minute drill. I'd love to see a version of your drill in other positions. Your work is gold!

    • @infantilepillock1687
      @infantilepillock1687 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We don't take such shots here.

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Sorry for the late answer, have been offline. Sorry, no I don't have time to divert attention to that. But the principle is exactly the same, learn to organize your gear and get NPA on target.

  • @alpine.hunter
    @alpine.hunter 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    m not really sure what is going on. This made my day, but yes, a lot of times we can make that happen:)

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me neither!

  • @sandervenema2265
    @sandervenema2265 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I appreciate your content and inspiring training discipline. What kind magnification would you recommend for shooting 500 meters?

    • @THLR
      @THLR  17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      It depends on what you need to see. You can shoot these targets perfectly fine with a 8-9x magnification but if you need to see details on the target or obstructions or similar I'd want an optic capable of 18x (my current scopes)

  • @vicpeder
    @vicpeder 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you!

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No problem, glad you liked it!

  • @mrln247
    @mrln247 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good precision curious accuracy?
    I don't know how solidly the scope cam is fitted but maybe it's possible it's creating it's own parallax error if it has shifted.

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That is quite possible, I haven't had time to properly investigate. The Triggercam is after all a 0,5 kg lump attached to the scope.

  • @andythies7133
    @andythies7133 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Have you considered that changing light conditions may be changing your zero?
    I’ve had a similar issue with one of my rifles that completely goes away when I run a sun shade on the scope.

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No, not really.

  • @PassionforRifles
    @PassionforRifles 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    🙏🏻🙏🏻Great video

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you 🙌

    • @PassionforRifles
      @PassionforRifles 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@THLR værsågod🙏🏻

  • @bigracer3867
    @bigracer3867 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great precision as always. Have you ever given consideration to the lock time or that rifle compared to your bolt action? Take care across the pond my friend! I have started using 620 lock tight on my scope mounting solutions.

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes and no, but I don't really know how to measure it, improve it or what to do about it other than understand less is better. Looking for LocTite myself, apart from the basic threadlocks the impact resistant versions (380/480) have been very hard to find here.

    • @bigracer3867
      @bigracer3867 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@THLR I ordered my bottle from Amazon. 620 is made for sleeves or bearing races/seals. It’s anaerobic of course and removed easier than the red or blue. Saying it’s not as (permanent). A drop will be all that’s needed. I have a Leupold quick change set of ring/bases. Used a drop at the turn key similar to your setup. Worked good and still easy to disassemble when needed. Keep your powder dry!👍

  • @koda7627
    @koda7627 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Could it be you forearm shifting slightly , uneven ground perhaps a level to rule out any cant . Great hat by the way where can l get one👍

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That is actually a possibility. I have been told by german kipplauf shooters that the foreend tension can affect precision very much, so it is not unreasonable to think it can also move impact. I got the hat from Lapua.

    • @infantilepillock1687
      @infantilepillock1687 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@THLR Yes, I've heard that too. Never noticed it with mine, but it it possible. As beautiful and deadly accurate as the K95 is, she can be a sensitive little lady. Maybe you should get a stainless Tikka next ;-)

  • @bigracer3867
    @bigracer3867 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I noticed your rifle is a hidden FP. So probably on par with a bolt. If it was a hammer then I would worry. Any more shooting with the Grendel in the future? I have really started using mine more. Going to take it Depredation hunting. Seems to be perfect for my situation in a AR platform. Skal🎉🎉🎉

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      YEs the firing pin seems to be arranged in the same manner as a normal bolt gun. There is an energy transfer via the locking block, but it's all in-line. Good to hear you use your Grendel, I notice Hornady has developed a new series bullets (VT?) that improves the Grendel as a varmint cartridge. I sold mine years ago, but it is one of those cartridges I mentally keep returning to, so who knows? It certainly works

  • @Lauchmelder123
    @Lauchmelder123 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What is the length of your 6,5x55 Barrel? Is there a Minimum length?

    • @THLR
      @THLR  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Lauchmelder123 I cut all my barrels at 50 cm, legal limitnis 42.5 cm

  • @_SWLW
    @_SWLW 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Artig video som alltid! Spent på å se deg grave mer i problematikken med treffpunktet her.
    Både samboer og jeg lærer mye av disse videoene dine og setter pris på at du alltid tar deg tid til å forklare alle steg, selv om flere av stegene går igjen i videoene. Det gjør det veldig helhetlig og kjekt uansett om en har sett en eller alle videoene dine!
    Så også posten din med det nye 6.5 PRC-løpet, når er det lov å håpe på første video med det?

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Takk for hyggelig tilbakemelding. Ja jeg har stor tro på repetisjon og "monkey see, monkey do" siden dette er visuelt format og ingen praktisk veiledning er mulig. Gjør det enkelt nok til at man kan herme og legg ved kunnskapen som kan synke på plass etterhvert. Jeg har filmet de første delene av 6,5 PRC, men jeg er ganske langt unna å redigere dem. I august har skyting førsteprioritet og når PRC er på stell blir det forhåpentligvis litt jakt. Lykke til med egen sesong!

  • @EirikKroghrud
    @EirikKroghrud 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Er du fornøyd med to-foten? Må kjøpe ny, men syns denne var meget tynn/spinkel

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Til K95 ja, men Neopod er ikke noe jeg ville hatt som arbeidsbipod på en stor rifle. Gunwerks Elevate er min nåværende favoritt der; Stort justerområde, lav vekt, picatinny innfesting.

    • @EirikKroghrud
      @EirikKroghrud 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@THLR Takker👍 Hvor kjøpte du gunwerks? finner bare utenlandske sider.

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@EirikKroghrud online fra Gunwerks. Nettsiden er ikke satt opp for shipping til utlandet, så sendte en mail

  • @josephmandragoran4262
    @josephmandragoran4262 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It seems like to me that the bc of the bullet isn't quite right. If it shoots low at distance it's either that the bullet is slower than anticipated or the bc is worse than advertized

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Not sure what the exact nature of the error is, I can only quantify the total and remove it. But yes, both would cause a lower hit.

  • @arnevermundhope7579
    @arnevermundhope7579 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Takk for nok en informativ video. Har blitt en vesentlig bedre skytter utelukkende ved å trene/praktisere informasjon du deler på kanalen din. En ting jeg lurer på er muzzle jump. Det ser ikke ut som det påvirker dine poi selv om pipa går opp og litt til venstre. I langhold filmen din snakket du om rekylopptak og justering av kroppens posisjon

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Flott å høre, det er "oppdrag utført" for meg det. Fysikken i det er at rifla må ha rekylen rett bakover lenge nok til at kula har forlatt pipa. Bryan Litz har filmet dette med høyhastighetskamera, og VELDIG forenklet (og litt feil) kan du si har rekylen er 2-3cm lang og kula har forlatt pipa før rifla har beveget seg en full cm. Så kula mi er ute av pipa før rifla endrer retning. Munningshoppet blir mindre/rettere jo mer rett bak rifla får lov til å bevege seg og uten at det er noe som styrer/vipper rifla sideveis eller opp/ned. Her får du hjelp av en høy kolbekappe som forhindrer "knekkpunkt" og vipp oppover (hvis du ser på nesten alle beltematede maskingevær levert til infanteriert så ligger toppen av kolbekappa over løpet) og et anatomisk grep som gir avslappet håndstilling og har plass til fingrene og musklene i hånden. Lengden på kolben må være "rimelig" slik at du kan støtte deg på albuene og samtidig nå frem til avtrekkeren - må du bruke muskler for å holde deg oppe så er nok kolben for lang, og om du får ukomfortabel vinkel i håndleddet er den nok for kort. (Dette er ikke et kritisk mål, de fleste har en stor toleranse for brukbare kolber). Og tilslutt må kikkertsiktet være lagt korrekt i motasjen så øyeavstand blir rett. Øyeavstanden vil bli kortere i liggende stilling hvor du ligger rett bak, og lenger i stående stilling med lang arm. I min liggende stilling ligger jeg ikke så rett bak rifla som jeg kan ligge, kolben ligger 6,5 cm fra kanten av kragebeinet (mot hals). Når jeg ligger helt rett er avstanden ca 5cm, men dette blir en "hardere" stilling og kolben kunne godt vært litt kortere for denne. Kompromisset mitt er en plassering som funker i alle stillinger, jeg klarer rett og slett ikke skyte stående med kolben så tett på halsen. Motsatt vei, litt mer på skrå, kolben litt lenger mot skulderen og gjerne albuen litt lenger fra kroppen endrer rekylhoppet motsatt vei. Så mitt standardtips er å rette seg opp ganske mye, men ikke begynn å skyte som PRS skytterne da disse har mindre rekyl og mer framtunge rifler.

    • @arnevermundhope7579
      @arnevermundhope7579 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@THLRTakk for enkel og forståelig forklaring på noe som for flere kan fremstå som litt mystisk.

  • @caveman-g1n
    @caveman-g1n 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    👍

    • @caveman-g1n
      @caveman-g1n 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I noticed such things when I was in different places from the target relative to the compass

    • @THLR
      @THLR  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sorry, not sure what exactly you are refering to. Coreolis?

  • @dermotrooney9584
    @dermotrooney9584 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Zen. ❤

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      In a way, yes. I really enjoyed the dappled light in the images.

  • @yootoober49
    @yootoober49 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Does the temp not create faster projectile velocity?

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@yootoober49 not really, most powders are temperature stable. I use 0.3 msec change in velocity per 1°C change, and even with a large temperature change, the V0 change is irrelevant.

    • @garyfitts4774
      @garyfitts4774 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great video.

    • @rolfnilsen6385
      @rolfnilsen6385 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@THLR Det var interessant. I hine hårde dager var kruttemperatur en av faktorene vi la inn i balistikkmaskinen. Men da var det 105mm stridsvognskanon vi skjøt med så ikke helt sammenlignbare forhold ;-)
      Noe helt urelatert til denne videoen. Jeg leter etter lignende kryssreimer og vesker som du har brukt på flere av jaktturene dine for å få med meg kikkert og termisk spotter på en brukervennelig måte. Kunne jeg spurt om hva det er du bruker? Sliter litt med å finne noe som ser greit ut.

  • @Hansen-u1z
    @Hansen-u1z 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Kommer det video om 6.5 prc løpet du har kjøpt. Har en rifle selvi samme kalibret, så hadde vært spennende å se hvilke ladninger og diverse du kommer fram til :) Alltid ett høydepunkt når det kommer videoer fra deg.

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ja har filmet første segment med 6,5 PRC men er i ferd med å slippe opp for tid før jaktstart. Kortversjon er at Hornady fabrikkammunisjon har vært glimrende (med blykuler, ikke kobberkula). Har kun ladet med Vit N560-N565-N570. Ikke ferdigladet ennå, men ser ut til at the blir N560-565 til Barnes 120TTSX, N565 til 130-140gr kuler og N565-570 til de tyngste kulene.

    • @Hansen-u1z
      @Hansen-u1z 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@THLR Spennende, har selv brukt n-565 til 140-147 gr eld match og Barnes 127 gr lrx. Har fått god fart og ekstremt bra presisjon med begge kuler. Gleder meg til videoene framover :) Ha en fin kveld!

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Hansen-u1z takker! Håper på å testskyte ladningene i neste uke, har så langt bare skutt stiger for hastighet. V0 med Lapua tabellene var VESENTLIG lavere enn fabrikkammunisjon (147gr @ 853 msek), så måtte sette sammen info fra burnrate charts og publiserte ladninger fra Nosler/Alliant/Hodgdon/Hornady før jeg turte å gå utfor Lapua tabellene. Mye arbeid, men kom i mål på V0.

    • @Hansen-u1z
      @Hansen-u1z 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@THLR Ja, har testet en del selv. Ladedataene til vihtavuori er jo latterlig lav. Så har lest på hva andre bruker som ladninger og laget noen stiger selv. Og brukt gordons reloading tool for å få en viss peiling på hastighet og trykk. Endte opp med 57.8 gr n-565 til 140gr eld match og 58.5 gr til 127 lrx. Gir 890ms og 920 ms i en 55cm lilja pipe.Har ladet samme hylsene 6 ganger nå, og forsatt ikke romme hettelommer. Virker som n-565 er veldig temp stabilt. Hadde akkurat samme hastighet ved 2 pluss grader og over 20 pluss grader. Og en ES på 2ms på 10 skudd sist jeg sjekket med Garminen.

  • @larso1785
    @larso1785 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You have lost speed

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A reasonable theory, but I chronographed and no. I'm still baffled and clueless.

    • @larso1785
      @larso1785 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@THLR merkelig greier

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@larso1785 er faktisk så blank at jeg ikke tør teoretisere; må gjenta skytingen og se om resultatet gjentar seg. Håper det ikke har noe med spenningen i forskjeftet, da blir feilretting på nivå voodoo 😅

  • @cal79
    @cal79 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great stuff bro

    • @THLR
      @THLR  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@cal79 thanks, enjoy the summer!