20 years ago there weren’t too many local guys handier with a rifle than I was. Not bragging either, it stood to reason: I was shooting several times a week and when I wasn’t, it was because I was on the reloading bench. And there’s not a lot of serious competitors around. If I went to Camp Perry they’d eat me alive. I’d be shocked if I could ever get the better of a Distinguished Marksman or a sanctioned shooter.
Shooting has been a bit of a bear for the last several years. I got so damned fat - I couldn’t get into the sitting position and sling up properly. About a month ago I started taking my diet seriously and so far I dropped 10 lbs. It’s been an eye opener. I fit into old clothes I haven’t worn in over a decade. And today when I curled up and dropped into the crossed ankles sitting position… everything worked like it did years ago. Getting rid of some of that gut let me cinch up the sling, get down on the gun… and start shooting like me again. It was astonishing.
That is actually a vertical string, approx. 1.822” long. Fired at 100m, using the “hasty sling” from the crossed ankles sitting position. Didjya see what I did? When you start getting a vertical string like that… it’s often because your breath control is sloppy. The different pressure in your lungs can cause vertical stringing. Still… that would be one very dead deer out in the field.
That’s my beloved .243 shooting 100 gr. Speer SPBTs, coming out of the pipe at 2900 FPS. Standard deviation for 5 shots was 8 FPS. Just a medium dose of plain Jane H4350… Gawd… I love this rifle. I can’t wait to go again and test my luck at 200m. Think I’ll make another 100 this weekend.
I’ll say it again, fellas. Spend the money. Get a GOOD shooting sling. Learn how to use it… and all your hunting shots become childishly simple.
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