Shooting prone is something every gun hunter should master. Although it seems like a basic concept, there are lots of ways you can gain or lose accuracy. With a few thoughtful tips, the team at Vortex had us shooting tighter groups than ever before.
Shooting prone is something every gun hunter should master. Although it seems like a basic concept, there are lots of ways you can gain or lose accuracy. With a few thoughtful tips, the team at Vortex had us shooting tighter groups than ever before.
If you're going to bother putting in training hours to improve your shot before the fall rolls around, you may as well create as authentic a scenario as possible. You'll thank yourself later when the buck or bull of your dreams comes strolling into view and you've built the muscle memory to shoot from whatever position is necessary. In this video, I walk through how to use your tripod to train your shots from a variety of heights and stances. If...
If there's one constant in hunting, it's unpredictability. One thing that's predictable though is that you won't encouter many bench rests out in the woods. If you practice these three shooting positions in the off-season, you'll be prepared for a variety of situations you may face in the field that don't allow you to get prone. Standing with a rest is useful when tall grass, brush, or other obstacles would obscure your sight in a lower position...
After recently missing a shot on a black bear hunt with Clay Newcomb, I wanted to determine if shooting off a bipod or a pack is more accurate. I had my rifle dialed in for the hunt but didn’t have the time to set my bipod up, so I took the shot off my pack and missed low. To test the difference between the two shooting rests, I shot prone toward two separate targets at 300 yards and then compared the points of impact. The minimal difference...