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| TimR... |
 Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 6:53 pm |
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If I know how tall a deer is (36 inches at shoulder) then it is easy
to figure out how tall it should be at 25 feet to look like 100 yards
(3 inches). Or any other distance. Then I can practice in my
basement.
There are photos of deer all over the internet. What i don't know,
not being all that computer literate, is how to get a photo to print
out at any given size.
Any suggestions? Or a good web site that explains it? |
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| Frank... |
| Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 8:42 am |
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TimR wrote:
Quote: If I know how tall a deer is (36 inches at shoulder) then it is easy
to figure out how tall it should be at 25 feet to look like 100 yards
(3 inches). Or any other distance. Then I can practice in my
basement.
There are photos of deer all over the internet. What i don't know,
not being all that computer literate, is how to get a photo to print
out at any given size.
Any suggestions? Or a good web site that explains it?
Clip (right click mouse) and paste into your word processor program.
You can size by dragging a corner. |
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| Alex Vitek... |
| Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 3:35 pm |
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At 08:53 PM 10/30/2009, TimR wrote:
Quote: If I know how tall a deer is (36 inches at shoulder) then it is easy
to figure out how tall it should be at 25 feet to look like 100 yards
(3 inches). Or any other distance. Then I can practice in my
basement.
Practice is practice and I am all for it. The thing to ask yourself
is how are you going to practice with your deer hunting rifle,
shotgun or handgun in the short range of your basement and then be
able to do the same accurate work at the longer distances.
Shooting at a small target at a close range will tell you how well
you can shoot at close range only. It will not tell you how well you
can shoot at the long range nor tell you if there is a quirk in the
gun or in your shooting that shows up at longer ranges.
Another thing to think about is if the deer target will be 3 inches
at 25 feet then the kill zone will be a touch under one inch. If that
is the case why not just get some 3/4 inch dots at an office supply
store and stick them on a blank sheet of paper? I am just mentioning
this because I went through the same thoughts years ago and settled
on the dots for almost all serious target work at any distance. You
can buy dots up to 6 inches in diameter. Oh, and the cost of the dots
is a lot less than the cost of printing up your own targets when you
consider the cost of ink and wear and tear on your printer.
Alex Vitek <alexvit at (no spam) ix.netcom.com>
http://home.ix.netcom.com/~alexvit/outdoor/amv.htm |
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| TimR... |
| Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 8:15 am |
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On Oct 31, 4:35 pm, Alex Vitek <alex... at (no spam) ix.netcom.com> wrote:
Quote: Practice is practice and I am all for it. The thing to ask yourself
is how are you going to practice with your deer hunting rifle,
shotgun or handgun in the short range of your basement and then be
able to do the same accurate work at the longer distances.
Uh, ear plugs? <g>
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Shooting at a small target at a close range will tell you how well
you can shoot at close range only.
It does a little more than that. It also tells you what a deer looks
like at 100 and 200 yards. And it's more fun. I'm not advocating
replacing all bullseye target practice with realistic targets, but
some is helpful.
Of course I don't use the same rifle; the basement is for airguns,
which are not identical to firearms. But some of the principles
remain the same, and all practice helps. |
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