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Missed that shot? From only 30 steps away in an open field? Sure, you can blame it on the fact that you bought a Marlin or Savage instead of a Browning or Weathersby, and topped it with a 'just' a Leupold or Redfield instead of a Zeiss or Khales, but odds are that it is not the firearm's fault. You should evaluate how you shoot first, not what you shoot.
In my work as a certified firearms instructor, I often come across people whom, when asked about their prior shooting experience, profess that they were born behind a gun. That Sergeant York himself would come in second place behind them at a turkey shoot. Then when placed on the range to back it up, the self-professed marksman is all over the place with rounds scattered from one end of the target to the other. They sheepishly mumble something about the gun, or the sun, or the wind and walk away.
Then, alongside the marksman, will be a novice who had never handled a real firearm before. After the appropriate safety lessons and weapon manipulation exercises, the novice will invariably be outshooting the 'marksman' in very short order.
Why? Because the open-minded novice actually listened and followed direction, becoming a better shooter because of this. The closed-minded marksman already knew everything they needed to know and refused to listen as they thumbed through the Shooter's Bible looking for their next rifle. The fact is, owning a cabinet or safe filled with firearms does not make you a better shooter than the next guy. Shooting better makes you a better shooter.
BRASS
One of the easiest things to remember about being a better shooter is the old-school acronym BRASS. Standing for Breathe, Relax, Aim, Slack, and Squeeze, the five-step process will keep the fundamentals fresh in your head.
Breathe- without controlling your breathing, the movement of your chest will bounce your muzzle everywhere. Remember that only inches of movement behind the stock result in being feet off target downrange. Take a breath, release half, and move to the next step.
Relax- get into a relaxed shooting stance that you can hold comfortably, including having a good cheek-to buttstock weld that is rock solid and leads to having a good, natural sight picture. This is something that takes practice. If you hunt from a tree stand, practice getting into a good solid stance while in the stand long before that trophy buck crosses your path. This goes into off-season training to hunt. Time spent preparing for the hunt is never a waste and practicing getting into your proper shooting positions is vital.
Aim- align your front and rear sights, keeping steady aim on the center mass of your target. Concentrate on your front sight. If using a scope or reflexive sight this takes the preparation and foresight to have properly zeroed your rifle for accuracy and tested it on the range beforehand to know that you are actually aiming and not just pointing a firearm in the general direction of what you are looking at.
Slack- gently take up the slack in your trigger. No matter how good your aim or position, if you slap that trigger, you are going to throw the muzzle off target at the last second.
Squeeze- your trigger gently and engage your target. Trigger slap after you have done everything else perfect is tragic and will leave you with hurt feelings for sure. Nobody wants to take a picture of themselves frowning in an empty field with their rifle.
It sounds like a lot, but if you practice safety, including lots of dry firing, you can have this down to one fluid motion and put that bad boy down next time. Good shooting is only a 10 percent physical exercise, and 90 percent mental. As long as you can wrap your mind around the BRASS fundamentals, you should not have any problems.
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