Thread: Magpul "Art of the Precision Rifle" DVD

Review
Magpul Art of the Precision Rifle DVD 3

The "professional" DVD. Dialogue gets more relaxed and "real", instruction gets more hands-on as the main instructor is now a professional shooter.
HOUR:MINUTE:SECOND

00:00:24
Chapter the USMC scout scniper
Presenting Caylen Wojcik

00:01:50
Breaking down for the viewer what it is to be a scout sniper

00:02:50
Talking about what it takes to be a sniper.

00:03:10
Sniper collecting raw information, not intelligence.

00:04:40
How the sniper training program is extremely difficult, not som much physically but more mentally.

00:05:10
Some good bolt manipulation (more of this demonstrated at the end, no need to rewind).

00:06:45
How sneaking and shooting is only a very smart part of the snipers job.

00:08:30
How snipers kill a lot of people with information

00:11:00
Talking about operating in a non-permissive environment where you cannot hide and you will get attacked no matter what you do.

00:15:00
Talkin about the fairly liberal ROE , rules of engagement (legal requirement to shoot people), back in the days (ROE that opened for shooting people with digging tools... in a country with irrigation farming...)

00:16:50
Recounting a sniper operation and the weight that needed to be carried.

00:23:00
Talking about advances in sniper technology

00:27:30
Explaining how the core fundamentals/ basic makes up for lacking equipment, how training and the shooter is most important

00:30:00
The need of installing reality in the training

00:32:30
Talking about precision shooting, rapid shooting, scenarios and danger space

00:34:45
Talking about what someone wanting to be a sniper must be prepared for, in short a huge mental burden and having adequate physical ability.

00:38:00
New chapter, the law enforcement sniper

00:38:55
The fundamentals of marksmanship

00:39:45
How law enforcement might need to shoot through media

00:41:50
How shot placement is critical to law enforcement, surgical shooting

00:44:00
New chapter Military semi auto weapons

00:46:00
Presenting the Barret M82 50 cal rifle

00:46:50
Presenting the norwegian Raufoss 50 cal ammunition

00:49:40
Criticizing Barret Accuracy, how it is not capable of MOA but 2-3 MOA
(Well, there are different versions of the barret semi auto.)

00:51:23
Presenting the MKR SPR 5.56 rifle, special purpose rifle

00:54:05
Presenting the M110 SASS 7.62 rifle, supressed rifle and how effective that can be, how it is almost impossible to locate such a shooter

00:56:00
"Semi auto rifles now blossom with the precision rifle society..."

00:57:00
New chapter, data books
How it is a journal or diary for shooting, logs data you see as pertinent.
How ballistic solvers/programs have made logbooks not as important as before.

00:58:20
Talks about ballistic computers

00:58:40
Sales pitch for the Magpul dynamics logbook

01:01:30
How to fill in a standard data page in the Magpul logbook
The difference between calling a shot and plotting a shot

01:04:50
the shooting diary page

01:06:10
Shows a closeup of how called/plotted shot is logged

01:06:28
Keeping track of rounds through the barrel

01:08:25
Sales pitch end

01:08:58
New chapter dialing & scope calibration
Very easy for shooters to get mixed up which way they dial the scope

01:09:20
How scopes adjusts with an angular measure, mostly MOA or MIL

01:10:20
A good sketch of MOA and MIL

01:10:33
Explaining the simplicity of the MIL system (but not driving the point home hard enough perhaps)

01:11:30
Talks about how some scope mixes MOA and MIL. Can very easily confuse shooters.

01:12:06
1 MIL = 3.438 MOA

01:13:50
Drill for adjusting "badly built" scopes, with right hand "push" to make bullet go left and "pull" to make bullet go left.
"An easy way to remember which way to spin the turret"
(with a "properly" built scope you use the turret like you would your car, turn right to go right, left to go left...)

01:15:20
Shooting tactic for gusting wind, dialling for elevation and holding for wind

01:16:05
New chapter Max point blank range
How to eliminate dialing turrets and using trajectory for danger space/ killing window

(Here the two instructors have opposite views, Todd says this stuff "isn't fast enough" but actually it is WAY faster done properly)

01:17:45
How this can be applied for a hunter

01:18:00
Using a ballistic computer for max point blank range

01:18:47
Talking about danger space

01:22:25
New chapter, range estimation
Laser is by far the best option. Reticles can be used successfully if used with an awareness of limitations and
if one considers danger space/trajectory/killing window.

01:23:16
Talking about capabilities and limitations. Target size must be known but isn't always the same.

01:24:40
The TMR reticle, using it as a tape measure.
(Again the laborous mildot solution formula and multiplying with 27,77. How does one do that??? Use proper units of measure for the MIL system)

01:25:00
The difference between 1st and 2nd focal plane.

01:26:00
Limitations of ranging, target size must be known

01:29:00
Using reticles for animal trophy assessment

01:30:00
New chapter, the Milling Excercise
Very good demonstration of how to use MIL reticles for range estimation.

01:33:40
Specifying different requirements when using the scope for range estimations vs followup shots.

01:35:30
Showing how to correctly get a solid ranging position.

01:37:14
Demonstrating the benefits of a modern mildot.

(In the shown example, the proper use of the mil formula would be (I'll just assume target widt 475mm, standard military chest)
475:1 = 475 meter range w old fashioned mildot
475:1.1= just over 430 meters w modern mildot (exact range 432-3 meters)
These numbers can be run in the head. No 27,77 or 2,54 anywhere in this formula - use correct units of measure dammit!)

01:41:11
Uses the Horus ATRAG to get the range solution from the milling
(you would need a calculator when using the wrong units of measure for the mil formula...)

01:41:55
New chapter, natural point of aim and respiratory pulse.
(Just view this chapter and make natural point of aim your religion)

01:47:01
Getting into natural point of aim position

01:48:33
Pushing with the toes

01:50:50
Breathing cycles
(if time permits)

01:53:45
Natural point of aim drill

02:01:05
The end

02:01:20
Rapid bolt manipulation demonstration
(This kind of shooting is actually a national sport in Norway. Headshots about 250 meters from prone unsupported position.
A video of a local match here

Not to step on the shooters portrayed, but what you see in this video is considered normal, good match shooting here)

Reload demonstration

02:05:39
The end-end

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To sum it up
This third DVD makes a buy worth it. It offers interesting and down to earth insight as well as to-the-point instruction.
I'm being very cruel here, but I reckon the difference between bubble boy and the professional is palpable for those that view it.
I find the absense of gear talk and focus on the training very good.
Very good instructions in DVD no 3 and you will build a solid fundament for LR shooting by adhering to the natural point of aim
principle shown.
I do wish however that Americans would fully grasp the MIL formulas and don't mix in wrong units of measure.