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The Basics, Starting Out
Extending Your Comfortable Effective Range
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<blockquote data-quote="brant89" data-source="post: 1038056" data-attributes="member: 49553"><p>Thanks for the input everyone. The next time I go shooting I will do some shooting from the sitting position. My rifles are both pretty heavy so until I have the funds for a dedicated hunting rifle I will probably not do any offhand shooting. I have been making it a point to do more dry-fire excersizes at home, especially with the weather we are having in Michigan right now putting a serious damper on my shooting. The last time I was out I took a first round cold bore shot at 850 and it landed 4" left of dead center on my 12" gong, telling me I overcompensated for wind, vertical was perfect. Made a windage adjustment and landed the next two in a 5" group, perfectly centered. My next day at the range I decided to step it back to 1060yd (first time shooting at steel at this distance) and struggled to land rounds on the same 12" plate, even after many adjustments. Not sure if it was a bad day, poor form/shooting position, or lack of experience, but I think I need to focus on solid first round, cold bore hits in the 600-800yd range before I start backing up. I'm going on my first western hunt this fall and want to be prepared to take some longer shots. I'm hoping to be competent at 600yds from prone position before I go, but I need a few windy days at the range to verify my DOPE. If it is extremely windy out there I will likely limit myself to 350yd or less.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brant89, post: 1038056, member: 49553"] Thanks for the input everyone. The next time I go shooting I will do some shooting from the sitting position. My rifles are both pretty heavy so until I have the funds for a dedicated hunting rifle I will probably not do any offhand shooting. I have been making it a point to do more dry-fire excersizes at home, especially with the weather we are having in Michigan right now putting a serious damper on my shooting. The last time I was out I took a first round cold bore shot at 850 and it landed 4" left of dead center on my 12" gong, telling me I overcompensated for wind, vertical was perfect. Made a windage adjustment and landed the next two in a 5" group, perfectly centered. My next day at the range I decided to step it back to 1060yd (first time shooting at steel at this distance) and struggled to land rounds on the same 12" plate, even after many adjustments. Not sure if it was a bad day, poor form/shooting position, or lack of experience, but I think I need to focus on solid first round, cold bore hits in the 600-800yd range before I start backing up. I'm going on my first western hunt this fall and want to be prepared to take some longer shots. I'm hoping to be competent at 600yds from prone position before I go, but I need a few windy days at the range to verify my DOPE. If it is extremely windy out there I will likely limit myself to 350yd or less. [/QUOTE]
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