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Take your "typical hunting rifle" from a totally un supported offhand position shoot 5 rounds into a 8" bull at 100 yds.

Typical hunting rifle: something like a Ruger 77R, Rem 700CDL, Win 70 FWT or Classic, Savage 11/110 or Stevens 200, not exceeding 10 lbs with or without a scope.

I can do that with my Savage 99 300 Savage Cal. open sights

And that's the only one I can do it with out of all my guns that have open sights.

Not very hard

I've done it many times with an M-16, my AR-15, and my O3A3.

With my scoped Model 700 it's even easier.

After the way I was shooting offhand yesterday(200 yards) pretty sure I couldn't get all 5 shots inside 8" at 100. Probably lucky to get 3 or 4 that close.

I really need to work on offhand shooting my centerfires, using my 17HMR with a light trigger and it's alot easier.

Here's some shots offhand at 100 yards (the shiny ones). A decently balanced rig with a good trigger isn't too difficult. I'd say a good percentage of deer I've shot have been offhand.

That's pretty damn good, looks about like my shootin' from the bench!

Barrel light (read butt heavy) give me the hardest time. I'm not much of a group maker, in fact I'd not be surprised if the majority of folks on could shoot much better groups from a bench then I can.

But I can hit [bleep] and seem to get better when you get me away from the bench. I'm sorta A.D.D. when dealing with benches and paper.

8" bull at a 100 yards, no problem. I prefer to take a rest when shooting at critters but most of the time I end up shooting off hand.

Yep, it does seem easier to hit with a little more weight out front.

Next time at the range(maybe tomorrow) I'm gonna paint the 100 yard gong and find out just how bad I am.

Cope in a plastic can is worse than shooting from a bench; both are anathemas.....

Only way it came.

In Alaska and Canada, yep....

What's interesting is being a good shot and being a good game shot. There is a difference between shooting off a bench and shooting at game. I do agree with you Steely that its easier when you have a little weight forward. That's some good shootin' there offhand.

Unfortunately the vision in my right eye is going a little so open sights are no longer an option. I'll be perfectly honest, I do not practice enough offhand with my CF rifles and need to practice more. I'm like Sam, I may get a couple in there but know I can't get all 5. I know there are many better then me but at 100 yds if at all possible I like some kind of rest or a sitting, or prone position.

I could almost guarantee 4 out of 5 or better with my Marlin 1894.

Watched 458Lott doing better than that with his big bore revolver...

confoundit! making me to want to reach for a pinch...damn it's been out of me for 10 years....always a chemical reaction in my brain when I get a visual still...

Cope is still in the old cardboard can with tin lid here in PA

Do a fair bit of my shooting from prone, sitting, kneeling and standing. More fun for me than the bench. Seems useful too.

"1/4 groups all day long when I do my part"

I can do that with an open sighted revolver