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<blockquote data-quote="Guy M" data-source="post: 1380860" data-attributes="member: 8622"><p>I like to practice regularly from standing, kneeling, sitting and prone - because I've used them all over the decades of hunting.</p><p></p><p>Standing has usually been for quick shots at modest range. Though I also stood, and rested the rifle on a stout limb several years ago, taking a mule deer at 400 yards with the shot. That sturdy tree and stout limb were simply the perfect rest for standing! Photo shows me practicing standing at 300 yards with my 30-06, and I'm glad I do a fair bit of that. Shot my grizzly last spring, from standing. Several times!</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/NEbsdeal.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Kneeling literally hurts my knees/legs and I use it sparingly. However in 2014 I shot a pronghorn antelope from a quickly-assumed kneeling position, resting the rifle on a handy boulder. Shot was only about 160 yards or so.</p><p></p><p>Sitting is a position I've used a LOT over the years. Often, on a steep hill, shooting down or across a canyon/ravine, it's the only position that really works. So, I practice a lot from sitting with my .22 rimfire, and also with my centerfire rifles. Sometimes I'll use a rest, but the traditional sling wrapped around my support arm works great from sitting. Took my most recent mule deer from sitting at just over 200 yards a couple of months ago. My son keeps a tall Harris bipod on his rifle, and routinely uses sitting with the bipod to make good shots on game. Photo is of me, practicing 300 yard sitting with my 375 H&H Ruger Number One and a 3x scope:</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/NbWROpzl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Often I can't use prone because the grass, brush, fallen logs, rocks or whatever interferes.</p><p></p><p>Prone is however, a very favored position, and if I can use it, I will! I prefer to use my backpack for a rest. Fall of 2016 I shot antelope, mule deer & elk from prone. A hunting buddy snapped this photo moments before I shot an elk about a year ago, at 338 yards with the ol' 30-06 rifle:</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/RsqC4QMl.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I use them all, but end up using sitting most of the time. Stable, accurate, and high enough to avoid most of the intervening grass, rocks, brush, etc...</p><p></p><p>Regards, Guy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guy M, post: 1380860, member: 8622"] I like to practice regularly from standing, kneeling, sitting and prone - because I've used them all over the decades of hunting. Standing has usually been for quick shots at modest range. Though I also stood, and rested the rifle on a stout limb several years ago, taking a mule deer at 400 yards with the shot. That sturdy tree and stout limb were simply the perfect rest for standing! Photo shows me practicing standing at 300 yards with my 30-06, and I'm glad I do a fair bit of that. Shot my grizzly last spring, from standing. Several times! [img]https://i.imgur.com/NEbsdeal.jpg[/img] Kneeling literally hurts my knees/legs and I use it sparingly. However in 2014 I shot a pronghorn antelope from a quickly-assumed kneeling position, resting the rifle on a handy boulder. Shot was only about 160 yards or so. Sitting is a position I've used a LOT over the years. Often, on a steep hill, shooting down or across a canyon/ravine, it's the only position that really works. So, I practice a lot from sitting with my .22 rimfire, and also with my centerfire rifles. Sometimes I'll use a rest, but the traditional sling wrapped around my support arm works great from sitting. Took my most recent mule deer from sitting at just over 200 yards a couple of months ago. My son keeps a tall Harris bipod on his rifle, and routinely uses sitting with the bipod to make good shots on game. Photo is of me, practicing 300 yard sitting with my 375 H&H Ruger Number One and a 3x scope: [img]https://i.imgur.com/NbWROpzl.jpg[/img] Often I can't use prone because the grass, brush, fallen logs, rocks or whatever interferes. Prone is however, a very favored position, and if I can use it, I will! I prefer to use my backpack for a rest. Fall of 2016 I shot antelope, mule deer & elk from prone. A hunting buddy snapped this photo moments before I shot an elk about a year ago, at 338 yards with the ol' 30-06 rifle: [img]https://i.imgur.com/RsqC4QMl.jpg[/img] I use them all, but end up using sitting most of the time. Stable, accurate, and high enough to avoid most of the intervening grass, rocks, brush, etc... Regards, Guy [/QUOTE]
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