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The Basics, Starting Out
Things you wished you knew when you started?
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<blockquote data-quote="misterc01" data-source="post: 1967183" data-attributes="member: 109160"><p>My two cents worth - before you can shoot a 1000 yards, you need to be able to shoot at 100 yards. THAT is where a LOT of your practise / training / learning / load development / and zeroing your rifle takes place. Then working out to longer range where you learn the vagaries of how distance affects your shot, and of the good old wind effects. My point: you don't learn how to shoot until you shoot. I had to take a hunter's safety course before my parents would let me handle a firearm, and I was shown how it is done. #1: Safety. I did the same by taking a long range shooting class. But telling me HOW to do it, and having that translate into actually DOING it all correctly - well that takes time and a lot of shooting. In my case, I learned a LOT by shooting a .22 at 100 yards. The fundamentals of breathe and trigger control, etc. When I got to where I could shoot good, consistent groups, that all translated direclty to larger calibers and longer ranges. In any case, have fun and be safe.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="misterc01, post: 1967183, member: 109160"] My two cents worth - before you can shoot a 1000 yards, you need to be able to shoot at 100 yards. THAT is where a LOT of your practise / training / learning / load development / and zeroing your rifle takes place. Then working out to longer range where you learn the vagaries of how distance affects your shot, and of the good old wind effects. My point: you don't learn how to shoot until you shoot. I had to take a hunter's safety course before my parents would let me handle a firearm, and I was shown how it is done. #1: Safety. I did the same by taking a long range shooting class. But telling me HOW to do it, and having that translate into actually DOING it all correctly - well that takes time and a lot of shooting. In my case, I learned a LOT by shooting a .22 at 100 yards. The fundamentals of breathe and trigger control, etc. When I got to where I could shoot good, consistent groups, that all translated direclty to larger calibers and longer ranges. In any case, have fun and be safe. [/QUOTE]
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