Events for improving hunting skills?
- lowndsie
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Events for improving hunting skills?
Can anyone recommend which comp/events are likely to be most beneficial for improving hunting accuracy? In the Sydney areas if possible..
Cheers.
Cheers.
- mick_762
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Re: Events for improving hunting skills?
Most likely to be "Silly Wets" i would think?
Rifle Metallic Silhouette shooting that would be..
Try SSAA Sydney?
Air rifle, Rim fire and Center fire all offered.
Rifle Metallic Silhouette shooting that would be..
Try SSAA Sydney?
Air rifle, Rim fire and Center fire all offered.
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Re: Events for improving hunting skills?
Cheers Mick. Will look into it
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Re: Events for improving hunting skills?
While Field Target is air rifle specific it requires different shooting positions so good for muscle memory when out in the field.
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Re: Events for improving hunting skills?
SSAA rimfire and centrefire field rifle disciplines also will improve typical bush shooting skills.
ie rapid fire, off hand, standing and sitting post etc.
rimfire r/f and o/h are shot at 25 yards/metres.
st/post and sit/post at 50 yards/metres.
centrefire r/f -25 yards
o/hand 50 yards
stand post -100 yards
sit post - 200 yards
all good fun, with the added bonus of confirming or indicating the need to improve rifle accuracy or shooter skills.
cheers
dave g
ie rapid fire, off hand, standing and sitting post etc.
rimfire r/f and o/h are shot at 25 yards/metres.
st/post and sit/post at 50 yards/metres.
centrefire r/f -25 yards
o/hand 50 yards
stand post -100 yards
sit post - 200 yards
all good fun, with the added bonus of confirming or indicating the need to improve rifle accuracy or shooter skills.
cheers
dave g
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Re: Events for improving hunting skills?
Yep, what Dave said. If I can tear myself away from Bathurst, I will shoot the rimfire match on Sunday......... dunno though!dg wrote:SSAA rimfire and centrefire field rifle disciplines also will improve typical bush shooting skills.
ie rapid fire, off hand, standing and sitting post etc.
rimfire r/f and o/h are shot at 25 yards/metres.
st/post and sit/post at 50 yards/metres.
centrefire r/f -25 yards
o/hand 50 yards
stand post -100 yards
sit post - 200 yards
all good fun, with the added bonus of confirming or indicating the need to improve rifle accuracy or shooter skills.
cheers
dave g
Re: Events for improving hunting skills?
Any and all. More trigger time, the better. More trigger time away from a bench, double bonus!!
Cheers...
Con
Cheers...
Con
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Re: Events for improving hunting skills?
Yep what they said. I used to shoot field rifle up in Brissie loved it' and also metallic silly wet great for practicing off hand shooting. Center fire silly wet is even more challenging and rewarding when you knock em down
Curan where in Bathurst do you live I'm 50 kms South. Be in on Saturday to shoot f class in town
Curan where in Bathurst do you live I'm 50 kms South. Be in on Saturday to shoot f class in town
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Re: Events for improving hunting skills?
Sometime shooter, I think Curan was talking about tearing himself away from watching the race on telly. He lives in South Australia, or should I say "Exists"
Re: Events for improving hunting skills?
I'll step outside the box here and add that if the targets are medium size and have a tendency to run away then sporting clays would help.
Cheers,
Waldo
Cheers,
Waldo
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Re: Events for improving hunting skills?
yeah , Camel is right about Bathurst being the car race. As far as his other comment re existing rather than loving, well let's just say his neck of the woods can't boast for much, either!Camel wrote:Sometime shooter, I think Curan was talking about tearing himself away from watching the race on telly. He lives in South Australia, or should I say "Exists"
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Re: Events for improving hunting skills?
curan wrote:yeah , Camel is right about Bathurst being the car race. As far as his other comment re existing rather than loving, well let's just say his neck of the woods can't boast for much, either!Camel wrote:Sometime shooter, I think Curan was talking about tearing himself away from watching the race on telly. He lives in South Australia, or should I say "Exists"
Red bit......... Spell check mate, or are you that desperate. Plenty of free loving up this neck of the woods. Just ask my dogs.
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Re: Events for improving hunting skills?
Just checked with your dogs..... they reckon you have way to much free time on your hands!Camel wrote:curan wrote:yeah , Camel is right about Bathurst being the car race. As far as his other comment re existing rather than loving, well let's just say his neck of the woods can't boast for much, either!Camel wrote:Sometime shooter, I think Curan was talking about tearing himself away from watching the race on telly. He lives in South Australia, or should I say "Exists"
Red bit......... Spell check mate, or are you that desperate. Plenty of free loving up this neck of the woods. Just ask my dogs.
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Re: Events for improving hunting skills?
thanks guys with the day I'm having needed that