Best practice with a 22

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I picked one up this week so that I can put more rounds down range and get more experience behind the trigger.
What are the best practice/training/drills you can do with a .22 bolt action for perfecting accuracy for hunting, and matches?

Thanks in advance.
 
I don't shoot in matches & stuff, so no help there. But, if you're gonna hunt, you need to practice fast and smooth shouldering the gun, fast target acquisition either over sights or with your scope, and most importantly, remember you're not gonna be shooting from a bench. Practice free-hand, standing, kneeling (if your RO permits this), and using a sling-grip. Also, get to know your bullet-drop with various ammo at various ranges, so you know your aim-point in real life. Don't overthink it, and DON'T make it into work - just have fun!!:)
 
iduncant said:
It sucks being in Toronto, not a lot of gophers, and "no-discharge" ordinance.
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I live in downtown TO...it only takes a little bit to find fields FULL of groundhogs - take a drive up around Oro Township & chat with some of the farmers - they'll be real glad to let ya get the little fu*ker$ outta their horse pastures. I know this because I used to be one o' them farm-owner horse-y gals out that way....:)
 
Prove you come ups after sighting in your rifle ensuring you have an adequate lot of ammunition & plenty of it. The best deal is no preceptable wind at all while shooting at the target range.
Once you have settled on your accurate ammo of choice, now use an iphone or take digital photos or keep a log book of your shooting efforts at 25 & 50 yards while benched and what you input or did not have to input into the elevation turret. Next move out to 100 and 200 yards, keeping track of your come ups again, for each distance and record it again. If you have to aim off for a wind, keep track of that also. Use a manometer yourself or watch the local news for wind strength. Record this for future referance too.

Edit: The next step for myself is making up some small cheat sheets, laminating them and attaching them to the rifle via the buttstock or a plastic loop attached to my scope rings perhaps.
 
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I have done lots of research on this and have been looking for different ways to train according to some pros 50% of all range time should be shooting off hand and the rest whatever floats your boat what I have found may work especialy for beginners is to shoot from the bench until you land in the black on every round practicing proper form and techniques then once you have confidence in the rifle and your abilities switch to off hand for the start and end of your shooting sessions and try other stances to mix it up shoot at a 3 inch circle with a one inch bull if you can land em all in that off hand you will not have any issues when hunting and remember that shooting is 90% head games if you have lots of faith in your ability to hit and can visualize it itll happen
 
Gravel pit with lots of rocks. Make the baseball sized rocks smaller. Make the pieces smaller too. When you can reliably hit a baseball sized rock offhand at 50 meters, you can call yourself a good shot. And we'll all agree with you!
 
22 precision said:
I have done lots of research on this and have been looking for different ways to train according to some pros 50% of all range time should be shooting off hand and the rest whatever floats your boat what I have found may work especialy for beginners is to shoot from the bench until you land in the black on every round practicing proper form and techniques then once you have confidence in the rifle and your abilities switch to off hand for the start and end of your shooting sessions and try other stances to mix it up shoot at a 3 inch circle with a one inch bull if you can land em all in that off hand you will not have any issues when hunting and remember that shooting is 90% head games if you have lots of faith in your ability to hit and can visualize it itll happen
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Speaking of breathing, and control, could we have a little punctuation, please????
 
Draw some 1.5" circles for targets and start shooting from prone or bench @ 100 yards. When you can keep a 10 shot group in there, start using a 1.25" circle.

Go for consistent hold like grip and shoulder. Take a deep breath in, let it half out, repeat if necessary a learn to not take the shot unless it's perfect. Also make sure your eye is centered in the scope, (fuzzy black outline is same all the way around), and slowly squeeze that trigger. Let the shot surprise you. If you start to anticipate the shot, you can jerk the trigger.

You'll need some good bags or rests but I find shooting like this very relaxing and enjoyable.
 
SoBored said:
Draw some 1.5" circles for targets and start shooting from prone or bench @ 100 yards. When you can keep a 10 shot group in there, start using a 1.25" circle.

Go for consistent hold like grip and shoulder. Take a deep breath in, let it half out, repeat if necessary a learn to not take the shot unless it's perfect. Also make sure your eye is centered in the scope, (fuzzy black outline is same all the way around), and slowly squeeze that trigger. Let the shot surprise you. If you start to anticipate the shot, you can jerk the trigger.

You'll need some good bags or rests but I find shooting like this very relaxing and enjoyable.
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would you say a bag and a bipod is okay for this kind of shooting? or is a front rest really the only way to go?
 
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