Whats your most difficult shooting skill to master?

[memtb]

Yeah it did. I'm not sure who was more scared, the hog or me. The shot hit under it and caused so much dust, I lost sight of the hog-real fine white powder dust. The recoil sent me on my butt with NO chance of a followup. My friends dad was laughing so hard, he couldn't shoot either. Oh, did I mention the shot was only 80 feet? Wadya want, I was only 10 and it was first time hunting anything but birds. And it was my first shot with a 375HH.

I don't care who ya are…..that's a lotta rifle for a "little fella"!

After that….I'm surprised that you didn't take up knitting or needlepoint! memtb

 

[C-130 Dude]

I don't care who ya are…..that's a lotta rifle for a "little fella"!

After that….I'm surprised that you didn't take up knitting or needlepoint! memtb

I went back to shooting my 22lr. And .177 mod 27 Dianna pellet rifle. To this day the most accurate rifle I have ever shot within 200 feet. Oddly enough, when I turned 18, I bought a 1968 mod 70 in 375HH. But I did learn to shoot it, not very often though. Still have it. Yeah, I'm a sucker for punishment. Some people never learn.

 

[JiggyIi]

Mine has to do with hunting! Sitting or kneeling positions are my Achilles Heel! memtb

Age does that lol I can't kneel, not even in church

 

[AGGRO]

I don't care who ya are…..that's a lotta rifle for a "little fella"!

After that….I'm surprised that you didn't take up knitting or needlepoint! memtb

I thought 3 1/2 turkey loads would be better after the lead shot ban. First shot I saw white light for a bit. Dang.

 

[JiggyIi]

Vision. Every year it gets harder to shoot open sights, the groups get bigger

 

[Lenny Foffa]

The wind at long range was very challenging, I need the instructor behind me judging the wind. Also ,the 4th or 5th shot in yard BR shooting. So many one hole three shot groups, then a space between the group and the 4th shot. and its over!! For me to get good at anything, I must do it two or three times a week and focus on that particular shooting discipline. I Cannot work on and reload for , and shoot two hunting rifles, and then a year later go back to B/R Gun and expect to jump right back in. I require practice and concentration . Lots of it!!!

 

[yobuck]

Can't take a sighter shot when your hunting.

Well you have apparently done very little long range hunting,
or you havent experienced doing it with very many others.
Yes, some states have laws in regard to what is referred to as
( indiscriminate shooting). That said i can tell you that sighter shots at a target other than the animal is not an uncommon occurrance.

 

[Rosebud]

Learning to shoot a rifle all over again after three decades of archery hunting and competing. Shot 3D competition all over the place to become a better shot while hunting. Was also bit punchy with the trigger on the compound bow. That carried over to the rifle when age and screwed up shoulder forbid the bow. Thousands of rounds through the CZ 22LR has helped, But a big deer brings it back if I don't take a breath and calm myself. Got a routine where I talk to myself about the trigger while I'm aiming. Sometimes it even helps.

 

[LRNut]

Well you have apparently done very little long range hunting,
or you havent experienced doing it with very many others.
Yes, some states have laws in regard to what is referred to as
( indiscriminate shooting). That said i can tell you that sighter shots at a target other than the animal is not an uncommon occurrance.

I have actually wondered about this. At my CO place in the winter when the snow is deep, deer often feed between me and my gongs. Putting a bullet over their heads doesn't seem to phase them. Then again, it isn't hunting season, and the bullets hit nowhere near them.

 

[LRNut]

it is totally age related.
at 25 it was the wind.
at 75 now it is my own body.

all the knowledge learned and experience obtained over 60 years of hunting and shooting has run into the wall of my own physical deterioration.

If you are that old, at 25 it was the range, at least when hunting. I know, I hunted for 16 years before laser rangefinders came out. Tomorrow will be the 30th anniversary of the day I became the first person in the US to own a Leica Geovid. What magic that thing was...

 

[sendero72]

So if i would bet you $100 that you couldnt hit a 5 gallon bucket 5 shots in a row offhand at 86 yards would you take the bet?

Dont be a fool, for sure you would miss the last one. lol

As for wind calls in mountainous terrain, you are exactly correct.
There can be wind from multable directions happening at the same time.
And if there is a large stream in the valley, there could be strong thermals as well.
Other wise, how do those large heavy birds stay aloft without flapping their wings?
But there is one remedy that always works pretty well.
Its called a sighter shot.
First round misses work o k as well.

I'd take that bet if I can shoot my .22! We have shoots at our club that range from 25 yds to 108 yds that are small chicken steel at 25 to the standing ground hog at 108 yds. 5 shots per target.

 

[yobuck]

If you are that old, at 25 it was the range, at least when hunting. I know, I hunted for 16 years before laser rangefinders came out. Tomorrow will be the 30th anniversary of the day I became the first person in the US to own a Leica Geovid. What magic that thing was...

Well hold on there Bub, im now 88, lol
And i thank the lord that im still able to move about, and still shoot.
Life is much to do with the choices we make.
And long range hunting is an example of that.
Certainly there are many who feel that hiking about, maybe glassing as you go, is the ideal and possibly the best method for doing that.
But there are places where using that method isnt even very possible.
And one of those places is one where serious long range hunting has been taking place at least since the end of WW2,
is PA.
When long range hunting there, you (will) find a location offering a good vantage point, and there you will set up shop an remain, possibly for the entire day.
Of coarse should you become bored of all that, you can always take your gun for a walk in the woods.
So that being the case, different types of equipment can be utilized. By way of the size and weight of the guns, the method of shooting, and most importantly, the type and size of the optics used for glassing.
For example, i can count at least 10 friends who use twin 80 mm Swarovski spotters in adjustable brackets.
Every body else i know are using other brands of twin spotters in brackets.
As for the rangefinders, excellant quality ones were in use for infantry troops in WW1, and of coarse WW2 as well.
And do you know who else had them also? lol
Have you ever sat behind a very large set of military binoculars on a good tripod?
Something like 20 power with 120 mm objective lenses ?
Well 50 years ago, lots of guys in places like PA were using them for finding deer on steep hillsides across wide valleys from where they were set up for the day.
And some very old men are still able to hike the short distances from a vehicle to where all that is taking place.
Again, its all about choices.

 

[sendero72]

Well hold on there Bub, im now 88, lol
And i thank the lord that im still able to move about, and still shoot.
Life is much to do with the choices we make.
And long range hunting is an example of that.
Certainly there are many who feel that hiking about, maybe glassing as you go, is the ideal and possibly the best method for doing that.
But there are places where using that method isnt even very possible.
And one of those places is one where serious long range hunting has been taking place at least since the end of WW2,
is PA.
When long range hunting there, you (will) find a location offering a good vantage point, and there you will set up shop an remain, possibly for the entire day.
Of coarse should you become bored of all that, you can always take your gun for a walk in the woods.
So that being the case, different types of equipment can be utilized. By way of the size and weight of the guns, the method of shooting, and most importantly, the type and size of the optics used for glassing.
For example, i can count at least 10 friends who use twin 80 mm Swarovski spotters in adjustable brackets.
Every body else i know are using other brands of twin spotters in brackets.
As for the rangefinders, excellant quality ones were in use for infantry troops in WW1, and of coarse WW2 as well.
And do you know who else had them also? lol
Have you ever sat behind a very large set of military binoculars on a good tripod?
Something like 20 power with 120 mm objective lenses ?
Well 50 years ago, lots of guys in places like PA were using them for finding deer on steep hillsides across wide valleys from where they were set up for the day.
And some very old men are still able to hike the short distances from a vehicle to where all that is taking place.
Again, its all about choices.

What's the distance on your shots? I had a pair of artillery binos but someone stole them. Great glass.

 

[hunter0528]

Like this guy?

You are right, re moving targets. We have a running deer shoot once a month at out club. 88 yards 8 MPH. Out of a score of 20 they run from 5 to 18 ( I got 18 once (luck)). Usually 15 to 20 shooters.