Old time Rifle drill

[ja308]

This comes to us courtesy of the Woodpile Report which is a diverse,farming,shooting,survival,scientific,art blog by a guy who goes by Fred.

Here's the drill:
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"This drill is an old chestnut among some shooters but I hadn't heard it before. Goes like this. Get yer gear and yer sighted-in serious gun, go to the range, set yer target, get in position, aim and fire one shot. You're done. Don't touch that dial, nudging zero is a whole different exercise. This is a "know thyself" thing. Mark yer target and go home.

Do this over time, every weekend or every other day, or what ev-ver, no matter the weather: rain and misty, cold and windy, or warm and still. Whether yer rested or groggy. The idea is, a follow up shot may matter, or not, but the first shot will always matter. And you won't get to pick the weather"

Thinking I will try this except after the one round I may stick around and shoot other stuff too.

[kmas]

MAke it Illegal

Sounds like

Someone's been smoking

Make it illegal again

[ar15barrels]

I call it a coldbore group.
Dedicate a target to the drill.
Go to the range and put the target up.
Fire your first shot out of the barrel for the day.
Pull the target, mark the shot with the date.
Bring the target back a week/month/whatever later and do it again.
After you have 5 shots on the target, you have a really good idea where the gun will print on your first shot when you go hunting.

[cannon]

I call it a coldbore group.
Dedicate a target to the drill.
Go to the range and put the target up.
Fire your first shot out of the barrel for the day.
Pull the target, mark the shot with the date.
Bring the target back a week/month/whatever later and do it again.
After you have 5 shots on the target, you have a really good idea where the gun will print on your first shot when you go hunting.

I love learning new stuff.

Thanks to you and the OP.

[ozarkpugs@gmail.com]

I don't always save my targets (now that phones take good pictures)but I never adjust my sights/optics to center of 3-5-or 10 shot groups it's always a series of 1 shot groups

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[ja308]

I don't always save my targets (now that phones take good pictures)but I never adjust my sights/optics to center of 3-5-or 10 shot groups it's always a series of 1 shot groups

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Thanx for the phone tip,it hadn't occurred to me. AR thank you also for your welcome contribution,it clarified the value of this exercise!

[inyocountymark]

good practice, I like to change locations, a little more involved but keeps me sharp on cold shots, thanks OP