Deputy819
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Yep....that works, too. I'm just as 'common' as anybody else, believe me.
How do You Practice getting consistent cheek weld without putting excessive pressure on the rifle ?
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Deputy819
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Like wise,,,more than a few wisdom missing HERE....LOLI'm missing a couple wisdom teeth..
HARPERC
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Working with kids for a few decades rifle fit is critical.
Also, simple things like having them shoot with a relaxed jaw, then a clenched jaw to see how it can push a shot is a good visual for them.
We really never stop changing anatomically, so being prepared to change our approach is a good thing.
Also a place where taking as much recoil out of the system helps. Dry firing, or adaptions that changes don't get lost after the trigger breaks.
Also, simple things like having them shoot with a relaxed jaw, then a clenched jaw to see how it can push a shot is a good visual for them.
We really never stop changing anatomically, so being prepared to change our approach is a good thing.
Also a place where taking as much recoil out of the system helps. Dry firing, or adaptions that changes don't get lost after the trigger breaks.
Doug Herold
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Stud buck you got there Art. Hope all is well with you.
Thanks Doug! All is good, hope the same for you. He's one of my better bucks, a 193 Typical shot in Alberts about a dozen years ago.
Doug Herold
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Well, he's a Dandy !
Dont know what all you're up to these days. Guess I've kindA strayed away from The Forum. Got immersed in hunting coyotes at nite with thermal vision. Now, it's like I'm hooked on crack. Living in Virginia and growing up in mountainous farm country, I been plagued with those Varmints for decades. Now I finally can REALLY turn the tables on them and I just love it. Killed one recently that tipped the scales at 52 lbs. He ate anything he wanted !
Thought I'd break the Winter up and do an Aoudad hunt in the Chinati Mtns of W. Texas in February. An old WV friend asked me last week what is an Aoudad? I said it's a nuisance animal that lives in Texas and N. Mexico; think of it as a groundhog with horns...!... said, Ohh, OK... lol
Supposed to hunt with John Porter. I may have enuf Pref Pts now, but I really don't know what I'd do with another elk.... but I also really would like to go hunt with him. That 7mag he built me is shoot incredibly well. As a hunter, I just love ranging, dialing, and shooting. That scope-integrated level is a real time saver and makes me a more accurate shooter. Just love it.
Got a boy coming off the USS Nimitz this November/December. If I'm still upright and on solid food I'll take him and his brother to Alberta in 22'. I'd like to have the North America big 10. It 'll be a goal for the boys to finish after I'm gone.
If you're ever running through SW Virginia take time to visit. Wish you well. Thank you again for all the advice and counsel you have given me over the years. The load you suggested for the Timberline is The Bomb. If I told you how good it shoots, you wouldn't believe me.
It was so good to read you and also Alex Wheeler the other day.
Take care,
Doug
Rich Coyle
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I don't use cheek pressure. I hold rifles like a BB gun.
I set my rifle up so when I put my cheek on the comb with only the weight of my head, I have a perfect sight picture through my scope/whatever sight I'm using. Nothing is forced. No tension. Everything is comfortable. There's no working to get in position. It has to be reproducible. I build a good shooting position prior to shooting so I can achieve that goal. Anyone who wants to learn from me, that's how I teach them.
A MantisX (Mantisx.com) dry fire training system is a great device to teach position building, trigger technique, recoil management, etc. Incorporating multi-axis accelerometers, Mantis records minute firearm movement through all stages of shooting. Can be used for dry fire or live fire training and practice.....and in the field to review one's "Aw $***$". During this shortage of ammo and components, Mantis allows practice, skill building without expending precious ammo. That will quickly recover the Mantis cost. Helps build technique and consistency. At about $250 (lower cost models available with less features), there is a little cost involved, but really a rounding error magnitude to what we spend on shooting equipment. (Although I have no adult supervision in my life, this rounding error technique is how I justify purchases. Must be around several trillion percent error by now.
) Partnering with buddies can minimize an individual's expense. Allows one to actually see, record, compare, study different positions and techniques. Allows one to practice at home daily for best skill building. Very effective for new shooters as it provides visual confirmation and comparison allowing progress tracking. Old geezers can even benefit and learn a new thing or two with the Mantis.
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No. But, are you the DSheetz of long ago (~'78-'83) Ankeny, IA Karl Chevrolet sponsored softball team....Gary Hoad, Manager???? Maybe small world again???
