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MARKSMANSHIP BASICS - Practice
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<blockquote data-quote="gunsmith" data-source="post: 763520" data-attributes="member: 53434"><p>#1 Have two identical rifles - one your hunting caliber and the other a .22LR (Yes, I have a matching .22 for every rifle). Shoot the .22 all winter to keep good shooting habits, and then practice up with about 200 to 600 rounds through the big rifle starting in February or March (if weekend range practicing) for the fall season. I consider a 3" group centered and repeatable to be acceptable for hunting large game, 1" for varmint (I can usually beat these by opening day, or I shorten my maximum hunting range). I try to get out any time it is windy to work on windage.</p><p></p><p>#2 My archery hunting buddies are thoroughly versed in drive hunting signaling and communications. We all have topo maps, routes plotted, are fluent in American Sign Language, and we have radios for emergencies. I tend to hunt rifle season alone, unless I'm teaching someone.</p><p></p><p>#3 My long-range practice target is a grid-type sight-in target with at least 5 circles. I stack two of them together, one on top of the other. I AM OPPOSED TO ORANGE TARGETS. WE ARE <strong>NOT</strong> SUPPOSED TO AIM AT ORANGE! I make sure there is a standard optic test pattern on the target as well. Two or three session before the hunt, I switch over to animal photos with heart & lungs printed - I try to get 7 or 8 different positions on the deer and bear, and about a dozen other critters. If I have an off-day right before the season, I don't hunt. I only bring 2 guns for one session, never more. The lessons seem to last longer that way.</p><p></p><p>#4 I usually shoot from 2 to 5 boxes of the game rounds, so that's less than 100 rounds on a full-day at the range. I tend to shoot 200 rounds of .22LR's in the off season if I am not taking notes (working on instinct shooting) on each shot, only 20 to 100 rounds if I am taking notes. I try to get to the range about 40 times a year to keep my skills up for hunting out to 1,200 yards. If I don't get out that often, I limit my hunting range to 400 yards for most of my gun / scope combo's for that year. New combo's require more work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gunsmith, post: 763520, member: 53434"] #1 Have two identical rifles - one your hunting caliber and the other a .22LR (Yes, I have a matching .22 for every rifle). Shoot the .22 all winter to keep good shooting habits, and then practice up with about 200 to 600 rounds through the big rifle starting in February or March (if weekend range practicing) for the fall season. I consider a 3" group centered and repeatable to be acceptable for hunting large game, 1" for varmint (I can usually beat these by opening day, or I shorten my maximum hunting range). I try to get out any time it is windy to work on windage. #2 My archery hunting buddies are thoroughly versed in drive hunting signaling and communications. We all have topo maps, routes plotted, are fluent in American Sign Language, and we have radios for emergencies. I tend to hunt rifle season alone, unless I'm teaching someone. #3 My long-range practice target is a grid-type sight-in target with at least 5 circles. I stack two of them together, one on top of the other. I AM OPPOSED TO ORANGE TARGETS. WE ARE [B]NOT[/B] SUPPOSED TO AIM AT ORANGE! I make sure there is a standard optic test pattern on the target as well. Two or three session before the hunt, I switch over to animal photos with heart & lungs printed - I try to get 7 or 8 different positions on the deer and bear, and about a dozen other critters. If I have an off-day right before the season, I don't hunt. I only bring 2 guns for one session, never more. The lessons seem to last longer that way. #4 I usually shoot from 2 to 5 boxes of the game rounds, so that's less than 100 rounds on a full-day at the range. I tend to shoot 200 rounds of .22LR's in the off season if I am not taking notes (working on instinct shooting) on each shot, only 20 to 100 rounds if I am taking notes. I try to get to the range about 40 times a year to keep my skills up for hunting out to 1,200 yards. If I don't get out that often, I limit my hunting range to 400 yards for most of my gun / scope combo's for that year. New combo's require more work. [/QUOTE]
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