Thread: Magpul "Art of the Precision Rifle" DVD

Not really, it's only 10-20 shots they get off in the time window allowed.

Review

Magpul Art of the Precision rifle DVD 4

The gear DVD. They talk gear and sell products.

00:00:16
The bolt rifle.

00:34:00
Semi auto rifles

00:43:15
Acillary gear

00:48:45
Rifle optics

01:11:30
Muzzle accessories

01:20:50
Support equipment

01:37:20

The end

In the carbine DVDs they were pretty careful to not really name products or manufacturers, obviously not so here

Review

Magpul Art of the Precision Rifle DVD 5

The DVD where Todd Hodnett demonstrate unconventional shooting position. The part where they show mirage at the end is very good!

HOUR:MINUTE:SECOND

00:00:24
New chapter, Unconventional positions

00:00:56
Talks about having multiple points of contact

00:01:06
How you need to have a position stable enough to see your impact

00:01:12
Position sitting with bipod

00:02:40
Adding a rear bag to the position

00:04:06
Adding shooting sticks to the position

00:05:25
Adding a backpack to the position

00:06:09
Grabbing the bipod with the hand

00:07:50
Not holding to heavy and disturbing the position

00:08:45
Replacing the aforementioned backpack with a partner for support

00:09:38
New position with shooting sticks, camming with the shooting sticks

00:14:49
New position, camera tripod with picatinny adapter

00:23:22
New position, side-prone. This is a sitting/prone position with the rifle turned over to its' side.

00:26:30
How to get a zero/ sight displacement in the side-prone position

00:31:45
New chapter, long range trajectory
Explains how the angle of attack (the angle the bullet falls) is only 1,5 to 2 degrees (at 835 meters in this example)

00:34:55
Showing the angle of attack with a string and 2 lined up targets punched by the same bullet.

00:37:43
Doing trajectory math with help from the Horus ATRAG

00:40:45
Talks about how the angle of attach is not as steep as most people think

00:42:00
Calculating maximum ordonance which is how high the bullet flies over line of sight

00:43:50
Mentions diffent windspeeds at diffenet altitudes
(This is called gradient wind for those wanting to google more on the subject)

00:44:50
How spotters needs to know a little about angle of attack and maximum ordnance.

00:46:46
The Tremor reticle. Todd Hodnett explains his own reticle design
(he is unneccesarily complex in the explanations of wind holds, probably relates to how he is unneccessarily complex in his
"accuracy 1st wind formula)

00:50:45
How to fit the Tremor reticle to all calibres.

00:52:20
Talks of how the Tremor reticle is a mil scale.

00:53:15
Talks about the realtion between Bc and wind in the math formula equations
(... and the math formula equations are unneccisarily complex)

00:55:19
New chapter, Cleaning
Talks about how to clean the gun. Not removing copper, but carbon.
(A special take on cleaning)

00:59:10
Storing the gun

01:00:40
New chapter, Raising the bar
Talks about longrange hunting ethics and "paying your dues" through training.

01:02:55
Recommends the Bryan Litz "Applied Ballistics" book

01:06:07
New chapter, the crew having fun and showing bloopers

01:08:50
New chapter, The Whiz Wheel
Showing an accuracy first product. It is a range card put into a flight computation wheel

01:14:00
New chapter, Mirage
Showing various mirage and what wind speeds they equals.
(Very good, should have been a LOT MORE hard facts presented like this in the series)

01:15:26
New chapter, Accuracy 1st wind formula
(Unneccessarily complicated and nothing proprietary. Use the correct format (meters pr second) and you'll eliminate all the dividing.
Just put your ballistic computer wind input to 1 meter per second and the wind factor will be glaring at you.
The formula is then reduced to WIND FACTOR X WIND = CLICK CORRECTION//MIL HOLD.
Basic Swedish method...)

01:16:46
New chapter, the MIL relation formula
(I've said it before, Americans do not FULLY grasp the MIL concept.
Work in the correct units of measure, millimeters.
Don't understand millimeters? It is just a number with a name, you don't need to understand it.
Just learn the target size number as you do with inches or feet or yards but call that number millimeters instead.
Formula is then:
TARGET SIZE : MIL = RANGE METERS)

Originally Posted by AzumitH

It's up on Isohunt if you're torrent savvy.

And the Precision Rifle dvd has turned up now on PB, still 5GB

Well if they were compressed to 700mb you wouldn't want to watch them anyway

Having watched the first disc only:


Lots of stuff that is of questionable realism (staged for the show at a guess)

Hodnett waffles and is grating to listen to

Seems to be a bit of justifying their own opinions/things they're selling without honestly stating reasons why other methods/gear aren't good... bit about ballistic reticles for example, saying they don't work, also the crap about QD scope mounts. "removed it, replaced it, fired a shot, repeated 100 times, got a less than 1MOA group". That's basically straight-out made-up. I've got Larue mounts and they don't work that well in my experience and NO test I have seen online, of Larue or other well-regarded brands, demonstrated that sort of repeatability. Also their justification for why you MUST have a larue mount was basically "YOU REALLY HAVE TO HAVE ONE OF THESE BECAUSE OF ALL THESE TIMES THAT YOU'LL NEED TO REMOVE YOUR SCOPE SUCH AS... UM... MOVING ON NOW" They also totally ignore the downsides of those mounts ie that they raise your scope like 4" over the bore on a boltaction, and are heavy, and cost $200US+.

Also there's little shit like Hodnett calling corrections of "4 clicks up 1.6 left" meaning 1.6 mils left, that's only going to confuse the shooter mixing units like that, in addition to the mil stuff Thomas has already explained

Some good info if you ignore the half-hour of blahblahblah around each bit.

I'm finding it hard work to watch compared to the carbine vids, probably being a bit critical.

Originally Posted by Norway

I actually have one somewhere (anti cant device).
Was pretty useless as it couldn't be seen from the firing position.

I found my anti-cant bubble thing and tried mounting it.
It took a small amount of cant to move the bubble, but as said, could not be seen from the shooting position. Also obscured the windage turret especially, but elevation as well.
Took it off.

Trying to glean more info on the Tubb design, it appears to be quite a bit better than the one I got and probably wont obscure my turrets
Scope Mounted Anti-Cant Indicator (34mm) - David Tubb

Originally Posted by Norway

Trying to glean more info on the Tubb design, it appears to be quite a bit better than the one I got and probably wont obscure my turrets
Scope Mounted Anti-Cant Indicator (34mm) - David Tubb

They look pretty nifty.

is there some way i can get a copie to have a look or buy cheers terry

You gonna do a review on the Magpul Tacticool Carbine vids Norway?

Im watching this at the moment and Iv gota say its pretty good. theres a bit of wank wank like is said above, and their calculations are really difficult when there swapping between Km m yards inches moa mill all the time. My turn for a winge about them needing to learn metric.
Id like to see the simplified calculations that you talk about Norway.
Its a great introduction for me to the Mil dot system, which I have till now not understood the practice use of for measuring and windage to sure up good old kentucky windage, and correct after first shot misses.
also has some awesome info on how to use your scope as a measuring tool that I will be able to practicly use, no matter what the reticle

It has also made me decide that I need a PDA. and a scope bubble and a S&B scope.

Does the tactical carbine 3 dvd set offer anything to anyone who shoots a bolt hunting gun?

If your bolt hunting gun has an angled fore-grip, tactical rails and clear-windowed Pmags, then yes it will

Seriously though, the Magpul vids are more for security/LEO/PMC, though if you are a 3 gun competitor you may take away a few bits and pieces from it.

Nope

Hi bro, I've been searching I cant find a way to get the Art of the Dynamic Shotgun DVD. Could you let me know how you got yours please???