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BASIC RIFLESCOPE PARTS & TERMINOLOGY
Before we can discuss how to adjust certain parts of a scope’s scope, it is important to understand what these parts are and a brief description of their functions. Let’s begin at the rear of your scope mounted on your rifle. This is the part closest to your face. Next, we will move towards the…
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HOW TO MAKE ELVATION ADJUSTMENTS ON A RIFLESCOPE
HOW TO MAKE ELEVATION ADJUSTMENTS ON A RIFLESCOPE An “elevation adjustment” is necessary to adjust the impact of the bullet relative to your aim with the scope. Elevation adjustments may be needed when your scope is not attached to your rifle or you shoot at different distances. Zeroing a scope means that the point-of-impact (POA)…
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RIFLE SCOPE MAGNIFICATION ADJUSTMENTS
If you have an adjustable magnification scope, the adjustment is usually done by a ring just before the ocular housing. For some scopes like Nightforce, the whole ocular housing needs to be rotated to adjust magnification. (This is the reason why I don’t like Nightforcescopes). The target image of all power scopes can be adjusted…
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FOCUSING ON SCOPE EYEPICE
Incorrectly focused eyepieces are the number one error I see in scopes of shooters. Many shooters, including some of my professional sniper students don’t know about this adjustment or why it is important. This means that you have a high chance of this setting being wrong on your scope. As a Special Operations Sniper in…
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Mounting and adjusting the Rifle Scope
While it’s not necessary to adjust your scope on your rifle, it is very important. To get the most out of your scope and rifle, you must be able to adjust them to fit. The analogy I use is that a race car driver can’t drive a regular car as well if it hasn’t been…
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Get Your Body Ready for Paddling Exercise
The most essential types of preparation apart the first aid training and health is body-training. Paddling for hours is a exercise in and of itself, but beginning from cold can be risky and exhausting. The reasons to exercise before an excursion: To be “in shape” to feel well and not overstrained not to create a…
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Protection of Nature and Wildlife
Canoeing and kayaking are both sports that are performed in the natural environment. There isn’t a single sport that gives you the chance to experience the variety of emotions from the natural surroundings. Beginning alone, in the mists of the early morning, on a peaceful lake or river is an amazing thing, for instance. However,…
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Paddling: Pick the right tent
Except you start with your family in a really spacey canoe-tents have to be lightweight and efficient in volume. My main factor is that the tent needs the ability to keep me dry from the rain. What else isn’t that important so long as it’s light … True? If you are sleeping with someone other…
