High-powered Rifle:

When I'm not poring breathtaking sums of time and money into practicing for and participating in GSSF shoots I take a little break and pour all my remaining free time and money into shooting NRA High-powered Rifle competitions. This is actually quite a bit of fun, as is GSSF and involves shooting a basically standard AR15 at a tiny dot that is between two and six hundred yards away. I'm just getting into this, so I haven't quite spent six figures on it yet, but I've learned a few things I'd be happy to share here.

I shoot primarily at the Riverbend Gun Club, north of Atlanta and I can't say enough nice things about these guys. They really know how to shoot and they don't mind helping new guys out. Their web site is an excellent introduction to the sport and is included on page one.

I'd like to interject my own personal philosophy on competition at this point,. Here it is...It's not the equipment, it's the shooter. People get way, way too hung up on equipment in this game and there are a half a million people who want to sell you some fancy new gadget to make you shoot better. The truth is if you couldn't shoot before, a custom made barrel isn't going to help. You have to buy a lot of ammo and spend the time needed to get to know the rifle and learn how to make it put the hole in the middle. Most AR's will shoot inside 2 inches at 100 yards out of the box, and if you're not getting them in a group under six inches, you don't need new toys, you need practice. The same is true of pistols. I can't tell you how many times my brother and I have resoundingly spanked guys or gals with $2000 plus "Race guns" with our stock Glocks.

This doesn't mean Glocks are super-accurate, they aren't. They're reliable, we stuck with them and we shot and shot and shot, until we were deaf, broke and good. That's how it works.