I guess this is mor eof a cathartic post than anything, but I must posted in an effort to be true to myself and to others.
I, Michael *******, freely admit, in front of you, and to all, that I am a horrible shot. I have missed big game at close range, I have wounded small game that ran off and became unretrievable, and am more inclined to empty the magazine than I am to take careful aim. My skills as a marksman have degraded from my formative years of lighting matches with my bbgun, and shooting birds in the air with my slingshot, to missing targets at the 100 yard line (with iron sights), and wasting ammo, just to hear it go "Bang!" For this, I am ashamed.
I have resolved to become proficient with my weapons, and have begun to design a course of practice and exercise to help me achieve my goal. For the next few months I will relegate my high capacity guns to the safe. I will do my best to make each and every bullet hit its mark.
My first course of action is to practice as much as possible with a .22 rifle until I am as proficient with it as I was with my bbgun. It is a nylon 66 with iron sights. I believe the limited capacity and long reloading process will help slow my pace down and force me to concentrate on proper sight picture, and breathing. I wish to shoot enough that I will instinctively know the ballistics of the .22 lr cartridge and be able to adjust for windage and elevation as necessary without thought.
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This is where I run into a wall, should I go on to .22 pistol, an iron sighted centerfire, a scoped .22? What should I goto next? (besided a therepist)
I, Michael *******, freely admit, in front of you, and to all, that I am a horrible shot. I have missed big game at close range, I have wounded small game that ran off and became unretrievable, and am more inclined to empty the magazine than I am to take careful aim. My skills as a marksman have degraded from my formative years of lighting matches with my bbgun, and shooting birds in the air with my slingshot, to missing targets at the 100 yard line (with iron sights), and wasting ammo, just to hear it go "Bang!" For this, I am ashamed.
I have resolved to become proficient with my weapons, and have begun to design a course of practice and exercise to help me achieve my goal. For the next few months I will relegate my high capacity guns to the safe. I will do my best to make each and every bullet hit its mark.
My first course of action is to practice as much as possible with a .22 rifle until I am as proficient with it as I was with my bbgun. It is a nylon 66 with iron sights. I believe the limited capacity and long reloading process will help slow my pace down and force me to concentrate on proper sight picture, and breathing. I wish to shoot enough that I will instinctively know the ballistics of the .22 lr cartridge and be able to adjust for windage and elevation as necessary without thought.
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This is where I run into a wall, should I go on to .22 pistol, an iron sighted centerfire, a scoped .22? What should I goto next? (besided a therepist)