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<blockquote data-quote="benchracer" data-source="post: 842615" data-attributes="member: 22069"><p>I am not commenting directly on your self-evaluation. The following is how I evaluate myself and is intended as food for thought:</p><p> </p><p>1. The ultimate objective of a rifleman is FIRST round hits. I don't consider myself qualified to shoot at game at any given distance until I can consistently put my bullet where I want it to go on the first try.</p><p> </p><p>2. First round hits from a bench are one thing. Doing it from field shooting positions under field conditions are another thing entirely.</p><p> </p><p>3. I own some very accurate rifles and have developed very accurate handloads to shoot in them. I can zero my rifles for a given range out to 600 yards (the farthest I have shot, so far) and shoot quite well. You wouldn't know any of that if you saw my shooting results when wind and mirage kick in. I'm working on it...</p><p> </p><p>4. Compared to the population at large, I am a very good shot. Shooting matches in a couple of different disciplines has taught me that, compared to serious shooters who posess talent, I am in the bottom third of the population. On a very good day, I MIGHT manage to finish mid-pack.</p><p> </p><p>5. I once met an old man who still held records at Camp Perry. He was shooting shotguns because he had become bored with rifle marksmanship. I doubt that I am in danger of ever reaching the level that man was on. Part of me hopes I never do. IMO, to be a rifleman means never being satisfied with where I am. Rather, to always seek the next challenge when I have conquered a personal goal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="benchracer, post: 842615, member: 22069"] I am not commenting directly on your self-evaluation. The following is how I evaluate myself and is intended as food for thought: 1. The ultimate objective of a rifleman is FIRST round hits. I don't consider myself qualified to shoot at game at any given distance until I can consistently put my bullet where I want it to go on the first try. 2. First round hits from a bench are one thing. Doing it from field shooting positions under field conditions are another thing entirely. 3. I own some very accurate rifles and have developed very accurate handloads to shoot in them. I can zero my rifles for a given range out to 600 yards (the farthest I have shot, so far) and shoot quite well. You wouldn't know any of that if you saw my shooting results when wind and mirage kick in. I'm working on it... 4. Compared to the population at large, I am a very good shot. Shooting matches in a couple of different disciplines has taught me that, compared to serious shooters who posess talent, I am in the bottom third of the population. On a very good day, I MIGHT manage to finish mid-pack. 5. I once met an old man who still held records at Camp Perry. He was shooting shotguns because he had become bored with rifle marksmanship. I doubt that I am in danger of ever reaching the level that man was on. Part of me hopes I never do. IMO, to be a rifleman means never being satisfied with where I am. Rather, to always seek the next challenge when I have conquered a personal goal. [/QUOTE]
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