This document stresses the importance of keeping an accurate rifle data book. It asks a series of questions about holdovers, cold bore shots, elevation settings, and lead that every good sniper should be able to answer from their data. It explains that having good data is essential to making good shots, as poor data could mean the difference between life and death in combat situations. The document recommends getting extensive practice under different conditions to thoroughly gather ballistics data on how wind, temperature, angle, and other factors affect shots. This data should be carefully recorded in a book and updated over time through ongoing practice.

1. Data is King
Marshall Bowen

2. Do you have current, accurate data in your rifle data
book?
Do you even have a data book?
If you answered no to either of those questions, you
are WRONG!
I cannot stress the importance of a good data book
enough.

3. You need to ask yourself these important questions.
What is your mil hold for a target 400 yards away with your
elevation set at 200 yards?
Does your cold bore shot hit 2 inches high or 1 inch left?
Is your 700 yard elevation 7 or 7+4?
Do you have a .5 mil lead or a 1 mil lead for a target moving
2mph at 500yds?
What is the formula to find the distance to a target in yards?
What is the COS when shooting at a 30 degree angle?
What is the total round count for your barrel?

4. These are just a small number of things that every good and
improving sniper should know and be constantly thinking
about.
If you have good data you will be able to answer all of these
questions.
If you have poor data, you will make a poor shot.
In combat a poor shot could mean the difference between life
and death.
Wind, temperature, moisture, light, angle and elevation are just
a few things that play a huge role in the impact of your round.

5. Some of you might be wondering how you gather all of this information.
The answer is simple, get out to the range and practice shooting.
Shoot in every temperature, light, angle, elevation, and wind that you
possibly can.
Keep close track of the effects these different conditions have on your
rounds and write it all down.
You are not going to be able to get all of this information in one day, it
will take time.
If possible, have a spotter with you when you are gathering data.
Two sets of eyes are better than one!

6. Marshall Bowen
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