accuracy tips
- Thread starter Gks206
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Tons of dry fire practice. At the range have someone load for u as u look the other way. Sometimes a live round and sometimes a dummy. You will catch yourself flinching. Sometimes the best way to avoid flinching is to stop it before it starts. You may need to downsize in caliber and focus on every round.
Dummy rounds are great, it allows you to see if you are flinching; good on you for acknowledging it and asking for advice!
I had issues with flinching as well (recoil shy). It started with a really light plastic stocked 308, I replaced it with a heavier set 7mm08 and with practice my flinch is almost completely gone. Reloading helps too, not only do I save money but it allowed me to reduce the loads in my heavier hitting rifle to tame the recoil and work my way up; you don’t always need the maximum velocity for the weight of bullet and caliber you are shooting to get “it” done.
Forgot to say that shooting off the bench i find I get hit harder by any rifle than shooting in any of the field positions. I practice a lot with 22 standing and bench which was good practice for learning to shoot the other rifles in the same positions.
I had issues with flinching as well (recoil shy). It started with a really light plastic stocked 308, I replaced it with a heavier set 7mm08 and with practice my flinch is almost completely gone. Reloading helps too, not only do I save money but it allowed me to reduce the loads in my heavier hitting rifle to tame the recoil and work my way up; you don’t always need the maximum velocity for the weight of bullet and caliber you are shooting to get “it” done.
Forgot to say that shooting off the bench i find I get hit harder by any rifle than shooting in any of the field positions. I practice a lot with 22 standing and bench which was good practice for learning to shoot the other rifles in the same positions.
Shoot your rimfire a lot....concentrate on trigger control and consistency of your hold.
Make sure you have mitigated recoil sufficiently on your centerfire so you have no fear of it.
Wear GOOD hearing protection at all times....sound can contribute to a flinch.
Dave.
Make sure you have mitigated recoil sufficiently on your centerfire so you have no fear of it.
Wear GOOD hearing protection at all times....sound can contribute to a flinch.
Dave.
get away from the range and shoot under real life conditions. Shooting while sitting behind a bench, can be brutal, even with a rifle that is mild to shoot offhand.
Eagleye is right on, 22 rimfire until you stop anticipating the shot.
Learn to shoot off a shooting staff or bipod.
- Location
- Saskatchewan
Does your rifle fit you? Do you have a good recoil pad installed? Is the caliber too large and therefore unnecessarily powerful? check those out. And use good hearing protection for EVERY shot. Your hearing is being damaged if you do not, and your body knows it.
- Location
- Prince Albert, Sk
You are all going to laugh at this and tell me my drugs are cut with something but........................
Try some music in your ears , put in your ear pods under the ear muffs, you are expecting a boom, try expecting a drum fill or guitar solo instead.
Don't knock it until you try it , remember to do this in a safe manner.
Try some music in your ears , put in your ear pods under the ear muffs, you are expecting a boom, try expecting a drum fill or guitar solo instead.
Don't knock it until you try it , remember to do this in a safe manner.
It is every center fire I own but not on every shot. I own a 3006 and 308 neither have a particular hard kick. I think a good portion of it is I didn't grow up around guns and have only been hunting for three years. So I never had someone teach me how to properly mount a gun, pull the trigger etc. Or tell me different things I am doing wrong. My family doesn't hunt so I have had to figure this stuff out by reading.
john-brennan
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Vancouver Island B.C.
I agree 100% with Dave on this, that's what I did with all my kids lots of .22 and then a .243
- Location
- Ottawa, Ontario
I had a flinch intiially when shooting handguns, I got rid of it with range time. Something you'll get used to.
canadian hunter312
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Brant County
A flinch usually means you're afraid of the gun, often a result of shooting guns with more recoil than you're able to effectively control. It's quite common for people who go the "manly way" and start off shoot heavy recoiling guns rather than starting small and learning proper technique and form before working up to the big guns.
Getting rid of a flinch is much more difficult than preventing it in the first place. Shoot lighter recoiling guns/loads until you're good? It's really is just a mental issue, you need to train your brain not to be afraid of the shot...
Getting rid of a flinch is much more difficult than preventing it in the first place. Shoot lighter recoiling guns/loads until you're good? It's really is just a mental issue, you need to train your brain not to be afraid of the shot...
My guns don't kick particularly hard I think it is mostly in experience. I could be wrong but think it more likely coming from my perfectionist tendency. I want to get the perfect shot so I over think it.
Practise shooting with a .22lr first in all positions that you will use hunting. Standing, sitting, kneeling, leaning against trees, shooting sticks. Wear hearing protection all the time. After doing this for a while switch to your 30.06 and do the same. Being comfortable with the gun when pulling the trigger while make you a lot better of a shot.
When shooting in a hunting situation I dont hear or feel the the gun going off so focused on the shot I guess
When shooting in a hunting situation I dont hear or feel the the gun going off so focused on the shot I guess
Ok so here is my plan what do you think.
I have sr22 (basically the same as a ruger 1022) but it just irons. I do have a spare rifle scope I was thinking of throwing on it to make it more similar to my hunting rifle. I plan on just shooting that a bunch more just to get used to the trigger pull. Then I should get a snap caps for my 308, and 3006 to practice trigger pulls in my spare time. To get ready for next season.
How does that sounds?
I have been able to harvest animals each year with decent shot placing but I want to get to the point where I can pretty well guarantee where I will hit the animal, what shots I can make and what shots I can't.
I have sr22 (basically the same as a ruger 1022) but it just irons. I do have a spare rifle scope I was thinking of throwing on it to make it more similar to my hunting rifle. I plan on just shooting that a bunch more just to get used to the trigger pull. Then I should get a snap caps for my 308, and 3006 to practice trigger pulls in my spare time. To get ready for next season.
How does that sounds?
I have been able to harvest animals each year with decent shot placing but I want to get to the point where I can pretty well guarantee where I will hit the animal, what shots I can make and what shots I can't.
