Tiro a lunga distanza: cosa conta davvero e cosa viene sopravvalutato con Cristiano Ricci Maccarini

Cristiano Ricci Maccarini is an instructor and operations professional, as well as the founder of the Special Operations Academy, a training center specializing in operational shooting, safety, and advanced technical training. Throughout his career, he has trained operators, security professionals, and civilian shooters, developing training programs focused on accuracy, stress management, and the practical application of shooting techniques in real-world settings. His educational and outreach work is now a point of reference for those seeking a technical and structured understanding of the world of precision shooting and long-range shooting. Long-range Shooting Long-range shooting is the discipline that studies and applies the principles of external ballistics to hit targets located at distances greater than those typically encountered in traditional sport shooting. At such distances, projectile behavior is influenced by numerous physical and environmental variables: muzzle velocity, ballistic coefficient, gravitational drop, wind drift, air density, temperature, atmospheric pressure, and, in extremely long shots, effects such as the Earth's rotation and gyroscopic drift. Accuracy in long-range shooting therefore stems from the integration of the shooter's technical expertise, the quality of the equipment, and the ability to read the environment. Measuring instruments, ballistic software, and observation methods now allow for highly accurate calculation of the necessary corrections, transforming long-range shooting into a highly technical discipline, where scientific knowledge, operational practice, and field experience converge to achieve repeatable and measurable results. In this episode of the VBH podcast, we analyze precision shooting from an operational, technical, and educational perspective with Cristiano Ricci Maccarini, exploring the skills, tools, and mindset needed to develop true long-range shooting prowess.