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<blockquote data-quote="azsugarbear" data-source="post: 1555090" data-attributes="member: 4809"><p>I tend to use AR500 targets about the same size as the vitals of the game I intend to hunt. For elk, my target is 12"H x 18"L. Deer is about 8"H x 12"L. The downside to this strategy is that it is hard to spot your misses, but I felt I needed that kind of practice as well. In real life situations, you need to be able to spot or 'call' your own misses. This requires concentration and practice. I felt that a larger target often lulled me into a false sense of security. Hitting these targets near the edge still gave me a sense of a 'hit' rather than the disgust felt when merely wounding an animal.</p><p></p><p>The advantage with vital-size target steel is that you can easily find your absolute maximum distance with a rifle in any set of weather conditions. We all set our own maximum distances, but I tend to limit my abilities to a distance where I know I can consistently ring the steel with 9 out of 10 shots. </p><p></p><p>Ringing a small piece of steel at 1,200 yds can be very satisfying. But if I am only connecting on every other shot, then I am wouding an animal just as often as I am hitting it. It's just a situation I want to try to avoid, if at all possible. Having actual vital-size targets is just a way to have my own personal reality check.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="azsugarbear, post: 1555090, member: 4809"] I tend to use AR500 targets about the same size as the vitals of the game I intend to hunt. For elk, my target is 12"H x 18"L. Deer is about 8"H x 12"L. The downside to this strategy is that it is hard to spot your misses, but I felt I needed that kind of practice as well. In real life situations, you need to be able to spot or 'call' your own misses. This requires concentration and practice. I felt that a larger target often lulled me into a false sense of security. Hitting these targets near the edge still gave me a sense of a 'hit' rather than the disgust felt when merely wounding an animal. The advantage with vital-size target steel is that you can easily find your absolute maximum distance with a rifle in any set of weather conditions. We all set our own maximum distances, but I tend to limit my abilities to a distance where I know I can consistently ring the steel with 9 out of 10 shots. Ringing a small piece of steel at 1,200 yds can be very satisfying. But if I am only connecting on every other shot, then I am wouding an animal just as often as I am hitting it. It's just a situation I want to try to avoid, if at all possible. Having actual vital-size targets is just a way to have my own personal reality check. [/QUOTE]
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