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!!
Vise is old-school now.
The cool kids are using arca rails on the rifle, and arca plate on the tripod.
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!!
Vise is old-school now.
The cool kids are using arca rails on the rifle, and arca plate on the tripod.
Can one be a "cool kid" @ 70 yrs...........
or just an "old geek"
Quien Sabe,
GWB
Yes, you can be a cool kid.....grin.
Tripods are for people who don't own step ladders.
Originally Posted by 16penny
If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty
Used to be in this country marksmanship was a respected skill. Get close to the game and kill it. Seems times have changed. I'm going back to a peep sighted 35 Remington this year as my primary deer rifle.
You just gotta love some of these threads. I stalk pigs at night with a millennial shooter who quite honestly shoots about as good as anyone I know. And I know lots of good shooters. Most of the nighttime/millennial pig stalkers and coyote killers I know could probably hand quite a few of the old farts on here their azz when it comes to dynamic shooting under pressure. We shoot off tripods with thermals, standing, after having stalked 200-600 yards in the dark. Pigs and coyotes, sitting still or running flat out, ranges anywhere from 30 to 300+ yards, all standing off a tripod.
Tripods, sticks, and bipods are tools for certain jobs. They don't just increase accuracy. When set up and used correctly they can very much increase speed on moving targets because you can pan so sooth and effectively. They lower muscle fatigue while waiting for a shot. Not everyone hunts where there is a tree or rock to rest on every 30 feet. Shooting prone or even sitting really isn't an option for the population control type shooting we do. Too many people get tied up in their own egos and aren't willing to admit that anyone, especially someone younger than them, might actually have a good idea and know what they are talking about. That guy at the range zeroing or practicing off a tripod? You don't know how or even if he hunts. His shooting game might be something totally outside your limited realm of experience. Open your mind and maybe both of you could learn something from the other.
Here is a little example of dynamic shooting off a tripod the way we do it.
Really though, no one is more grateful to hear that a few from your generation escaped pussification. Carry on.
My generation? That is funny. I'm 53. Thanks for assuming though. I hunt with people that age anywhere from 71 to 26. I don't judge based on age just on whether they can shoot straight, be safe, and get the job done. And I see a lot of young men out here in this part of the world getting it done just as good as their parents and grandparents did. Of course depending on where you live, that may not be the case. But that was true 30 years ago too.
You just gotta love some of these threads. I stalk pigs at night with a millennial shooter who quite honestly shoots about as good as anyone I know. And I know lots of good shooters. Most of the nighttime/millennial pig stalkers and coyote killers I know could probably hand quite a few of the old farts on here their azz when it comes to dynamic shooting under pressure. We shoot off tripods with thermals, standing, after having stalked 200-600 yards in the dark. Pigs and coyotes, sitting still or running flat out, ranges anywhere from 30 to 300+ yards, all standing off a tripod.
Tripods, sticks, and bipods are tools for certain jobs. They don't just increase accuracy. When set up and used correctly they can very much increase speed on moving targets because you can pan so sooth and effectively. They lower muscle fatigue while waiting for a shot. Not everyone hunts where there is a tree or rock to rest on every 30 feet. Shooting prone or even sitting really isn't an option for the population control type shooting we do. Too many people get tied up in their own egos and aren't willing to admit that anyone, especially someone younger than them, might actually have a good idea and know what they are talking about. That guy at the range zeroing or practicing off a tripod? You don't know how or even if he hunts. His shooting game might be something totally outside your limited realm of experience. Open your mind and maybe both of you could learn something from the other.
Here is a little example of dynamic shooting off a tripod the way we do it.
Really though, no one is more grateful to hear that a few from your generation escaped pussification. Carry on.
My generation? That is funny. I'm 53. Thanks for assuming though. I hunt with people that age anywhere from 71 to 26. I don't judge based on age just on whether they can shoot straight, be safe, and get the job done. And I see a lot of young men out here in this part of the world getting it done just as good as their parents and grandparents did. Of course depending on where you live, that may not be the case. But that was true 30 years ago too.
70 down to 11 here.
The ones that shoot a fair amount draw blood and are deadly.
My pards youngest just graduated HS. Little dick is a hell of a rifle shot to about a 1/4 which is far around here. Not as good of a wing shot.
His older brother is no slouch as far as a rifle shooter but a hell of a wing shot.
Neither use a bipod or other mechanical device for shooting across a big field they hunt. They use their knees, a hay bale or prone.
Their dad on the other hand, my pard, is as good of a rifle shot on moving game and hell on flying game with a scatter gun.
Growing up my pards dad, uncles, my uncle and others had running hounds for running coyotes. Get a lot of trigger time in shooting running coyotes and they weren't always up under a guys feet either.
The last time that bear ate a lawyer he had the runs for 33 days!
Both my kids (27&30) have always been excellent shots with anything, but they had the opportunity and desire to shoot. I don't believe that is as common as it once was.
The only thing worse than a liberal is a liberal that thinks they're a conservative.
If one really cares about the subject this is a great read:
Somebody recommended here on the Campfire and they were spot on. A bit boring as the author is not a gifted writer but he makes a lot of great points about a lot of important things.
And the majority of "Boomers" (this would include NotaSharpMan) would disagree with him.
I have this one, it is a little hard to read but I did enjoy it.
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.
Ditto.
Around 10 yrs old I acquired my first Daisy pump BB gun. Up until that time I had been using what was called a N#%ger Shooter (slingshot) and rocks or marbles. Shortly thereafter I decided upon a goal to kill a thousand birds a year. Pretty much anything you can imagine became a target. Did not count the minnows, crawdads, or tadpoles in the ditch, sweet-gum balls, acorns, muscadines etc. I'd go out before school and shoot and when I got home after school. I figured I had to get at least three birds a day. If I missed a day I'd make up on Saturday. Did not use the sights, shot by point. I'd watch the BB into the target. Got pretty good at hold-over. Doves on telephone lines along the railroad track or Grackles in the Mimosas. Would hide inside fig bushes and when birds came in to get the figs i nailed um' up close. Did that for years until I got a Winchester Model 12 pump shotgun a Win model 63, 22 LR, from my maternal grandpa, and my first surfboard.
If one really cares about the subject this is a great read:
Somebody recommended here on the Campfire and they were spot on. A bit boring as the author is not a gifted writer but he makes a lot of great points about a lot of important things.
And the majority of "Boomers" (this would include NotaSharpMan) would disagree with him.
I have this one, it is a little hard to read but I did enjoy it.
Yeah.
Squeeze was worth the squeeze overall though.
Originally Posted by Geno67
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual.
Originally Posted by Judman
Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit.
Originally Posted by KSMITH
My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
If one really cares about the subject this is a great read:
Somebody recommended here on the Campfire and they were spot on. A bit boring as the author is not a gifted writer but he makes a lot of great points about a lot of important things.
And the majority of "Boomers" (this would include NotaSharpMan) would disagree with him.
I have this one, it is a little hard to read but I did enjoy it.
If one really cares about the subject this is a great read:
Somebody recommended here on the Campfire and they were spot on. A bit boring as the author is not a gifted writer but he makes a lot of great points about a lot of important things.
And the majority of "Boomers" (this would include NotaSharpMan) would disagree with him.
I have this one, it is a little hard to read but I did enjoy it.
Yeah.
Squeeze was worth the squeeze overall though.
I thought his description of Japanese equipment and tactics were pretty detailed. Also how the weather/environment affected everything.
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