what makes a person a good shot?

[RedFeather]

I received my latest issue of Rifle magazine and read an article by Mike Venturino that touches upon this.  He's best known for shooting old time black powder cartridge rifles.  The article centered around shooting withint your ethical ability (a hunting article).  Essentially, he is talking about offhand.  Now, here's a guy who shoots out to 1,000 yards with big old Sharps rifles and does pretty well.  He said his effective offhand hunting range is about 150 yards, scoped or iron sighted.  (Incidentally, he said that scopes don't always make offhand easier.  The two top shooters in this year's big schuetzen match had identical scores - scoped and receiver sighted.)  So don't expect that shooting flies benched with the gun in a mount, all the time in the world and barely touching the trigger will get you dime sized groups offhand at twenty-five yards.

[Air biscuit 456]

i consider myself a good shot. with a sporter 22 lr and scope at 25 yards i can hit 3 shotshells side by side in 1 second going left to right and not stopping. sometimes when those shells fly up i can hit them on the way down before they hit the ground.

[amb5500c]

Hmm.
Richard

[stevemag]

i consider myself a good shot. with a sporter 22 lr and scope at 25 yards i can hit 3 shotshells side by side in 1 second going left to right and not stopping. sometimes when those shells fly up i can hit them on the way down before they hit the ground.

I'D HAVE TO AGREE WITH YOU

[Lambchops]

I can hit a vertical wooden telephone pole off hand, with my Stoeger X20 S with CPHPS from around 150 yards. 3 out of 3 times. Scope is a 4x32!!

[TCups]

What makes a person a good shot?  Being the best shot you can be.

If you are truly SERIOUS about improving your air rifle skills, particularly off-hand shooting, then get this book and practice what it teaches.  You will notice that the title is the WAYS (pleural) of the rifle.  That is because while there are some basic things all shooters must do, there are also variations that will be specific to your height, weight, sex and body habitus that are important to consider.  I can't recommend this book highly enough to anyone who wants to significantly improve their shooting skills with any long gun if they are willing to study, apply and change a lot of wrong things they may have learned along the way about shooting.  'nuf said.

[Rocker1]

 Some people are naturals  some  have to learn some  just can't shoot  no matter what but I admire them for their persistance and their love of the sport and a lot  just do not understand that pellet rifles are different than a powder burner. I have seen Tommy shoot and beleive me guys he is very serious about it even if he is wrong handed lol!!!  David

[Lambchops]

Funny thing is I cant group for s*@$ at like 25 yards off hand, but I can hit a 10" target at 150+ yards lol

[RedFeather]

Now, boys, settle down.  Let's not shoot up municipal property.