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Off-hand, golf ball, iron sights at 25 yards - Can you hit it?
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<blockquote data-quote="aarondhgraham" data-source="post: 4294444" data-attributes="member: 13337"><p>I was making my rounds of pawn shops today,,,</p><p>I overheard a conversation about hunting squirrels with a .22 rifle.</p><p></p><p>The man was saying that he hunts with open sights,,,</p><p>And regularly takes them at 50 yards or more.</p><p></p><p>I never challenge someone when they say stuff like this,,,</p><p>If I say anything at all I say; "I don't think you know what 50 yards is".</p><p></p><p>Anyways, after he left I got into a conversation with two other gentlemen,,,</p><p>They were both around my age (I'm 72) and hunted as kids,,,</p><p>None of us had a fancy rifle and none were scoped.</p><p></p><p>Heck, my rifle at the time was a single-shot Springfield,,,</p><p>It probably cost less than ten bucks brand new.</p><p></p><p>We sort of agreed that 25 yards was the average distance,,,</p><p>Where we could be confident of making the shot.</p><p></p><p>I did manage to take a few squirrels every now and then,,,</p><p>I'll certain that most were even closer than 25 yards.</p><p></p><p>Anyways that got me to thinking about my shooting habits, fiery-arms, and skill level,,,</p><p>Now that I'm all old and decrepit.</p><p></p><p>I'm somewhat OCD in my shooting habits,,,</p><p>For the past couple of years since I've been retired,,,</p><p>I've stuck to a routine of choosing my rifles for a specific purpose.</p><p></p><p><strong>1) I have a CZ-457 At One with a 4-16 x 44 scope for 200 yard long distance shooting off of a bench using bags.</strong></p><p><strong>2) I have a CZ-512 Rifle with a 4-12 scope for silhouette out to 100 yards prone with a good bi-pod.</strong></p><p><strong>3) I have a CZ-512 Carbine with a red dot for Faux Steel Challenge and 50 yard plinking.</strong></p><p></p><p>Now I'm home with a few<span style="font-size: 9px"> (several?) </span>adult beverages under my belt,,,</p><p>And I got to thinking about my squirrel hunting days,,,</p><p>My Pop always told me to go for head shots,,,</p><p>I wasn't always successful but I tried.</p><p></p><p>So now that I got to musing on the subject,,,</p><p>If hitting a squirrel head were the benchmark for accuracy,,,</p><p>It then follows that a measure of a shooters accuracy could be like this.</p><p></p><p><strong>With whatever rifle/aiming device you want to use,,,</strong></p><p><strong>How far away can you hit a squirrel head,,,</strong></p><p><strong>Or in lieu of a squirrel, a golf ball?</strong></p><p></p><p>I have a Mauser es340b with iron sights,,,</p><p>I think it would be an ideal rifle for shooting off-hand,,,</p><p>The targets would be golf balls (or eggs) at 25 yards distance.</p><p></p><p>So I think I'll make me a little stand to hold ten golf balls,,,</p><p>And use it as the 4th rifle, aiming device, shooting stance, and distance.</p><p></p><p><strong>4) I have a Mauser es340b rifle with iron sights for off-hand shooting of golf balls at 25 yards.</strong></p><p></p><p>I propose that my personal benchmark for accuracy could be,,,</p><p>Using any rifle, aiming device, and shooting stance,,,</p><p>How far away can you hit a golf ball?</p><p></p><p>Like I said,,,</p><p>I'm just musing.</p><p></p><p>Aarond</p><p></p><p>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aarondhgraham, post: 4294444, member: 13337"] I was making my rounds of pawn shops today,,, I overheard a conversation about hunting squirrels with a .22 rifle. The man was saying that he hunts with open sights,,, And regularly takes them at 50 yards or more. I never challenge someone when they say stuff like this,,, If I say anything at all I say; "I don't think you know what 50 yards is". Anyways, after he left I got into a conversation with two other gentlemen,,, They were both around my age (I'm 72) and hunted as kids,,, None of us had a fancy rifle and none were scoped. Heck, my rifle at the time was a single-shot Springfield,,, It probably cost less than ten bucks brand new. We sort of agreed that 25 yards was the average distance,,, Where we could be confident of making the shot. I did manage to take a few squirrels every now and then,,, I'll certain that most were even closer than 25 yards. Anyways that got me to thinking about my shooting habits, fiery-arms, and skill level,,, Now that I'm all old and decrepit. I'm somewhat OCD in my shooting habits,,, For the past couple of years since I've been retired,,, I've stuck to a routine of choosing my rifles for a specific purpose. [B]1) I have a CZ-457 At One with a 4-16 x 44 scope for 200 yard long distance shooting off of a bench using bags. 2) I have a CZ-512 Rifle with a 4-12 scope for silhouette out to 100 yards prone with a good bi-pod. 3) I have a CZ-512 Carbine with a red dot for Faux Steel Challenge and 50 yard plinking.[/B] Now I'm home with a few[SIZE=1] (several?) [/SIZE]adult beverages under my belt,,, And I got to thinking about my squirrel hunting days,,, My Pop always told me to go for head shots,,, I wasn't always successful but I tried. So now that I got to musing on the subject,,, If hitting a squirrel head were the benchmark for accuracy,,, It then follows that a measure of a shooters accuracy could be like this. [B]With whatever rifle/aiming device you want to use,,, How far away can you hit a squirrel head,,, Or in lieu of a squirrel, a golf ball?[/B] I have a Mauser es340b with iron sights,,, I think it would be an ideal rifle for shooting off-hand,,, The targets would be golf balls (or eggs) at 25 yards distance. So I think I'll make me a little stand to hold ten golf balls,,, And use it as the 4th rifle, aiming device, shooting stance, and distance. [B]4) I have a Mauser es340b rifle with iron sights for off-hand shooting of golf balls at 25 yards.[/B] I propose that my personal benchmark for accuracy could be,,, Using any rifle, aiming device, and shooting stance,,, How far away can you hit a golf ball? Like I said,,, I'm just musing. Aarond . [/QUOTE]
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