No shot is certain, living targets move, get spooked etc.
Quote from: Air Head on March 20, 2020, 04:20:36 PMNo shot is certain, living targets move, get spooked etc.This is a fact, this passed deer season, I shot a small buck at 42 yards, the shot was a perfect behind the shoulder shot. Just as a clicked the safety off and squeezed the trigger, he stepped forward and I hit further back than I wanted. I still got lungs, but just clipped one and a solid hit on the other. I was thankful to find him piled up 40 yards away. But it shows that even a perfect shot can change quickly.
Quote from: DKG on April 11, 2020, 05:37:46 PMQuote from: Air Head on March 20, 2020, 04:20:36 PMNo shot is certain, living targets move, get spooked etc.This is a fact, this passed deer season, I shot a small buck at 42 yards, the shot was a perfect behind the shoulder shot. Just as a clicked the safety off and squeezed the trigger, he stepped forward and I hit further back than I wanted. I still got lungs, but just clipped one and a solid hit on the other. I was thankful to find him piled up 40 yards away. But it shows that even a perfect shot can change quickly.Although the statement may be very true as an experienced hunter myself when the shot is taken with great patience and not rushed the chance of wounding vs a clean DRT is minimized. Not rushing the shot and knowing all of the factors involved is the difference between making the shot and not.I do not take a shot unless I am sure of success that includes good clear sight picture then take the gun off of safe . Once I am sure that the safety click has not spooked the game I will take my shot. I was hunting wild pigs many years ago and as I took the shot the pig heard something that caused it to turn . My shot was not a clean miss and I ended up tracking a wounded pig for 1/2 hr before I had an opportunity to finish what I had started. When I finally was able to examine the boar it had a ~6" cut wound on the right shoulder. Although I'm certain that based on healed scars he had been hurt worse by other males when fighting for the privilege of propagating the species.Even the perfect shot can go wrong which is why having a rifle that is capable of quick followup shot is not a bad thing.Bottom line is don't judge others based on your own level of skill