october bs spot! time to kick back and chill
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10-06-2010, 08:18 AM
#33
10-06-2010, 12:57 PM
I think all I'll be able to kill this season is some cans, bottles, pumpkins, paper targets and some clays.
Is it just me, but aren't you supposed to make more accurate shots with a scope rather than your iron sights? Seems like the only time I could score a hit on anything was when I used the open sights. Well at close range, that is. At 107 yds, I got 2/5 shots within a 6" circle. I still think I'm puling it off to the right, likely in anticipation of the recoil
Anybody have suggestions to true up my aim?
Is it just me, but aren't you supposed to make more accurate shots with a scope rather than your iron sights? Seems like the only time I could score a hit on anything was when I used the open sights. Well at close range, that is. At 107 yds, I got 2/5 shots within a 6" circle. I still think I'm puling it off to the right, likely in anticipation of the recoil
Anybody have suggestions to true up my aim?well the biggest thing is to control your breathing...hold your breath and barely squeeze the trigger until the gun goes off..beleive it or not the gun should surprise you when it goes off..
it is possible that your scope may not be sighted in correctly too..get into a supported position like using a cheap bipod and fire a few rounds at the target and see where it hits and then adjust your scope accordingly
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10-06-2010, 07:44 PM
Have a nice Beer!!!
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10-06-2010, 09:05 PM
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Liz, I'm shooting a Western Field 740 .30-30 (otherwise a Marlin 336, but sold under the Montgomery Ward brand). Weaver steel-lock style scope rings (can still use iron sights!), with Bushnell sport master scope.
Micah, I've been using a shooting bench. The fella I bought the rifle from is actually who I've been going shooting with lately. He can get a good grouping, but I seem to be having trouble.
My neighbor has given me some pointers also, and he really knows his stuff. He's former Seattle PD, and provides training for the Coast Guard as well as a couple security firms here locally. Needless to say... he's a damn good shot. His suggestion was (on top of having a shooting bench or bipod) was to use sandbags (again, which I have been using) and to take my index finger and thumb and squeeze the trigger by pinching which he says should take some of the "anticipation" out of making the shot. Tried that; and it helped, but still not great.
I think you're right, Liz.... practice makes perfect!
Micah, I've been using a shooting bench. The fella I bought the rifle from is actually who I've been going shooting with lately. He can get a good grouping, but I seem to be having trouble.
My neighbor has given me some pointers also, and he really knows his stuff. He's former Seattle PD, and provides training for the Coast Guard as well as a couple security firms here locally. Needless to say... he's a damn good shot. His suggestion was (on top of having a shooting bench or bipod) was to use sandbags (again, which I have been using) and to take my index finger and thumb and squeeze the trigger by pinching which he says should take some of the "anticipation" out of making the shot. Tried that; and it helped, but still not great.
I think you're right, Liz.... practice makes perfect!
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10-06-2010, 09:09 PM
for sure practice will help..and being completly comfortable with your rifle..which is how i am with my browning bar 30-06 i have had it for years and know exactly how it shoots and where it shoots..just keep plinking away..i deff would suggest working on your brathing too..slow controlled breaths to keep your heart rate down and calm and exactly like your friend said.. slowly squeez the trigger.
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10-07-2010, 02:04 AM
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10-07-2010, 07:52 AM
I understand that!! I haven't even dove in the water yet. Not a creek I look forward to swimming in. But we've lived apart for almost 6 months now,,, so I guess it's just a matter of time.
Squeeze your trigger on the tail end of your exhale,,, just before drawing your next breath ~ That's when your body is at it's calmest. And if you catch yourself holding your breath,,, it's Ok,,, you won't be all puffed up from doing it on the inhale.
Squeeze your trigger on the tail end of your exhale,,, just before drawing your next breath ~ That's when your body is at it's calmest. And if you catch yourself holding your breath,,, it's Ok,,, you won't be all puffed up from doing it on the inhale.