05-30-2019, 12:56 PM
Congratulations. You'll have a lot of fun.
About the accuracy. Of course you want little tiny cloverleaves when you're practicing. But "minute of deer" is what you really need in the field. Try jogging back and forth when you go out to check your targets. If you can keep them all inside a paper plate you're good to go. Hopefully you will find a situation where you can lie prone and rest your rifle over your pack and snipe them, but prepare for the worst. One more bit of advice: Keep your scope on 4X all the time when hunting. If you get a shot at a deer that's flushing like a pheasant you'll be thankful for the big field of view. And four power is all that people usually used a generation back and it's been used to bring down a gazillion head of big game over the years. If you have a calm situation you can always turn the power up.
I hope I'm not telling you things you already know. Just some things I've learned along the way.
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About the accuracy. Of course you want little tiny cloverleaves when you're practicing. But "minute of deer" is what you really need in the field. Try jogging back and forth when you go out to check your targets. If you can keep them all inside a paper plate you're good to go. Hopefully you will find a situation where you can lie prone and rest your rifle over your pack and snipe them, but prepare for the worst. One more bit of advice: Keep your scope on 4X all the time when hunting. If you get a shot at a deer that's flushing like a pheasant you'll be thankful for the big field of view. And four power is all that people usually used a generation back and it's been used to bring down a gazillion head of big game over the years. If you have a calm situation you can always turn the power up.
I hope I'm not telling you things you already know. Just some things I've learned along the way.
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The older I get the more I would rather be considered a good man than a good fisherman.