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Not sure if this is a topic for in-line shooting or hunting.
To me, this is a great example of what some practice can do to ones confidence in the field.
Invited 2 friends to the In-line match in TN last month. Both have in-lines, but they are ones who shoot 2-6x before the season and go - like many..
After the match, they were wanting to know more and certainly learned what their loads current loads did. This particular hunter shot in the match his load of 2 pellets T7 and 250gr shockwave in a yellow sabot, he held over, slightly left, etc at 150 & 200 in the match as his scope doesn't have target turrets and he wasn't comfortable adjusting. Admitted he has never shot anything past probably 100yds - or thought he could.
Saturday afternoon this coyote trotted across in front of him by a pear tree he knew was 140yds. Since he knew were he held in the match last month at 150yds and the drop being about 4-5" he let one fly at the coyote. He was ecstatic, more so than a deer.
He said there was no way he could have made that shot or even had the confidence attempting the shot last year.. Now he wants a new scope and more practice/shooting with his ML.
To me, this is a great example of what some practice can do to ones confidence in the field.
Invited 2 friends to the In-line match in TN last month. Both have in-lines, but they are ones who shoot 2-6x before the season and go - like many..
After the match, they were wanting to know more and certainly learned what their loads current loads did. This particular hunter shot in the match his load of 2 pellets T7 and 250gr shockwave in a yellow sabot, he held over, slightly left, etc at 150 & 200 in the match as his scope doesn't have target turrets and he wasn't comfortable adjusting. Admitted he has never shot anything past probably 100yds - or thought he could.
Saturday afternoon this coyote trotted across in front of him by a pear tree he knew was 140yds. Since he knew were he held in the match last month at 150yds and the drop being about 4-5" he let one fly at the coyote. He was ecstatic, more so than a deer.
He said there was no way he could have made that shot or even had the confidence attempting the shot last year.. Now he wants a new scope and more practice/shooting with his ML.
