Range Report: 30-06 Practice

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Well, Saturaday afternoon was spend at Angeles, sighting in for my hunting trip in October.
I'm shooting 150 grain Nosler Ballistic Tips with my sportered M1917, using 54 grains of Big Game and Winchester LR primers.
At 100 yards with an antique Lyman Alaskan 4x scope, I started out with the center target and made adjustments, then started with top left target. Then top right. Then bottom left.



The final target was the bottom right, which looks pretty good to me. The smaller targets are 6". So this is really "minute-of-deer" shooting.
This is not a precision rifle with a mil-dot scope, just a 1940s-vintage hunting rifle I inherited from my grandfather.
I've downed two deer with it already and hope to get my third this year.

[ar15barrels]

Was this shot offhand or with support?

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This was with support.
I go back next weekend for offhand shooting.
But I did take a few offhand shots at the 200 yard steel pig and was hitting pretty well.

[ar15barrels]

I go back next weekend for offhand shooting.
But I did take a few offhand shots at the 200 yard steel pig and was hitting pretty well.

Good.
Don't be one of those guys that only zeros from the bench and then wonders why he does not hit from field positions.

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Good.
Don't be one of those guys that only zeros from the bench and then wonders why he does not hit from field positions.

I'm dumb, but not that dumb!
The bench session was just intended to make sure the rifle/ammo/scope were working together.
Now I have to do my part.

[ar15barrels]

I'm dumb, but not that dumb!

But you realize that there are a bunch that are...

[bombadillo]

Cracks me up, the whole off hand shooting is an art that is not practiced enough these days. I primarily bench shoot and try to get small groups, but I love to be able to stand and hit the 200 gong with the SKS or something that shouldn't be all that accurate. Its hard and I suck, but continue to try and get better

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I rarely see anyone shooting offhand at Angeles.

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I sometimes pull the bench out of the lane and do some off hand shooting. It frustrates me because of the opened up groups but I know its good for me.

If you rifle is intended for deer and it shoot "M-O-D" I say good shooting and happy hunting.