For what its worth, here is my routine:
1. Set aside 4 hours or so. If problems occur, I have time to work them out and not go home frustrated. (although this happens to me anyway
) Also, I don't like being rushed around at the range by other people in a hurry; if I have set aside enough time, I just fish at the pond by the range until it's clear. That's just me.
2. I put a piece of tape on the stock where my cheek will be...similar to the band aid idea.
3. Most importantly, I shoot from the postion I will be hunting in...which is sitting on low field chair in brush. This works well at 25 yds and 50 yds at my range. However, the benches are too high and the front overhang too low (modification due to some guy that shot over the burm with his AK) for me to be in same position given stools provided at the range. It puts me in a prone position and let me tell you, I am terrible at shooting from a prone position. My solution is to bring a 5 gallon bucket to sit on. This gives me the body position I like and will hunt with.
So I guess for me it is about being comfortable just like it will be when I take the shot in the field. When I am all nerved up and body position doesn't feel right, I start jerking and pulling on the gun.
This was way too long, but hope it helps. I suppose we all do range work a little differently, but the important thing is that we do it!
1. Set aside 4 hours or so. If problems occur, I have time to work them out and not go home frustrated. (although this happens to me anyway
) Also, I don't like being rushed around at the range by other people in a hurry; if I have set aside enough time, I just fish at the pond by the range until it's clear. That's just me.2. I put a piece of tape on the stock where my cheek will be...similar to the band aid idea.
3. Most importantly, I shoot from the postion I will be hunting in...which is sitting on low field chair in brush. This works well at 25 yds and 50 yds at my range. However, the benches are too high and the front overhang too low (modification due to some guy that shot over the burm with his AK) for me to be in same position given stools provided at the range. It puts me in a prone position and let me tell you, I am terrible at shooting from a prone position. My solution is to bring a 5 gallon bucket to sit on. This gives me the body position I like and will hunt with.
So I guess for me it is about being comfortable just like it will be when I take the shot in the field. When I am all nerved up and body position doesn't feel right, I start jerking and pulling on the gun.
This was way too long, but hope it helps. I suppose we all do range work a little differently, but the important thing is that we do it!
Grouse, I used to fell that way also, for me it was just people looking over my shoulder and trying to see how a KNIGHT ML could shoot better than there centerfires. :yeah: :wink: :lol:
