One of the biggest advantages I see to both is that they reduce the number of life experience rounds down range. Here is the reality of both, math in public hurts and having tools at your disposal, that do not require batteries or the need to bust out the Big Chief tablet and pencil to generate a firing solution are good to go. They’re all tools in the long range toolbox. Like I said before there is no clear winner here and both have their merits as well as their drawbacks so choosing one I think will come down to the shooter’s experience level and rifle/cartridge combination. A shooter is going to get a great product regardless of which they choose both in the quality of the data and in the companies backing them. I’ll also add that I think the Wheel is a great alternative for someone that doesn’t have a smart phone to run one of the popular ballistic apps or be a no batteries back up to what they’re currently using. 338 Norma Mag can also have a solver wheel made up for long range hunts out west and then switch it out between their hunting and comp rifles.
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Likewise a hunter using anything from 7mm Remington Magnum to. The ability to tailor the solver wheel to a specific rifle and cartridge is a huge advantage to those guys using. Military and police snipers can certainly use the Whiz Wheel effectively, they’re doing it every day in fact, however I think the Whiz Wheel really shines for shooters competing in tactical long range matches.
#Whiz wheel how to#
I’m not saying that it’s impossible to learn how to use it but it takes a good bit of practice to be able to quickly come up with the right firing solution compared to the FDAC. For those shooters that are new to long range shooting it could be likened to trying to drink water from a fire hose. Now at the other end of the simplicity spectrum is the Whiz Wheel which gives the shooter a lot of ballistic information which could be confusing for some shooters depending on their experience level. So like I’ve said in the past if I was heading back overseas with a M110 SASS, M2010, or M24 even, in my hands I’d want a FDAC from Adaptive in my cargo pocket to go along with me.
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#Whiz wheel professional#
For the professional user, such as the military or police sniper, most engagements are going to take place well inside of 1000 yards due to the operation environment or the need to gain a positive ID on the target and increase the chances for a first round hit if necessary. Since many of the tactical rifle competitions take place on established ranges the standard FDAC fits in perfectly. Many ranges in the United States don’t go beyond 100 yards and the ones that do are limited to about 1000 yards for various reasons. Some shooters look at the fact that the standard FDAC designed for M118LR is limited to 1000 yards as a serious draw back, however I don’t exactly see it that way. The FDAC, I think, is perfectly suited to the military sniper or designated marksman given its simple, intuitive design that can be learned very quickly by a basically trained military sniper or marksman.
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In that regard I think that they will cater to different niche groups within the long range community and provide more shooters tools for their toolbox. I’ve been very impressed by these two products but in the time that I’ve had them and used them to put rounds downrange I can definitely tell that they were made with two different philosophies in mind.
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Here are my final thoughts from the article: The advantages of one over the other are entirely up to the shooter and their particular needs. I have used both and like both products, I wrote up an article for my website, I just have to launch it.