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Bone to pick with new rifle owners - 100 yards out of the box
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<blockquote data-quote="Small Lady" data-source="post: 2929732" data-attributes="member: 126670"><p>It taught me most of all too really watch the wind gusts, it was very gusty, and to better predict Sam moving around. </p><p>I fired those 6 from the saddle, and was trying hit where a branch had been broken off. I was both left and right of it, not hitting it, because I over compensated for the wind.</p><p>But Sam also learns that there is no set number of shots that I will take, which is why I vary how many i fire from his back, also the pattern, speed, and paying attention to him.</p><p>Sam is an animal, we have a strong bond, likely better than most people will ever have with a horse. But at the end of the day he is still after all an animal. He tries to anticipate how quickly i will shoot, and how many rounds. </p><p>He is generally solid for 2 shots, but if the 3rd isn't coming fast enough for him, he fidgets. So i shot 2 rapidly, then hesitated on 3 and he seemed a bit surprised by #3.</p><p>I waited a bit before #4 then again waited a bit but 5 and 6 were really close together. </p><p>We are getting better as a team every time. </p><p>My goal is to have Sam stand as still as a statue until I let him know that I am done. We haven't quite got there yet, but he is better than he used to be, and if i fire a shot while he is fidgeting around, he almost instantly stops.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Small Lady, post: 2929732, member: 126670"] It taught me most of all too really watch the wind gusts, it was very gusty, and to better predict Sam moving around. I fired those 6 from the saddle, and was trying hit where a branch had been broken off. I was both left and right of it, not hitting it, because I over compensated for the wind. But Sam also learns that there is no set number of shots that I will take, which is why I vary how many i fire from his back, also the pattern, speed, and paying attention to him. Sam is an animal, we have a strong bond, likely better than most people will ever have with a horse. But at the end of the day he is still after all an animal. He tries to anticipate how quickly i will shoot, and how many rounds. He is generally solid for 2 shots, but if the 3rd isn't coming fast enough for him, he fidgets. So i shot 2 rapidly, then hesitated on 3 and he seemed a bit surprised by #3. I waited a bit before #4 then again waited a bit but 5 and 6 were really close together. We are getting better as a team every time. My goal is to have Sam stand as still as a statue until I let him know that I am done. We haven't quite got there yet, but he is better than he used to be, and if i fire a shot while he is fidgeting around, he almost instantly stops. [/QUOTE]
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