#1 shooting tip

[mpayne]

Going to the the range when it's just you and maybe a spotter. I never relax and go through the process when I'm worried about time.

 

[thwatson2]

Trigger pull and keep your non trigger hand off the rifle Action, scope or barrel. Use it to support the rear of stock

 

[Backcountry sports]

I hate it when that happens!! I have to leave the bench, and walk 35 yards back to the house! memtb

Practice practice practice

 

[jrock]

Find the natural point of aim. My analogy is that the gun should sit on target without any human input. Then wrap yourself around the gun with the body inline with the gun. The cross hairs should not move from the target. Once fired, the cross hairs should don't drop back on target. If it doesn't, then consider grip, position of stock on shoulder, trigger control, and set up.

 

[Joefrazell]

I hate it when that happens!! I have to leave the bench, and walk 35 yards back to the house! memtb

I'm now curious how many keep there bolt out of there rifle when storing and why? I've forgotten my ammo box on my bench before!

 

[PNWdude67]

Interested to see what everyone's number one tip to shooting groups? Looking for very specific pointers or your number one thing to do when shooting. let's keep it shooting groups at 100-1200 yrds with a capable hunting rifle. Go!!

Practice! For shooting groups? Stop at 3-4 shots before you mess it up! Haha! To get the gold standard 5 shot bugholes at 100 I like to reduce power to 15 and focus on sound fundamentals.

 

[PNWdude67]

Get the rifle into a position that when you relax on it, it stays on target. If it is under pressure to get on target it will move off target on recoil. Breath should not be held. Lungs full and let it "fall out" as you do nothing but aim and gradually pull the trigger straight back. Trigger pull should not be able to move the cross hair off the point of aim. I set my shoulder behind the rifle "strong" without pushing into the rifle or pulling it back into my shoulder. Only touching my finger tips to the grip and laying my thumb on the hand side of the grip. Adjust parallax so that the cross hair does not move with slight movement of the head. The only influence I want on the rifle is vertical from the squeeze on the rear bag from the off hand.

If you hunt with a bipod then you should always have it on. Drastic changes in poi will happen with the bipod on vs off. The rifle must recoil the same in order to hit the same.

What is causing drastic changes in POI when you take your bipod off?

 

[zb338]

Do some pistol shooting. Then rifle shooting will seem easy.

Zeke

 

[rickjoty]

I have to store my rifles with the bolts out so they fit in the safe better. Never forgot them but once brought the wrong bolt for the right rifle.

 

[mpayne]

Out at the ranch on opening day of deer season I was on the hill top looking for deer when I noticed one of the old farts that hunts the ranch walking about 300 yards way from his truck then back. He did this a number of times witch made me concerned, so I abandoned my post to see if I could help. when I got to him I asked if he lost his teeth or something, his replied that his bolt had fallen out of his his gun between the truck and 300 yards over that way. I helped him for at least an hour before we both gave up,he went home to get another and I went back to hunting. What he came back to the ranch with was the bolt to his gun that he left home.

 

[NorCalRiceGuy]

Lay off the coffee and tobacco immediately before and while shooting. I can see my heartbeat in the reticle sometimes and usually have to chill out for 1/2 hour or shoot something that I don't care about shooting tiny groups with until my system metabolizes these accuracy affecting substances.

Add soft drinks with caffeine (whatever your poison) to that list, as well.

 

[Michael Souther]

We've all been there. I have to go about a quarter mile when that happens. Actually about as often as not I get to my range and have to come back for something. At least I can play the "old age" card. A friend of mine got to the woods about 6 or 8 miles from here and discovered his bolt was back at the house. Embarrassing, but it happens.

45 minute drive each way. Now I load a foot locker with tools and spare plus all the other stuff labrador, kestrel , range finder and other necessities

 

[Ninering62]

I'm now curious how many keep there bolt out of there rifle when storing and why? I've forgotten my ammo box on my bench before!

I'm as capable of forgettin stuff as the next human bring, but forgetting my
" Bolt " would have meant forgetting my entire rifle. That, I've never done. I can't imagine why the hell anyone would ever keep them seperately to begin with. But that's just me.

 

[SArnold30]

My three bits of advice:

1. If you've gotten the basic marksmanship fundamentals down well enough, you need to master the final fundamental: consistency and repeatability of your exact routine on every single shot, and between each one.

2. If I find I'm rushing, I like to close my eyes for a second, and ensure my sights are still on the same point of aim as they were before I closed them.

3. If Carlos Hathcock constantly practiced his shooting positions and dry firing from them, we definitely should as well.