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<blockquote data-quote="Dave King" data-source="post: 51621" data-attributes="member: 3"><p><strong>Re: Wondering if it\'s for me</strong></p><p></p><p>BigNate</p><p></p><p> Welcome to LRH.</p><p></p><p> </p><p> I can only speak for myself but feel that many longrange shooters would be the same. </p><p></p><p> Successful longrange hunting requires better than average marksmanship skills. Most of the good tactical and longrange shooters I know and have shot with have developed the abilty to shut out everything when it's time for the shot. At the actual moment of the shot they are calm, unflustered and high attuned to the mechanics of the shot. When I shoot at a target or an animal I'm only thinking shooting and hitting the target, there is no further thought of the excitement, just the ritualistic preparation and shot. If my breathing rate and heart rate are increased due to rapid relocation to a new firing position I think calming and become more attuned to marksmanship concerns. I'm only concerned with the shot when it's the actual moment to shoot.</p><p></p><p> As to the hunting and locating or having the game arrive. I hunt many hundreds of hours each year, varmints & big game. I don't get excited unless it's a really big trophy. I generally EXPECT to see several to many animals of varying sizes, if an exceptional example shows up it's a pleasant suprise.</p><p></p><p> To sum this up:</p><p></p><p> No matter the distance or the excitement, I think and feel markmanship when it's time to shoot and that immediately greatly reduces any thought of the excitement.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave King, post: 51621, member: 3"] [b]Re: Wondering if it\'s for me[/b] BigNate Welcome to LRH. I can only speak for myself but feel that many longrange shooters would be the same. Successful longrange hunting requires better than average marksmanship skills. Most of the good tactical and longrange shooters I know and have shot with have developed the abilty to shut out everything when it's time for the shot. At the actual moment of the shot they are calm, unflustered and high attuned to the mechanics of the shot. When I shoot at a target or an animal I'm only thinking shooting and hitting the target, there is no further thought of the excitement, just the ritualistic preparation and shot. If my breathing rate and heart rate are increased due to rapid relocation to a new firing position I think calming and become more attuned to marksmanship concerns. I'm only concerned with the shot when it's the actual moment to shoot. As to the hunting and locating or having the game arrive. I hunt many hundreds of hours each year, varmints & big game. I don't get excited unless it's a really big trophy. I generally EXPECT to see several to many animals of varying sizes, if an exceptional example shows up it's a pleasant suprise. To sum this up: No matter the distance or the excitement, I think and feel markmanship when it's time to shoot and that immediately greatly reduces any thought of the excitement. [/QUOTE]
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