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Bone to pick with new rifle owners - 100 yards out of the box
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<blockquote data-quote="Grey Goast" data-source="post: 2918903" data-attributes="member: 119073"><p><strong>I bought my first 6.5 Creedmoor almost one year ago the Ruger American predator . Though I've been trained to shoot in the Navy and know my dope I have treated it as a new child learning to shoot it. I go to the range every week or so and shoot for two hours with it. 100 yards, 200 yards, 300 yards up to 500 yards without dialing my scope that was zeroed at 100 yards . I use 2 different loads a 143 gr. and a147 gr. using my reload recipe for each. I ajust my point of aim due to wind and hit bullzi. Knowing the drop of each bullet you shoot through the scope Teaches you about the rifle your shooting and the bullet your using and knowing just where your bullet will hit and accounting for wind of coarse. In 1 month deer season will open and I will take it out for the first time and hunt a deer but I know I will make a ethical kill each time. Some just pick up a new rifle and shoot they go to the range and ask people like me how to zero it end and like good people we are we help them and as soon as they get it zeroed in the leave with out learning anything else about there new rifle (toy) and it make me real sad because I dont see them at the range any more and I think about what they will shoot and how it might suffer. If your a new shooter with a new rifle and should read this Please take the time to learn about you new rifle ask any shooter at the range you might go to, the old guys you see will help teach you if you ask dont be afraid to ask learn all you can from them and the next hunt you go on you will hit the deer your shooting at but with a ethical shot. You will be proud you took the time to learn. And the best part you will make freinds along the way and have meat to share.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grey Goast, post: 2918903, member: 119073"] [B]I bought my first 6.5 Creedmoor almost one year ago the Ruger American predator . Though I've been trained to shoot in the Navy and know my dope I have treated it as a new child learning to shoot it. I go to the range every week or so and shoot for two hours with it. 100 yards, 200 yards, 300 yards up to 500 yards without dialing my scope that was zeroed at 100 yards . I use 2 different loads a 143 gr. and a147 gr. using my reload recipe for each. I ajust my point of aim due to wind and hit bullzi. Knowing the drop of each bullet you shoot through the scope Teaches you about the rifle your shooting and the bullet your using and knowing just where your bullet will hit and accounting for wind of coarse. In 1 month deer season will open and I will take it out for the first time and hunt a deer but I know I will make a ethical kill each time. Some just pick up a new rifle and shoot they go to the range and ask people like me how to zero it end and like good people we are we help them and as soon as they get it zeroed in the leave with out learning anything else about there new rifle (toy) and it make me real sad because I dont see them at the range any more and I think about what they will shoot and how it might suffer. If your a new shooter with a new rifle and should read this Please take the time to learn about you new rifle ask any shooter at the range you might go to, the old guys you see will help teach you if you ask dont be afraid to ask learn all you can from them and the next hunt you go on you will hit the deer your shooting at but with a ethical shot. You will be proud you took the time to learn. And the best part you will make freinds along the way and have meat to share.[/B] [/QUOTE]
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