what is your "acceptable" accuracy that you're fielding this year?

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Sometimes we work wonders on those targets :runaway: , sometimes we don't find all the shots on the paper :redface: .

I'm not asking about your best ever, nor about your rail gun.

From field positions, - please detail the stance - and using this year's hunting rifle and using the ammo you're likely to shoot at game with.

What are you counting on this year and what do you do to improve it?
 
Depends on the game, and what the max range is under the conditions your shooting. For deer I will settle for 3" max at 100 since most shots fired will be under 150yards. Using a rifled slug gun sabot ammo. and For moose, considering max distance at around 300 yards and the size of the animal, I would want to be around 1.5 at 100. Using my 30-06 with 165/180 failsafe

Gophers on the other hand and small animals like coyotes I would wand a 3/4" group at 100 Using my new Ruger 77 in .223 and red box win ammo
 
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What are you counting on this year and what do you do to improve it?
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I am counitng on the high velocity of one of my magnum rifles, coupled wiht the super premium TSX bullet, to whiz by somewhere in the vicinity of the animal, and knock it off it's feet.

I feel that the animals shoudl be educated to learn that when a guy launches a super bullet real fast at them, they shodul have the good manners to just lie down and die, regardless of whether the bullet actually hits it or not...

:dancingbanana: :cool:
 
You need to use a 500gr slug out of a 460wby mag so if you miss,you may get lucky and have a tree that you cut down fall on the animal.Or perhaps some shrapnell will kill the animal if you strike a hard surface.:D
 
2" is what I consider 'acceptable' shooting. I practise shooting standing (gun rested on a hood or tall bipod or anything else that's handy), and sitting (w/bipod or rested on knee).

I never shoot big game totally unsupported offhand, though I DID get plenty of unsupported offhand practise this year with a 22 at gophers. I'll settle for minute-of-pie plate to 150 yards if I'm leaning against a tree (rifle unsupported) with a sling.
 
At our"camp" after benching and sighting in to about 3" @100 yds.,its the old water jug offhand at same distance.If you can hit it there is guaranteed meat on the table!! JITC
 
eltorro said:
Sometimes we work wonders on those targets :runaway: , sometimes we don't find all the shots on the paper :redface: .

I'm not asking about your best ever, nor about your rail gun.

From field positions, - please detail the stance - and using this year's hunting rifle and using the ammo you're likely to shoot at game with.

What are you counting on this year and what do you do to improve it?
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With whatever rifle I am using, it doesn't matter what position I am shooting in, as I practice in all positions.
My rifles very in accuracy from original BPCR (Snider, Martini) capable of good accuracy at 150 yards to super rigs (6.5WSM) ( very far)., so My max distance varies with each rifle and how well I am shooting it at the time.
I never seem to know what I am going to hunt with till the morning that I go.
That being said, the rifles I huunt with get used on a regular basis, my loads are all worked up for them, and all is good to go, no matter if is a .58 Hawken or a 6.5 Badcat!:dancingbanana:
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last range trip had me checking POI at 300 yards from the bench

shot a coyote prone at 150 yards

and a moose off my stix, kneeling, at 250 yards

both were 1 shot kills
 
Well...Because I will be using my .338 Lapua again this year I am comfortable out to 600 BUT, this is under ideal condidtions and off the bipod. I rarely shoot without the bipod unless its a close shot, under pressure.

Where I hunt there is lots of opportunity for long range shots so I put in lots of range time anticipating these types of situations.
 
ZTo be serious, I first work upa load and zero form the bench, then I work up a practice load, and start shooitng.

I find that if I can consitently hit the 340yard, 10" gong from any posiiton, I am good to go. I have recently started to use shooting stix and manage 75% hits at 485 from stix on a 4ltr pail. I plan to expand on that next year.:)
 
All of my shooting is done supported, with either a bipod or shooting sticks - as I am a terrible offhand shot. Most often, I practice prone shooting with my bipod and I am working to (slowly) improve my offhand shooting.

As long as I can hit the 100, 200 & 300 yard gongs from a "cold-bore" 100% of the time, I'm happy.

As for the rifle:
Tikka T3 LSS 300WSM
168gr TSX's

This was shot from prone with bipod at 100yds. I'm not too concerned with the rifle or the loads, just the operator.

Looks like I just became a "Big Mouth." Hooray.

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Most if not all my shots will be offhand.
There is no time to find a rest, and usually not enough visibility to enable a lower stance anyway.
So, offseson practice includes fast target aquisition, and fast ofhand shots.
I prefer two inch accuracy, for shots to 100 yards, but i don't get that with fast ofhand shots. Four to six inch accuracy is good for quick offhand shooting.
I'm going to try an old '92 Winchester in 44-40 for deer this year, and it shoots 4" off the bench. Not happy with that, so I'll use it as a close range 50 yard gun. It's got an excellent trigger, a brand new barrel, no bedding or band issues, and I've searched for a load that works for three years now. 4" appears to be it. At the start, it grouped 12" :eek:
 
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