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Basic shooting positions without assist realistic expectations for field hunting
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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 874431" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>I spend the off season shooting a few thousand 22LR with a rifle that I have set up very close to the geometry and balance of my LR rigs, but a a fee pounds lighter. Scope magnification is scaled to the target sizes so 100 yards equates to about 700 yards on the vital atea of deer sized game. Little or no shooting is done from a prone position with a rear bag. Offhand, sitting, sticks, tree supported, ect. I practice this because many of my hunting shots do not allow a prone/supported position. This practice makes a very big difference in proficiency but it will not give you hard and fast rules for distance capability during actual hunting situations. Every shot and set of conditions is different in the field and you need to understand POI changes with different shooting positions with your LR rifle. What it does do, given you know your rifle characteristics with changes in shooting position, is it will train you with a good level of certainty of your personal shooting capability, and give you a reading on whether or not you can make a good shot from any given position/range. You will know almost immediately when you acquire your target in the scope by determining what your crosshair is doing. If it's a no go, the position has to be improved, or the shot is passed. I personally have not shot a game animal from a non prone position past 600 yards. IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 874431, member: 10291"] I spend the off season shooting a few thousand 22LR with a rifle that I have set up very close to the geometry and balance of my LR rigs, but a a fee pounds lighter. Scope magnification is scaled to the target sizes so 100 yards equates to about 700 yards on the vital atea of deer sized game. Little or no shooting is done from a prone position with a rear bag. Offhand, sitting, sticks, tree supported, ect. I practice this because many of my hunting shots do not allow a prone/supported position. This practice makes a very big difference in proficiency but it will not give you hard and fast rules for distance capability during actual hunting situations. Every shot and set of conditions is different in the field and you need to understand POI changes with different shooting positions with your LR rifle. What it does do, given you know your rifle characteristics with changes in shooting position, is it will train you with a good level of certainty of your personal shooting capability, and give you a reading on whether or not you can make a good shot from any given position/range. You will know almost immediately when you acquire your target in the scope by determining what your crosshair is doing. If it's a no go, the position has to be improved, or the shot is passed. I personally have not shot a game animal from a non prone position past 600 yards. IMO. [/QUOTE]
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