themalicious0ne
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I would say I am newer, I guess, to rifle shooting. I say this because I have shot rifles on and off for years, starting with bb guns and 22's when I was a kid, but now I am trying to seriously get into rifle shooting. I would love to get into long range and competition and everything in between.
I have always considered myself a decent shot. I have never had any issues shooting accurately. I have helped friends sight in rifles. I have shot handgun leagues and have helped teach people how to shoot handguns. I have no where near the skill as some of you have on here but I am no slouch either. Hunting small game or birds, I have pulled off shots I didn't know I was capable of. Almost every time I pull out a rifle and send a cold bore shot on target, I hit bullseye. I for the life of me, however cannot get a real solid grouping.
They aren't bad groupings, and like I said, when I sight one in my first cold bore shot is usually a bull. I am impatient and I know there are several things I do wrong that are counter productive to the smallest grouping I can get. I think I often shoot when I THINK the shot is good enough rather than try to repeat the exact same shot every time. My last 11 (shot one extra) shot grouping was 4 moa vertical by 2 moa horizontal with iron sights. I have done one 3 shot group of just over 1 moa with my eotech and under 2 moa 5 shot grouping. I want more consistency in my shooting, not the smallest group to boast about online. If I can't shoot 2 moa every day, I am not happy. I know the rifle is capable of better, I know if I got a better trigger or stock or scope or ammo I could shrink them up. I will do that all in due time but for now with irons, ammo, trigger and my current capabilities I can at least get 2 moa without my vertical stringing.
I want to hear exactly what I should be doing from start to finish to pull off the perfect shot every time. I do very well reading and self teaching. I will get professional instruction but in the meantime I want a checklist in my head, I can check off to pull that perfect shot repeatedly. I know I possess the skills to do this. I just like, with my handgun shooting or instructing, to be able to think about and mentally check off every step before the shot goes off.
Edit: please walk me through your rifle shot process, from a front rest at a bench with irons at 100 yards.
I have always considered myself a decent shot. I have never had any issues shooting accurately. I have helped friends sight in rifles. I have shot handgun leagues and have helped teach people how to shoot handguns. I have no where near the skill as some of you have on here but I am no slouch either. Hunting small game or birds, I have pulled off shots I didn't know I was capable of. Almost every time I pull out a rifle and send a cold bore shot on target, I hit bullseye. I for the life of me, however cannot get a real solid grouping.
They aren't bad groupings, and like I said, when I sight one in my first cold bore shot is usually a bull. I am impatient and I know there are several things I do wrong that are counter productive to the smallest grouping I can get. I think I often shoot when I THINK the shot is good enough rather than try to repeat the exact same shot every time. My last 11 (shot one extra) shot grouping was 4 moa vertical by 2 moa horizontal with iron sights. I have done one 3 shot group of just over 1 moa with my eotech and under 2 moa 5 shot grouping. I want more consistency in my shooting, not the smallest group to boast about online. If I can't shoot 2 moa every day, I am not happy. I know the rifle is capable of better, I know if I got a better trigger or stock or scope or ammo I could shrink them up. I will do that all in due time but for now with irons, ammo, trigger and my current capabilities I can at least get 2 moa without my vertical stringing.
I want to hear exactly what I should be doing from start to finish to pull off the perfect shot every time. I do very well reading and self teaching. I will get professional instruction but in the meantime I want a checklist in my head, I can check off to pull that perfect shot repeatedly. I know I possess the skills to do this. I just like, with my handgun shooting or instructing, to be able to think about and mentally check off every step before the shot goes off.
Edit: please walk me through your rifle shot process, from a front rest at a bench with irons at 100 yards.