Videos tagged with Power Factor

This episode of the Hornady Podcast features Travis Ashida, founder of NRL Hunter, discussing the practical precision of the sport. It highlights how NRL Hunter bridges the gap between competitive shooting and real-world hunting scenarios, emphasizing practical rifle configurations, ethical shot placement, and building shooter confidence. The conversation delves into the rules, divisions, and the community aspect of NRL Hunter, underscoring its role in developing skilled and confident hunters.

This video details Administrative Results' first experience competing in a USPSA Area 2 championship, highlighting the intense skill level of world-class competitors like Christian Sailer. It explains USPSA's core principles of speed and accuracy, the importance of strategic stage planning, and the complex scoring system. The speaker, a former law enforcement officer, emphasizes the value of dry fire practice and a dedicated competitive mindset for improvement.

This video provides an expert-level discussion on the nuances of reloading ammunition, contrasting it with buying factory loads. It delves into the cost-benefit analysis, quality control considerations, and personal preferences that influence the decision to reload. The instructor, with over 15 years of reloading experience and extensive shooting background, emphasizes the importance of attention to detail, especially for competitive shooting where power factor is critical. He also offers insights into choosing bullet weights and the benefits of progressive presses over single-stage presses for high-volume shooters.

This video provides expert insights from Joel Park on tuning handguns, focusing on recoil springs and ammunition. Park emphasizes a 'shoot first, then tune' approach, advocating for understanding a firearm's stock performance before making modifications. He details how to address issues like excessive recoil or grip slippage, offering practical advice on selecting components like recoil springs and grip enhancements based on observed performance rather than pre-emptive purchases. The content is geared towards intermediate shooters looking to optimize their firearm's performance and reliability.

This video provides a first look at the Athlon Rangecraft Velocity Pro Chronograph, unveiled at Shot Show 2025. The presenter highlights its intuitive interface, easy shot deletion, and quick access to various ballistic metrics like extreme spread, deviation, kinetic energy, and power factor. It boasts a 30% faster analysis speed than competitors and pairs with the Athlon Ballistics App via Bluetooth for data storage and rifle association. The chronograph is rated for velocities from 65 ft/s to 5,000 ft/s and is priced at an affordable $350 MSRP, with an expected release in early April.

Joel Park discusses defining effective practice ammunition, emphasizing cost and availability as primary factors. He advises against training with ammunition significantly softer than competition loads, as it can hinder adaptation to recoil. Conversely, training with hotter loads and then switching to milder competition ammo is acceptable. For rifle training, PMC and Winchester 55-grain FMJ are recommended for their value, while steel case like Wolf is noted for lower recoil compared to XM193.

This video discusses the evolution of firearm components, particularly extractors, and addresses common misconceptions about ammunition compatibility with 2011 pistols. The speaker emphasizes that modern manufacturing has improved consistency, and many 2011s are more versatile with ammunition than often believed, capable of handling a wider range of loads than some other pistol platforms.

David from The Humble Marksman provides a glowing review of the Garmin Xero C1 Pro pocket chronograph, highlighting its ease of use and portability for pistol shooters. He emphasizes its utility for developing reloaded ammunition, ensuring loads meet competition power factor requirements, and its significant improvement over older chronograph technologies like 'shade sale' units and even Lab Radar for his personal workflow.

This video addresses a common issue where a Canik pistol fails to stabilize cast lead bullets, resulting in tumbling and keyhole impacts on the target. The speaker, an experienced shooter, demonstrates how to identify bullet tumbling and shares their findings that their Canik performed poorly with both personal cast and commercially cast lead bullets. They found success using slightly oversized (.357-inch) copper-plated bullets from Extreme Ammunition, suggesting this as a potential solution for similar stability problems.

This video offers a critical analysis of USPSA rule sets, particularly for Carry Optics and Production divisions. The speaker, David, proposes several rule changes aimed at improving the sport's inclusivity and relevance to modern firearms. Key suggestions include decoupling Carry Optics from Production rules, allowing 2011-style pistols with specific limitations, standardizing magwell rules to accommodate factory-integrated designs, and adjusting weight limits for Carry Optics to better reflect current popular firearms.

This segment discusses new, heavier 9mm ammunition, specifically 'Seismic Ammo' featuring 185-grain bullets. The discussion highlights its potential to achieve a power factor of 169, exceeding the 160 minimum often required by federal agencies. The potential use of advanced case technologies like Shell Shock cases is explored as a means to handle higher pressures and velocities, possibly ushering in a new era of ammunition performance.

This video features a discussion among competitive shooters about the nature and appeal of major matches in USPSA and IPSC. They cover topics such as what makes a major match special, including more complex stage designs, higher competition levels, and the overall experience. The panelists also discuss practical aspects like chronograph usage, selecting matches for a competitive season, training strategies leading up to major events, and the nuances of different firearm divisions and equipment choices. The conversation touches on the importance of consistent training, the psychological aspects of competition, and the balance between novelty and practicality in stage design.