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When I spot big game my first thought is always where's a rest. Rock, shrub, tree, stump, backpack, or even take the time to fabricate a hummock from snow. I'm in the ballpark offhand, but deadly accurate with near any kind of rest. Those extra seconds cost me a nice bull several years back as my first choice was an unstable broomstick sized aspen. Moved a few feet to a more stable choice, but in the interim he bagan moving leaving me with nothing but a Texas heart shot.
Was packing a 257 that day and did not think it had enough umph to pull that off.
Primo is any help with the forearm and anything I can put my back into.
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When I spot big game my first thought is always where's a rest. Rock, shrub, tree, stump, backpack, or even take the time to fabricate a hummock from snow. I'm in the ballpark offhand, but deadly accurate with near any kind of rest. Those extra seconds cost me a nice bull several years back as my first choice was an unstable broomstick sized aspen. Moved a few feet to a more stable choice, but in the interim he bagan moving leaving me with nothing but a Texas heart shot.
Was packing a 257 that day and did not think it had enough umph to pull that off.
Primo is any help with the forearm and anything I can put my back into. LOL Loser!
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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A hasty sling helps in offhand.
Sometimes I hunt wrapped up in the sling - it's faster to get in any position that way and it doesn't preclude me from taking a rest.
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The last 10 years ,I have killed two elk on standing shots , one at a trotting bull in timber at 150, the other a sickly cow at 30 yds, other than that the deer and antelope I have shot have been from 425-700 yds. This area is devoid of trees and so the rest available are the ground and what ever you bring with you. All the longer shots have been off a 9-13" tilting bipod and using a lightweight rear bag. It may not be hunting to some but it keeps the freezer full.
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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!! High B.C. bullets fix that. ... don'tcha know. GR
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A hasty sling helps in offhand.
Sometimes I hunt wrapped up in the sling - it's faster to get in any position that way and it doesn't preclude me from taking a rest. Yep. I use the Wilderness Rhodesian, keep my off hand through the loop while carrying on the move. With practice I can get into it and be ready to shoot in about 2 seconds. Faster than trying to find a rest if time is of the essence. Less noise, too.
Haul ass, haul ass! - Pappy
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Dang kids. Punched this one at 375 yards with a .308 and a 155 Scenar. Some of that Millennial marksmanship. Put it right where I told her to. Great damn pictures. That’s a helluva coach and pops. Well done.
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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!! I agree Sharpsman. If I can't get it done while laying the rifle over the pack, or offhand, it's not going to get done... I’d take that. And I usually have a good one ready for most occasions.
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Dang kids. Punched this one at 375 yards with a .308 and a 155 Scenar. Some of that Millennial marksmanship. Put it right where I told her to. Looks like a zoomer to me, so doesn’t count as millennial marksmanship
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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!! High B.C. bullets fix that. You can't fix stupid.
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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!! High B.C. bullets fix that. You can't fix stupid. Actually you can. I have done so here on the Fire many times. They might not have enjoyed the process but the stupid got fixed.
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Millennials and marksmanship…..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!! That's an interesting OP. What are your thoughts about hunters/shooters twice the age of millenials?
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I've always said the worst of the worst is the Gen. X bunch, pure scum. Ever notice that when this country and countries around the world were turning into schitt-holes was when the G-Xers were getting out of school. Mixing in with the good generations and ruining everything they touched.
Just seeing one of them makes me barf. I'll take one hundred millenials/Gen.Z over G-X'r.
Hunting/shooting/fishing/++ all went the hell when they came along
PRESIDENT TRUMP 2024/2028 !!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Bristoe The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.
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I've always said the worst of the worst is the Gen. X bunch, pure scum. Ever notice that when this country and countries around the world were turning into schitt-holes was when the G-Xers were getting out of school. Mixing in with the good generations and ruining everything they touched.
Just seeing one of them makes me barf. I'll take one hundred millenials/Gen.Z over G-X'r.
Hunting/shooting/fishing/++ all went the hell when they came along GFY. And that doesn't mean good for you.
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The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!
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Millennials and marksmanship…..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!! That's an interesting OP. What are your thoughts about hunters/shooters twice the age of millenials? GenX is the problem, HATE them, they ruined everything
PRESIDENT TRUMP 2024/2028 !!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Bristoe The people wringing their hands over Trump's rhetoric don't know what time it is in America.
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The 3 deer my son has killed were all off-hand shots on deer that were running.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
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Spray and pray!!! If your not a flatbill cam Hanes marksman, it’ll cost ya friends!!! Haha
Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
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Apparently the tree hugging free loving flag burning Boomers are fine.
Them fugging Gen Xers on the other hand.
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Actually you can. I have done so here on the Fire many times. They might not have enjoyed the process but the stupid got fixed. Your hissy fits truly are something. LOL Tell us more about the armor and 40 round mags you wear around Wyoming. You fugking idiot.
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Not many kids today can learn to shoot like I did and lots of kids did when I was a kid. I didn’t learn with a .22 or a centerfire. I learned flinging BBs at the local songbirds nearly every day for ten years or so. A couple hundred thousand BBs provided a pretty good foundation. The shots were almost entirely from field positions and under some time pressure. I later graduated to squirrels and such.
I have no use for prone position. It’s pretty much useless in my area for hunting because of vegetation. If there is a tree or a post handy, I’ll use it. My favorite thing and one for which there is almost always time is to drop to a seated position. That’s a great rest and deer do not quite know what to make of it. If a deer sees a standing human, he is taking off. It takes him a few seconds to figure out a seated human and that is where you make your shot. I can shoot offhand and do pretty frequently but it is never my first choice when hunting.
I’ve shot deer resting on blinds, tractor tires, tractor steering wheels, sticks, trees, truck doors, truck beds, fence posts, boat trailers, logs, skidder tires, and half a dozen other things I can’t remember. I also shot quite few seated and offhand.
I guess I’d be pretty useless past 400 yards. It’s not really useful where I hunt and it would be a pain to even find a place to practice it. But I guess I’m a Luddite anyway. I do hunt with receiver sights quite a bit and have killed most of my deer over the last few years with a receiver sighted 45-70 or longbow.
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