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January 31st, 2017, 01:53 PM
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January 31st, 2017 01:53 PM
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January 31st, 2017, 01:56 PM
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January 31st, 2017, 02:12 PM
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Has too much time on their hands
Something I recommend that all deer hunters try is get off the bench and shoot 3 rounds, standing off-hand, into a pie plate sized target at 100 yards. Trust me, it can be humbling.
"What calm deer hunter's heart has not skipped a beat when the stillness of a cold November morning is broken by the echoes of hounds tonguing yonder?" -Anonymous-
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January 31st, 2017, 02:25 PM
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Yes. Many people forget that you should always be the best shot you can be. By that I mean...try to have the best groups you can get....with arrow, bullet, or a musket ball. If you normally take shots on game at 100 yards with a rifle, get good out to 200 yards. You will have more confidence for the 100 yards, it may even feel like point blank range. In fact out to 200 yards you can setup most calibres to be point and shoot, because you will be "IN THE PIE PLATE".
So once you have the best groups you can get, just ask yourself if it passes the 6 inch circle test( the size of the bottom of your 10 inch pie plate). If so then you should be making humane kills on any thing bigger the a coyote( coyotes need the 4 inch plastic lid test).
Take the warning labels off. Darwin will solve the problem.
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January 31st, 2017, 03:55 PM
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I guess it all depends on how a grouping was obtained. If someone is shooting from a bench with a solid rest and is getting 4 or 5" groups at 100 yards, in my opinion, that is marginal for a 100 yard shot under "field" conditions (without a solid rest), because those groups will open up considerably under field or hunting conditions. If someone is getting that same group shooting offhand or with an improvised rest, I'd say that is pretty good!
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January 31st, 2017, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by
rf2
I guess it all depends on how a grouping was obtained. If someone is shooting from a bench with a solid rest and is getting 4 or 5" groups at 100 yards, in my opinion, that is marginal for a 100 yard shot under "field" conditions (without a solid rest), because those groups will open up considerably under field or hunting conditions. If someone is getting that same group shooting offhand or with an improvised rest, I'd say that is pretty good!
All the better reason to sight in off a bench and shoot in field conditions, learn your gun and shoot it, don't just sight it in every Oct for a 1 week season then leave it for the year.
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January 31st, 2017, 04:39 PM
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If my gun my shooting "minute of pie plate" I wouldn't use it for hunting. Sure it may kill a deer every shot but that's not good enough for me. I like my guns shooting dead on where I aim....then when I miss I know it's my fault and not the gun..
See so many guys with poor shooting technique or just don't have their gun set up right and shoot a 8" group at 100 yards. "Good enough to kill a deer" then they pack it up and don't shoot again until an animal is in front of them. Then wonder why they wound game or miss. Blame it on the cartridge or bad scope.
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January 31st, 2017, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by
SongDog
If my gun is shooting "minute of pie plate" I wouldn't use it for hunting. Sure it may kill a deer every shot but that's not good enough for me. I like my guns shooting dead on where I aim....then when I miss I know it's my fault and not the gun..
See so many guys with poor shooting technique or just don't have their gun set up right and shoot a 8" group at 100 yards. "Good enough to kill a deer" then they pack it up and don't shoot again until an animal is in front of them. Then wonder why they wound game or miss. Blame it on the cartridge or bad scope.
Piss me off and half the reason I hunt by myself most of the time.
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-Ted Nugent
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January 31st, 2017, 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by
Fox
All the better reason to sight in off a bench and shoot in field conditions, learn your gun and shoot it, don't just sight it in every Oct for a 1 week season then leave it for the year.
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January 31st, 2017, 06:41 PM
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I hate the pie plate analogy as it's only true for a perfect broadside shot. If the deer I'd quartering in any way that pie plate quickly becomes a tall oval.