My goal is to shoot every bullet into the hole vacated by the preceding bullet, to any identifiable target, at any distance, and in any condition the bullet is traveling nose-on. I have a mental management map, which I know how to read, to guide me to that goal. (Please note, this post is not about the realism of my goal, although, on a few occasions, I have indeed reached it, for a few successive shots in any/any LR.)
I believe my map contains everything important to hitting where aimed, that's to say, drawn on it is everything there is to know about good shooting. I might be wrong about that, but, I don't think I am. Nevertheless, I try to keep my map up to date by entertaining ideas from others who have discovered novel routes to the goal.
Sometimes though, folks with good intentions will offer advice from what they've heard is the best way to get there, rather than from any actual experience they've had over the road. Taking advice from these folks, as I have done a time or two, can get you lost or so turned around that reaching the goal may not be possible.
For example, when I first got into HP shooting, with the Service Rifle, I read a book about it. Somewhere in that fiction was a statement which alluded to centering the tip of the front sight in the rear aperture as not being important; and thus, it was at that point not important for me either. The consequence was poor 600 yard performance, and flawed analysis that overlooked the obvious source of error.
I think there's plenty more gobbledygook out there than what I've read. Every one here has notions on how to get the job done, but some of the notions are either not important, or are simply wrong headed. My point, if you're just starting out on your shooting journey, get a map from someone who has traveled the road and has actually reached the destination.
I believe my map contains everything important to hitting where aimed, that's to say, drawn on it is everything there is to know about good shooting. I might be wrong about that, but, I don't think I am. Nevertheless, I try to keep my map up to date by entertaining ideas from others who have discovered novel routes to the goal.
Sometimes though, folks with good intentions will offer advice from what they've heard is the best way to get there, rather than from any actual experience they've had over the road. Taking advice from these folks, as I have done a time or two, can get you lost or so turned around that reaching the goal may not be possible.
For example, when I first got into HP shooting, with the Service Rifle, I read a book about it. Somewhere in that fiction was a statement which alluded to centering the tip of the front sight in the rear aperture as not being important; and thus, it was at that point not important for me either. The consequence was poor 600 yard performance, and flawed analysis that overlooked the obvious source of error.
I think there's plenty more gobbledygook out there than what I've read. Every one here has notions on how to get the job done, but some of the notions are either not important, or are simply wrong headed. My point, if you're just starting out on your shooting journey, get a map from someone who has traveled the road and has actually reached the destination.
