The Ultimate in Rifle Accuracy: Getting the Most Out of Your Equipment and Yourself

"The Ultimate in Rifle Accuracy" by Glenn Newick ISBN:0-88317-159-7Friends, I just read a great book on the above mentioned title. It is short, and plumb full of tips, advice and teaching on getting the most accuracy out of your rifle. The author writes primarily of Benchrest type shooting and the 6PPC cartridge, but he does give advice about hunting rifles, calibers too. He has a whole chapter on getting the most out of your hunting rifle with many explanations of why shots go wrong. There is a detailed section on how to reload rifle rounds for maximum accuracy, in a most straight forward way. One of the tips I liked the most is that of never resting your front sling attachment point on the rest when you shoot. As the recoil moves the first 2/10 inch before the bullet leaves the barrel, you have an upward jerk that moves the shot off course. This was priceless. He also said that if you use any kind of a wind flag, be it a ribbon your groups will decrease by 25%. Just like those tips there are several throughout a very easy to read book. Take this from a man (Glenn Newick, not me) that can put 5 shots into the size of a dime at 200 yards, and you know you can come away with something. I learned about this book by reading a Precision Shooting Magazine compilation of articles. It referred to this book so many times I knew they were onto something. It is a short read and I guarantee you will come away with something that will make you a better rifle shoot. -Migs

This book is proof of the old adage that one should stick to what they're good at. Glenn Newick may be a stellar marksman at the bench, but he is definitely not a writer. The writing style in this book would likely raise no better than a "D" in a typical high school writing course. Though I am amazed that he found a publisher for this material, I would be further amazed if the publisher's copy editor is still employed. A syntactical nightmare is the best description for this work - clumsily written, difficult to read, error ridden.If you are looking for pointers in marksmanship and/or benchrest shooting, you will have to dig very deep in this rather tedious material to find it. The book is rich in stories from Newick's experience, anecdotes, and "name dropping" but incredibly thin on anything bordering on useful information. Before I'd had enough and set the book aside, I was constantly reminded of that old cartoon "The World of Commander McBragg". Rich in poorly written, braggadocios stories. Quite.

Ever go to the range,one week and your gun set up shoots small holes.Next week you shoot like S--t.Is it your hunting rifle,loads. or you just can't handle your joy stick anymoreBeen there done that. Well read this book .You will learn ,especially chapters 18 thru 20.This book will get you started on how to read targets.

Overall this book covers a lot of ground but only in a general way, There are several text's on precision reloading that cover the same information in much greater depth. If you were just starting out in this field of interest this would be a good book for the price. It really is a brief summary of current practice's. Very resonable for the price.

This was a used book and I believe it's out of print now. The information is a bit dated but much of the data is just as true now as then. Well worth a read if you wish to improve your shooting skills.

Just about any level of shooter can benefit from this book. You will learn classic techniques to wring the most accuracy out of you and your gun. Long range, reach-out-and-touch-em shooting.

Interested in shooting accurately???Then you need to read this book. It will get you started in the right direction. A well written and very informative look into the realm of benchrest shooting.

Its like sitting next to an old man who wont stop telling you old war stories or keeps nagging on about how much better it was "back in the day"... But if you listen hard enough and dont get bored with the flashbacks, you can pick out bits and pieces of usefull information. Worth buying if under $6.