Am curious, have you ever shot with coat , glove, all the other goodies? Re: I know the work required to shoot your 95 score in a tee shirt, it is hard, and you did not throw an 8 or a 7, all shots are very consistent.
I used a champions choice hardback heavy leather shooting coat for years. When my scores stagnated, and my jacket got moldy(neglect) I decided jacket off. It exposed a few flaws in my technique that had me shooting 85-90. It took about 2 months to get my scores back up to the 95 area. It will be the same battle this year as I have not kept up on my practice.
I think age and physical condition have a lot to do with it. Back in college I shot 50 foot rimfire in ROTC. When I started the ten ring was .22 inches in diameter, and then switched to a "ten ring" the size of a period at the end of this sentance. Maybe, but not much longer. Now approaching age 80 later this year, that would be lucky shot for me. 1moa offhand, no way, I can on a good day do that with some of my high power rifles shooting off a bench, and did that once with a 1911 Swiss Schmidt Rubin using the military open sighs, actually a little better than MOA , things were just right that day, and I doubt that I could repeat it.I'll strive for "close to" moa by this time next year but that's a tall order from this shakey fella. Time to start doing reps!
I used to. Last month bursitis/ostoarthritis hit me like a bolt of lightning. Went to bed one night feeling great, got up the next morning and nearly fell down, my left knee hurt so bad, then I guess giving in to it started making my right hip hurt. Now it hurts to stand still for just a few minutes, so I guess it is back to shooting from a sitting position.I’m a little late to the party
I ONLY shoot off hand and that there is some good shooting!
Oh wow! I’m sorry to hear that. Hopefully shooting from a sitting position stills brings you joy!
