winter shooting
- Thread starter beerthief
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I caved and began practicing indoors, which limits me to 17’ shooting distance. The good thing is that with the ability to control lighting, and shooting off my “bench,” I can get more accurate shots. No wind, no wobbles, just concentrate on aim, breath, and trigger finesse. Lots of pellets into the same hole. It allowed me to see that I should adjust windage screw on the pistol a little bit and then see the improvement right away.
The rifle gets the bench treatment next time. With that gun, after testing it similarly to today’s pistol session, I might ditch the bench and do some practice sitting on the floor, without any support other than triceps on bent knee. That’s still a shorter distance than most outdoors shooting, but at least the rest is the same.
I agree with rsfrid about the satisfaction derived from putting the pellet exactly where the gun was aimed, regardless of distance. The targets can be smaller with shorter distance; easy to see.
And a plug: The Big Bang Pellet Trap is wonderful!
The rifle gets the bench treatment next time. With that gun, after testing it similarly to today’s pistol session, I might ditch the bench and do some practice sitting on the floor, without any support other than triceps on bent knee. That’s still a shorter distance than most outdoors shooting, but at least the rest is the same.
I agree with rsfrid about the satisfaction derived from putting the pellet exactly where the gun was aimed, regardless of distance. The targets can be smaller with shorter distance; easy to see.
And a plug: The Big Bang Pellet Trap is wonderful!
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