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<blockquote data-quote="yobuck" data-source="post: 1495353" data-attributes="member: 12443"><p>I cant believe this is still being discussed.</p><p>Advice and opinions?</p><p>Point is you probably wont take it anyway.</p><p>The main problem lies within the first sentence of your post.</p><p>Fact is you were very lucky, but fact also is that luck usually plays at least some roll.</p><p> But 8 shots is sorta over the top for luck. </p><p> Even with less gun, having just a plain old no dial scope, that bull at that distance should have been dead with less shots. lol</p><p>(OPINION) You were relying too much on your equipment to furnish the results your basic ability alone should have provided.</p><p> You could have killed that bull with that gun at that distance easily without dialing the scope. </p><p> I would suggest making up just a basic elevation chart on paper for 50 yd intervels for an average elevation and conditions for where you hunt or shoot. Never mind its not perfect, just go out where you can shoot at some rocks at various distances and shoot. Practice holding over after the first shot as opposed to more fooling around with the dial.</p><p>If the miss is large, practice dialing to the hit, don't even bother looking at the chart or rangefinder or anything after the first shot. Concentrate on just you and the gun making the shot. Also practice just guessing the distance, and see how few shots you can hit it with.</p><p> It dosent take the very best shooter, with all the latest and best equipment, it just takes somebody who knows their gun and how to use it.</p><p>And for that, all you need do is see the first hit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yobuck, post: 1495353, member: 12443"] I cant believe this is still being discussed. Advice and opinions? Point is you probably wont take it anyway. The main problem lies within the first sentence of your post. Fact is you were very lucky, but fact also is that luck usually plays at least some roll. But 8 shots is sorta over the top for luck. Even with less gun, having just a plain old no dial scope, that bull at that distance should have been dead with less shots. lol (OPINION) You were relying too much on your equipment to furnish the results your basic ability alone should have provided. You could have killed that bull with that gun at that distance easily without dialing the scope. I would suggest making up just a basic elevation chart on paper for 50 yd intervels for an average elevation and conditions for where you hunt or shoot. Never mind its not perfect, just go out where you can shoot at some rocks at various distances and shoot. Practice holding over after the first shot as opposed to more fooling around with the dial. If the miss is large, practice dialing to the hit, don't even bother looking at the chart or rangefinder or anything after the first shot. Concentrate on just you and the gun making the shot. Also practice just guessing the distance, and see how few shots you can hit it with. It dosent take the very best shooter, with all the latest and best equipment, it just takes somebody who knows their gun and how to use it. And for that, all you need do is see the first hit. [/QUOTE]
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