You could't hit the broad side of a barn!

Matt_mg said:
:eek: CTVSP ?
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LOL noooo. its prohibited to use any high power calibers at CTVSP, and with their range only being 23 meters, it would kinda make it useless to practice any off hand rifle shooting.

Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur shooting club is the range I belong to.

As you can see in the photo, its not set up to shoot standing up.

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gitrdun said:
The competition is geared towards shooting abilitities that reflect those required in a shooting form as those found afield.
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IMO in that case, they should make most of the shooting from a kneeling or sitting position. It's not very often that one can't take a better rest than offhand or standing. One owes it to the animal to take the best rest possible.
 
philthygeezer said:
IMO in that case, they should make most of the shooting from a kneeling or sitting position. It's not very often that one can't take a better rest than offhand or standing. One owes it to the animal to take the best rest possible.
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While true I can think of many times I would not have wanted to sit or kneel in the mud. :D

Also the key is one gets to learn what the abilities are of themselves and their rifle while shooting in an offhand position at said a range, having been there myself I can say it is a humbling experience. And a rewarding one once the skill set gets developed.

IMHO this is light years ahead of what the average hunter does who puts less then a box of ammo downrange to sight in from the bench every year, and it shows.
 
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I'm the guy who puts this gig on out in Drayton Valley.
The off hand portion of it is because we all know there are no shooting benches out in the field.

Enlightnement is part of the game.
When folks like Gitrdun, and other realize the bench is for load development and equiptment evaluation (WRT hunting) things begin to come together.

As for ranges that don't allow off hand shooting, i guess they wont be getting into sillouhette .
Maybe putting your hat in the ring and sitting on the executive will change things...........
 
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Shooting off hand is the most demanding position, particularly in a stiff wind, and it requires the most practice to master. One should not disregard the other field positions however, because supported positions provides a significant increase in the first round hit probability. Topography, terrain, and time all conspire to limit which position we might choose in any given circumstance, but if you can get closer then get closer, and if you can get lower, then get lower is a good rule.
 
Silhouette

gitrdun said:
I'd love to shoot silhouette, in fact the Drayton Valley rifle rodeo had such an event one evening when I attended. I was going to ask you where and how to get into it. I figured you'd probably tell me to join CSSA :redface: So, I looked up their website and saw that there are no events scheduled for any of the western provinces :(
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I did a quick google for you.

http://www.albertasilhouetteshooting.ca/

From here you should be able to get all the info you need.
 
I try to dry fire my rifle 50 (or so) times a day while aiming at a nail head 60 feet away....You would be shocked as to how much this simple act will change your shooting abilities.

I also have a pellet gun that I shoot at my home "range". I shoot at the one shot at each of the 16 dot targets as well as shooting at a clays clipped to a hillbilly moving target system. The first time most guys see it they swear it cant be done...Amazing what practice will do for you!

If I lived further out in the countryside I would be doing the same thing (outside) with a .22.
 
I find shooting standing off hand quite difficult. I would be very interested to know what size groups you guys get at 100 yards with your hunting rifles.
I'l tell you now, last time I practiced, 5 fairly quick shots out of my pump were a pathetic 6 inch groups and over. Sometimes a lot over. :redface:

I would not shoot at an animal this far without some kind of a rest for this reason.
 
warrenb said:
I find shooting standing off hand quite difficult. I would be very interested to know what size groups you guys get at 100 yards with your hunting rifles.
I'l tell you now, last time I practiced, 5 fairly quick shots out of my pump were a pathetic 6 inch groups and over. Sometimes a lot over. :redface:

I would not shoot at an animal this far without some kind of a rest for this reason.
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It's good to know ones limits, and play within it.

But not everyone is happy limiting themselves.
 
I practise off hand

I shoot from the sand bags to sight in a rifle and ensure it is working. I find that if I am practising off hand I do not need to put the targets so far away, saves a lot of walking. 6 inches off hand is hunting accuracy. When does missing by 3 inches mean you are going home hungry. I shoot about that well, with a light trigger.
 
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Hmmm. Well, clearly I suck; I was getting a 6-inch group at *50* yards, and that from a sitting field position, and feeling rather good about myself :) Granted, I kinda didn't get around to shooting much for two or three years on account of not having money for wheels, or a car... Clearly, I need to get better before going hunting.
 
I would say that during sighting in and the occassional verifying shot(s) about 80% of my shooting is off-hand, the rest either sitiing / prone / with a rest of some kind - whatever is available - usually while groundhog hunting, but only after the range gets beyond say 150 yds or so. It's all in practise and getting your eye & trigger finger co-ordinated to pull the trigger at just the right time while waving in the wind. Similiar to shooting at a moving target except you are doing some, if not most of the moving. --- John303
 
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