Understanding Ballistic Coefficient Without the Math
ALCO Bullet Talk #9 What the Number Can — and Can’t — Tell You About an Airgun Slug Bullet shape has a purpose. A round nose, hollow point, and streamlined ULD tipped design may look very different because each was engineered with a particular job in mind. Those...
Airgun Hunting – Know Your Zero. Know Your Air Rifle. Know Your Bullet.
ALCO Bullet Talk #8 Know Your Zero. Know Your Rifle. Know Your Bullet. Build Confidence Before the Hunt. Every successful shot begins long before the trigger is pulled. Airgun hunting demands more than knowing where your rifle is zeroed. Confidence in the field...
Long Shots Aren’t Luck | Big Bore Airgun Accuracy
ALCO Bullet Talk #7 What Every Big Bore Airgun Shooter Should Know Before Shooting Farther There was a time when most big bore PCP airgun shooters considered 100 yards a respectable distance. Today, that’s changing. As airgun technology continues to improve,...
Trajectory Is Math. Wind Is Voodoo. Managing Wind Drift with the ALCO ORION .357 Airgun Slug
ALCO Bullet Talk #6 Trajectory is a math problem. Wind is more like voodoo. Every shooter can calculate bullet drop. Wind is different. It constantly changes speed, direction, and intensity, making it the one variable that refuses to follow a simple formula. The ORION...