ability are so lousy today that all hunters have to tote a tripod with vise to support the rifle!! Nothing like having commercialism to kill the ability to learn effective field shooting procedure by employing one more gimmick!!
Not a millennial but I shoot fine in the field, in field positions at reasonable ranges to do so.
You shoot off hand at 350 and I'll shoot off my tripod. I'll smoke you every time.
. Maybe. You evidently have no clue about Rick. Real deal when it comes to shooting and hunting. But yeah, I'd suspect at 350 your shot is going to be there. I suspect his offhand shot will be a kill though too.
He has won more matches than a lot of folks I know. No rests involved and at a bit of distance some were won.
Thats assuming you don't call a sling a rest.
Curmudgeon. Yep. Most of us older ones just call it the way we see it and dont' put up with any BS anymore. Never thought I"d get there, evidently I"m ahead of the curve though. Always tried to be out front so I guess that good.
As a guide I'll say that most folks these days think a sling is to carry a rifle. Dont' use it. Are amazed when shown how. Have no clue about field expedient rests. I about lost it this spring when I saw a client had to be shown how to use a backpack to rest over and then had to have a second one added because he couldn't figure out to make the angle work... and time was running out quickly there.
I'm not saying its peoples fault. They have never been taught by parents or mentors. Why that is I have no clue. I suspect part is getting away from the so called gun culture.
I do my level best to teach everyone that is willing to listen, how to be the most stable they can be and to above all know when not to yank that trigger so to speak.
BTW at 350 Rick won't shoot it offhand. You'll be amazed how quickly he snaps into a sling and then at that point if it fits in your scheme of rules the smoke won't happen. And the target will be hit quickly and repeated times quickly.
