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Coyote Hunting - From 10 Yards to over 1,000 Yards
Tricks to hitting dogs on the run
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<blockquote data-quote="jakelly" data-source="post: 686991" data-attributes="member: 26850"><p>This is one area of riflemanship that I think has been hurt by our generation's great telescopic sights. We rarely see unmagnified ranges or bullet impacts. The bullet's time of flight and trajectory are easier to develop a "feel" for, which is what we need to score successfully on these types of shots, when using open sights. I personally shoot my rifle by pointing and firing at targets of varying distances while looking above the scope to develop this "feel" for my bullet travel. I haven't gone so far as to mount open sights, but I have used them on some 700 BDLs. </p><p></p><p>I grew up in Pennsylvania where open sights and shooting at running deer in the woods were the norm (and long range hunting isn't ethical?!). We used to practice by rolling tires down the hill with targets in them. My grandfather, who was an <strong>incredible</strong> feel shooter, thought that scopes were a disadvantage in typical hunting distances (for PA 0-300 yds), and that their popularity was spurred on by laziness and marketing. The man knew some things well - hope this helps.</p><p>Thanks - Josh</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jakelly, post: 686991, member: 26850"] This is one area of riflemanship that I think has been hurt by our generation's great telescopic sights. We rarely see unmagnified ranges or bullet impacts. The bullet's time of flight and trajectory are easier to develop a "feel" for, which is what we need to score successfully on these types of shots, when using open sights. I personally shoot my rifle by pointing and firing at targets of varying distances while looking above the scope to develop this "feel" for my bullet travel. I haven't gone so far as to mount open sights, but I have used them on some 700 BDLs. I grew up in Pennsylvania where open sights and shooting at running deer in the woods were the norm (and long range hunting isn't ethical?!). We used to practice by rolling tires down the hill with targets in them. My grandfather, who was an [B]incredible[/B] feel shooter, thought that scopes were a disadvantage in typical hunting distances (for PA 0-300 yds), and that their popularity was spurred on by laziness and marketing. The man knew some things well - hope this helps. Thanks - Josh [/QUOTE]
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