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<blockquote data-quote="Rifleman97" data-source="post: 2084178" data-attributes="member: 103996"><p>I missed an easy shot on a standing broadside deer this year because I failed to check my zero the day before. When I went home to double check after missing the shot my POI had moved 12moa down and 3MOA right. After re zeroing, I went back out and got a bigger deer than the one I originally shot at, however it's been a recent lesson of mine to always double check zero.</p><p></p><p>On the topic of missing... Ive has a few instances where I've missed and it's my fault. Once on a Wolf because I jerked the trigger in excitement. A few times on coyotes because I got antsy for a shot when they were running around being restless. Many times on deer when I didn't wait long enough to get a proper shot. A few times on various animals at long range I forgot to change the weather conditions on my ballistic calculator app to match the conditions outside. Many times I've had bad trigger pulls that make me miss. As I've matured I've gotten a lot more patient, and although I still miss sometimes, I've learned that it's better to take longer to make sure the shot is right, than to risk missing the shot because you're scared they're going to suddenly run away. Because once you miss and they hear the shot, (if they're close enough to, I haven't gotten THAT long of a range yet and I don't shoot suppresses) they're actually going to run away for real. Make it count.</p><p></p><p>But my recent experience with failure to double check zero is a lesson that should be shared, even with a good scope and quality mounts and being careful, you should always double check zero. And to make sure to slow down, and make the shot count. The benefit to long range is we can take a bit more time to make the perfect shot, since they aren't typically close enough to hear or smell us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rifleman97, post: 2084178, member: 103996"] I missed an easy shot on a standing broadside deer this year because I failed to check my zero the day before. When I went home to double check after missing the shot my POI had moved 12moa down and 3MOA right. After re zeroing, I went back out and got a bigger deer than the one I originally shot at, however it’s been a recent lesson of mine to always double check zero. On the topic of missing... Ive has a few instances where I’ve missed and it’s my fault. Once on a Wolf because I jerked the trigger in excitement. A few times on coyotes because I got antsy for a shot when they were running around being restless. Many times on deer when I didn’t wait long enough to get a proper shot. A few times on various animals at long range I forgot to change the weather conditions on my ballistic calculator app to match the conditions outside. Many times I’ve had bad trigger pulls that make me miss. As I’ve matured I’ve gotten a lot more patient, and although I still miss sometimes, I’ve learned that it’s better to take longer to make sure the shot is right, than to risk missing the shot because you’re scared they’re going to suddenly run away. Because once you miss and they hear the shot, (if they’re close enough to, I haven’t gotten THAT long of a range yet and I don’t shoot suppresses) they’re actually going to run away for real. Make it count. But my recent experience with failure to double check zero is a lesson that should be shared, even with a good scope and quality mounts and being careful, you should always double check zero. And to make sure to slow down, and make the shot count. The benefit to long range is we can take a bit more time to make the perfect shot, since they aren’t typically close enough to hear or smell us. [/QUOTE]
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