Experienced precision rifle shooters know that gathering DOPE (Data On Previous Engagement) for specific rifles and loads is a critical element to hitting their targets consistently at distance.
Taking copious notes of shooting variables helps repeat success, and a data tabulation ledger book helps keep track of a volume of information.
The Strategic Edge Precision Rifle Data Book is a great log book, and it offers a few more features than other data log books this writer has used in the past. Co-authored by precision rifle world record holder Tony Shankle, Dennis Dean and Chris Morgan, the Strategic Edge log book is tailored toward gathering atmospheric conditions, location, shot location on a bullseye target, etc., in the Daily Log section.
Data cards gather info out to 1,200 yards, which are cross referenced by temperature ranges, station pressure, humidity, wind, Coriolis effect and humidity. This log book is held together in a vinyl-covered six-ring binder, and the Data card section are double width to cleanly record and organize data.
The name of this book is derived from the Strategic Edge Gun Club in Chapel Hill, Tennessee.
Maintenance Section
Rifle cleaning and maintenance is another variable that’s often overlooked by precision shooters, so the Strategic Edge gives it its due by offering a rifle maintenance log section.
Load Development
A Cartridge Load Development section offers space to record a wealth of critical information. Shooters using a ballistic computer program or application can easily pull information from a section dedicated to gathering this info, too.
Read Wind
A section on reading wind and mirage, shooting uphill and downhill, and moving targets gets covered in this volume, too.
Keeping your shooting data organized and learning from past performance will make anyone a better shooter. This log book will withstand the rigors of field use, and it comes with a waterproof slip case to prevent a blurred mess in wet weather.
The 50 pages of double-sided Daily Shooting Logs offers spaces to record more than enough shot data to take a shooter from break-in to a shot-out .308 barrel. Copies can be ordered for $49.99 on Amazon.com.
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