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MARKSMANSHIP BASICS - Practice
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<blockquote data-quote="NORAG" data-source="post: 1025366" data-attributes="member: 86029"><p>#1 Describe your practice preparation prior to a long range hunt.</p><p></p><p>I practice year-round in all kinds of weather and in the type of terrain I generally hunt. Practice includes taking shots from known and unknown distance to practice calculating dope and placing first-round hits.</p><p></p><p></p><p>#2 Do you and your partner employ a dialogue during practice and during hunts? Please describe your range and field dialogue.</p><p></p><p>We keep it simple. If he's confirming my dope then I will call the dope and if correct he simply states "confirm". If his dope comes up different than mine then he states "not confirmed" and we might have a quick discussion as to the element that is different in our calculations.</p><p></p><p>When dope is confirmed, he'll state "fire" when he is ready for me to fire. He then spots my bullet trace and confirms POI.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>#3 Describe your long range practice targets.</p><p></p><p>Gallon milk jugs, steel plates, or paper targets are the fodder of my choosing. I like jugs because they are white and work nicely for low light practice. I also don't shoot at orange so paper targets are black on white or simply a white paper sheet with a bullseye cross drawn on it. I DO NOT shoot at rocks, trees, or other elements of nature as a target. I practice LNT (Leave No Trace) ethics in my hunting and my practicing.</p><p></p><p></p><p>#4 How many shots would you fire during an average practice session?</p><p></p><p>I might shoot as few as one shot, or as many as I like. I'm very familiar with my rifle and know how it shoots from cold bore to taking 50 shots in a row. I measure my ammo temp and calculate DOPE based on ammo temp rather than bore temp, which has proven to be accurate every time. In this way, it matters less whether I'm taking the first or hundredth shot, because I calculate accurate dope based on ammo temp and get LOTS of time behind the gun. That way, whether I'm taking a cold bore shot at an elk or taking the 10th shot in 5 minutes at varmints, I'm likely to get a first-round hit each time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NORAG, post: 1025366, member: 86029"] #1 Describe your practice preparation prior to a long range hunt. I practice year-round in all kinds of weather and in the type of terrain I generally hunt. Practice includes taking shots from known and unknown distance to practice calculating dope and placing first-round hits. #2 Do you and your partner employ a dialogue during practice and during hunts? Please describe your range and field dialogue. We keep it simple. If he's confirming my dope then I will call the dope and if correct he simply states "confirm". If his dope comes up different than mine then he states "not confirmed" and we might have a quick discussion as to the element that is different in our calculations. When dope is confirmed, he'll state "fire" when he is ready for me to fire. He then spots my bullet trace and confirms POI. #3 Describe your long range practice targets. Gallon milk jugs, steel plates, or paper targets are the fodder of my choosing. I like jugs because they are white and work nicely for low light practice. I also don't shoot at orange so paper targets are black on white or simply a white paper sheet with a bullseye cross drawn on it. I DO NOT shoot at rocks, trees, or other elements of nature as a target. I practice LNT (Leave No Trace) ethics in my hunting and my practicing. #4 How many shots would you fire during an average practice session? I might shoot as few as one shot, or as many as I like. I'm very familiar with my rifle and know how it shoots from cold bore to taking 50 shots in a row. I measure my ammo temp and calculate DOPE based on ammo temp rather than bore temp, which has proven to be accurate every time. In this way, it matters less whether I'm taking the first or hundredth shot, because I calculate accurate dope based on ammo temp and get LOTS of time behind the gun. That way, whether I'm taking a cold bore shot at an elk or taking the 10th shot in 5 minutes at varmints, I'm likely to get a first-round hit each time. [/QUOTE]
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