sageadvice
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It must be a skill that needs lots of practice. Last year, i met a couple buddies out at the range who wanted help in learning to shoot off sticks. They had made a set of sticks, African style, from instructions off the internet and they looked like they would work. How i got involved, not sure, yet they thought i might be able to help so out i went.
Target set up, 100 yds taped onto a 16" square cb box. Both guys sighted their rifles with decent shots off the bench before progressing to the sticks. Once on them, all bets were off, they hardly even hit the box let alone the big black bull in the center.
I tried my hand at it as well with one of my hunting rods that i know shoots at least as well as i can. There may have been some improvement over what i can usually do off-hand but not much. I see on TV these guys and gals making longish shots off the sticks and i must conclude that they must have put in a lot of time at practice. It's not as easy as it looks! No?
Joey
"It's all about knowing what your firearms practical limitations are and combining that with your own personal limitations!"
Target set up, 100 yds taped onto a 16" square cb box. Both guys sighted their rifles with decent shots off the bench before progressing to the sticks. Once on them, all bets were off, they hardly even hit the box let alone the big black bull in the center.
I tried my hand at it as well with one of my hunting rods that i know shoots at least as well as i can. There may have been some improvement over what i can usually do off-hand but not much. I see on TV these guys and gals making longish shots off the sticks and i must conclude that they must have put in a lot of time at practice. It's not as easy as it looks! No?
Joey
"It's all about knowing what your firearms practical limitations are and combining that with your own personal limitations!"