Blr243 wrote:Regarding quick shots on rapidly parting pigs at close range I managed t o do that once on my last hunt but it was hard and there’s just so little time to do it. U really are under pressure ....20/25 years ago it was a piece of cake and I excelled at it naturally but today my reflexes are nowhere near as good I can see that regular clay target shooting would be great practice. Just because as we age we are losing it does not mean we have to let it just happen. There’s tons of things in every aspect of our lives we can do to keep ourselves as sharp as possible
Hey BLR...
I think as we age, gun fit becomes a priority way more than it does when we are younger...
We grow constantly, & become less pliable with that...& so having a gun that fits you is imperative for that fast kind of work...
I changed the scope heidht on my 7-08 for that reason--found i was shooting high & missing on close range running goats---yep--animals that big id miss within 30 metres in fast paced rapid action--eventually i realised i was shooting high & so raised my scope...
My ol'man is much smaller than me & his 12g is a trap stock--flat comb...it would take me a few shots to get with it, but i could still shoot with that thing up to my mid 30's...but now---forget it---for what ever reason the body just wants to do what it does, rather than adapt...so if i use it, i shoot high & left & almost always miss...
If i had a pig rifle, it would be set up to shoot like a shotty (no im not telling you guys how to shoot pigs), made to fit my body as i mount the gun, this puts you on target without having to be stressed or worried about a miss, & by virtue makes for faster & easier target aquisition & better more natural shot placement...
Just my thoughts...again im not telling you guys how to shoot pigs--just what ive learned from trying to be aware of reasons why things change as we get older...& although it would seem im just stating the bleeding obvious, ive found gun fit to be one of the biggest single contributing factors to successful shooting as we age...
I shoot with an older guy whos set-up is just so wrong for him--he misses under spotlight all the bloody time & puts it down to age, when infact ive all but proven to him through positional changes & talking through shot sequence its the ergonomics of his set-up...
But i suppose he's right, because Its his age & the stubbornness that comes with it, that ultimately & indirectly prevents him shooting well ...
Now that ive said all that, im sure id make a dik of myself & miss everything if you dropped me on a mob & said "there ya go"...
The man who knows everything, doesnt really know everything...he's just stopped learning...