The long-winded back story on the LaRue OBR 7.62.
I have been told that on occasion the gunsmith needs to quit turning wrenches and get out on the range.
SFC Edward Homeyer’s Personal Account Using Horus
November 29, 2010
A personal account of the 2010 International Sniper Competition from SFC Edward Homeyer, winner of the Service Class, along with his partner Chance Gianelli.
Originally I was going to spot for Chance, but earlier in July while training at
Accuracy 1st, we discovered that we work a little better with Chance calling winds and me shooting.
Around mid September Chance got a hold of our committees 16″ Larue Tactical OBR with a
5-25×50 Horus Falcon with a
H37 reticle. He zeroed it, trued using the
ATrag software and immediately started getting hits on 12″ plates out beyond 850 meters. I was going to originally shoot my M24 with my Falcon. But four days before the comp I got my hands on a 20″ Larue Tactical OBR.
Two days before the comp I received my scope. It was a Nightforce first focal plane 3.5-15×50 with a Horus Vision
H58 reticle in it. I put it on my gun and went to zero. After my initial group I went to make my adjustment. That’s when I realized that one of the zero stop screws had broken off in the scope. With the elevation cap off I used a screwdriver and some elbow grease to turn the knob and zero my crosshairs at 100 meters. It was almost dark when I finished that.
The next day Chance and I went out and trued at 900 meters in a 12″ plate. I shot a few intermediate range targets to ensure the data matched. That night I got my zero shift with my PVS 26 at 100, 200 and 400 meters. My night vision zero shift was Left .2 mils. That was what I fired less than 35 rounds through a gun I never touched before and we used it to win overall at the International Sniper Comp. It is a testament to
Horus Vision, the
ATrag, and the
Horus reticle.
Grab a cup of coffee.
