Longrange blog 262: How to shoot better with a hunting rifle
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- Simple steps to improve your shooting.
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Presenting the THLR Hybrid reticle, made for those who wishes to use the same scope for everything. Especially designed for practical accuracy and managing fatigue.
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"One More Highway " by Flash Fluharty
Easily the best film yet...content, sequential progression, micro filming & editing, marriage of coaching experience/ knowledge base with technical implementation of multiple cameras...WOW
Thanks for that CR. I've just decided to put more info in the films now. It makes for more planning, less shooting and slower filmmaking, but I hope it will be a better thing for you the viewer.
Good tips - You never stop learning
Thanks Giles, nice buck on your trailcam. Brought a tear to my eye as I now live in an area with no roe.
This was very informative. The footage through the scope showing how one's position moves the sight alignment was particularly helpful.
Thanks for that. Yeah it took a little time before I understood how to properly show WHAT you see that tells you to improve your position.
The intro, the cameraangles, the tips, the editing, the music. Another great video Thomas :D
Thanks for taking the time, glad it was useful.
As someone that has followed your channel since day one it’s amazing to see how much your videos have evolved
Thanks Gisli. I just decided it was time to either stop it or take a break, sit down and read up on how to do it better. It results in fewer films, but now I actually plan ahead and film a cohesive info-sequence rather than just documenting my shooting. I wanted to bring the education and usefulness up to a level where you might get enough info in one episode to understand a principle.
This is a really good episode, one of the best in my opinion, with simple but effective information in a short time. Your timing is excellent. Thank's for sharing!
Many thanks for that, it was a little to-fro with the camera to capture all the details.
You REALLY do a nice job with your teaching and your filming. Thanks. J.
Thanks John, glad you like it. I am more systematic from ep 318 and up. (or somethign like that)
Golden advice. Thanks you Mr. Haugland!
Thanks for that. No need to be so polite, it sounds strange to a northerner. Sad, but true for the region! :D
Nice touch adding the music, Thomas, it adds interest to the information. Sort of grabs ones attention.
Thanks Jim, using music is currently a little hit-and-miss for me, I haven't really had time to read up on the techniques and I am not always able to find music that really fits.
Great tips on building consistency. Again, perfect practice makes for perfect results. Thank you for your videos!
Thanks for taking the time, glad it was useful.
The considerable amount of information in this video is almost as condensed as that grouping on the target.
A friend of mine doing military service was a poor shot. Being young and foolish, annoyed for missing the target, went up close to the target and discharged his pistol close range.
After a while he heard the officer's voice: 'Who did this?', and prepared himself for the worse.
He got top marks.
The officer had not seen his capers...
Hah, good story! :D He sounds about my pistol level...
Again a very Nice video! They become better and better every time👌
Thanks for the usefull tips we are learning👍💪
Thanks for taking the time to comment, appreciate it. Glad it was useful!
Excellent coaching! Finger-thumb equal pressure via centre line of stock is my take away today. Thanks!
Yes, on the Y axis. It doesn't make much of a difference, but it stops "dipping" the reticle as it can be hard to do a trigger pull truly in line with the barrel with a hunting stock.
Yup same here 🇨🇦🤠
Fantastic video one I will watch many times and have learned so much and I have told a lot of shooting friends to watch as well
Well done as every top class instruction .
Many thanks for taking the time, that was very generous of you.
Man- you've gotten very cinematic with these films! They're great!
Thanks Colling. Made an effort to improve this year and have received great input/ tuition from actual filmmakers.
Every day a school day 👌
Thanks!
Top footage on the scope cam and with the tips, I learnt to use my thumb on the back as I found equal pressure on both back of stock and trigger made it more precise, shame my new 308 won't let me do it! Made for people with little hands 😉 top job 👍
Thanks for that Ben!
More! More!🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
I am making more films now.
Nice one, but the main trick here is 6XC. It have small recoil, easy to shoot. Put your .338 norma magnum tube and try repeat that accuracy. On magnums and bullets more than 190grn the consistency of recoil pad contact and shoulder pressure is more significant than thumb position.
Already have. A lot more demanding, as you say recoil makes it a lot more demanding and absolute perfection in the position is a must.
Great video, I was instructed differently but I'll have to try this out. I can see it working better on some of my hunting style stocks.
Good luck, hope it works for you. There are certainly more than one way to Rome.
superb.
Thank you, glad you liked it.
Thank you for the lesson.
No problem, hoping to be more info-intensive in the films this season.
As always excellent 👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you!
Well done again! Love the music!
Thanks for that, it took me some hours before it clicked with the right music.
Very helpful thank you 👍
Glad it was useful!
This was great!
Thanks for that!
im speechless.
I'll take that as a compliment. Thanks for watching & commenting.
That's an amazing number of films you've ut out!
@@THLR you are my new ryan cleckner..
@@payam7777777 Thanks!
Excellent shooting, I am sure 6xc would make a great Roe cartridge!
MrFREDANG It should be as it essentially is an improved 243. I liked my old 243 very much, but it wasn't too good for LR targets. Now I get the target shooting, hunting and 243 feel in the same cartridge.
Thomas can you tell me why is my POI on 200, 300 meters always to the right? On 100metres im dead on, but on longer distances it seems im always shooting to the right side. I have 308 win. I don't know what am i doing wrong.
Thanks
Sorry, no. Too many variables and I have insufficient data. It would be a hardware error with scope not aligned with barrrel Z axis (pointing off to the side by a very small degree), it could be scope tracking, it could be shooter error via thumbball. Good luck!
Thanks. Useful stuff. More Grendel please.
Sorry unable, sold my Grendel one or two years ago.
THLR.NO - good reason? I'm after testing a universal military round.
No not really. The cartridge was really nice, it was just that I failed in my rifle build. I wanted a very lightweight rifle but ended up with something close to what I already head. Saw no point in carrying the same weight without any gain.
That's my problem too. Amazing potential never quite realised.
A+
Thank you!
awesome :)
Thanks for taking the time, hope it was useful!
Thanks for great videos! Both entertaining and crisp in information.
Now when you have had the R8 Ultimate for a while, how do you think it compares to the R8 Professional? Worth the upgrade?
Well the effect on my hunting has been zero difference, I suspect every hunting shot taken with the Ultimate also would have been taken equally well with the Professional stock. I'm seeing the biggest difference (it is still small) on my target shooting, where shots are both longer and a lot higher volume. It really is easier to shoot well when using the fitted Ultimate stock, I shoot better and don't spend as long "finding" the correct position where pressures etc is ok. When my hand grip the Ultimate, everything is basically in the right place immideately. Especially when shooting in heather or marginal positions I notice a small difference/ higher level of confidence. But as I said, I see the difference mostly on the targets and it is predominantly consistency rather than raw precision which I find is better. So if I didn't invest so much time on the targets I probably wouldn't bother with the upgrade. My Professional killed the deer the same way my Ultimate does, and once the stock is adjusted I'm not really interested in the adjustability (I've partly glued the stock in place now just to eliminate a theoretical error). I don't know if this made all sense, ask again if you need clarification and I'll try to formulate differently.
@@THLR Exactly the type of input I was looking for. Much appreciated.
Thanks again for a good blog.
Unfortunately some of these techniques, particularly the thumb and trigger finger can’t be applied to a pistol grip type platform. Excellent video.
Agree. This is basically a technique for emulating the results you get as default from a pistol grip stock.
Hi - I have a Shultz & Larsen Legacy 223 remington. I use it to hjelp grouse to face less predators. Fox. Crows. Etc. But I need a better scope for semi long range. Is Leupold CDI good? What is your recomendation for less expensive scope for semi long range and not too heavy? Do you have 2-3 recomendations?
Sorry Iver, that it outside my area of competence and I have no recommendations. I prefer tp get a secondhand scope myself if able.
And how do you like your Legacy Iver? I've been trying to get my hands on one of those, but never came across one. Seems like a very neat small-game rifle.
I see rearbag it is important too
Yes a rearbag can be very useful for stability.
Always a pleasure!
Ps. Where do I order that bipod it's time to retire the old Harris... You need an affiliate link to the products you use and trust so wen can give you a small kick back with are purchases.
Thanks for that! Nah, affiliate stuff is not for me. Money doesn't drive these films and I'd rather have people shop wherever they feel they'll be best serviced.
That's grate to hear and I've learned so much from your work you are a true inspiration to so many of us!
Ha Ha you are not doing this to make money or sponsor anything. People can watch and learn and make their own decisions.
I live in Canada 🇨🇦 and have always been fascinated by the European shooting world which is mostly way out of my price range. All of the various arms manufacturers here make very good stuff reasonably priced. It’s extremely competitive. With practise you can make pretty ordinary equipment work for you. I never had very much money growing up but l loved to go hunting and shooting. My very first high power rifle was the good old no4 mk1 Lee Enfield service rifle in .303 Brit. $35.00 dollars😂🇨🇦🤠
@@randyschaff8939 that's always true and to thos day I'm still on the low end of the budget but I rathole away what I need to make my dreams come true... like my last toy a Remington sendero in 300rum, I still need to get my self a pice of glass that compliments the caliber but hay you see you like you love you find a way I'll probably save up after the scope and go with an atlas. I'm happy to hear I'm not the only one with humble beginnings and I hope you manage the budget for your next dream!
Jack Daniels Thanks nice to hear from you. I learned how to get by as a young boy. Nobody ever gave me anything not even my .22 shells lol which probably helped to make me a half decent rifle shot today.
I absolutely freaking hate it when l miss what l am shooting at.🇨🇦🤠
Hi there. What scope covers are you using? Or could recommend.
Tenebraex are the best I've used. Lacking those, I have Vortex lens caps on my new Blaser optic. Aadmount is probably good too. I try to avoid Butler Creek, they break too often. I also avoid aluminum/ magnet closure caps. The snap-shut constructions seems to keep more debris and water out.
THLR.NO great insight! Much appreciated.
What's up with the cement truck? Improvements to the range?
Yes. One of the neighbours is building a huge barn, so we got some cement off one of the many, many trucks that will be at his farm the next couple of weeks. We are building a generator house to power the moving target system (running moose).
I've never seen that big of a box of rifle ammo before is it custom ordered?
The 50 shots box? It is standard here in Scandinavia for the many of the common Norma match calibres.
@@THLR that is terrible I can only get 20 round boxes in the US. Never understood why pistol is 50 rd and rifle is 20 rd.
5+!!!!
What is your sound suppressors?
Thanks. It is an Atec Optima (?). One of the new models with a quicklock system.
You mentioned that all of your equipment used here is factory, i thought you had the bix,n andy trigger?
That was on the R93. On the R8 I have the standard trigger.
Yup the standard triggers are very serviceable especially when a guy settles down with just one rifle and load and gets used to it. I can get just about any rifle off and make an accurate shot.🇨🇦🤠
Vil de samme reglene for grep være de samme for stokker med pistolgrep?
Nei. De stokkene posisjonerer hånden din bedre så avtrekket trekker langs aksen til løpet (z aksen), så de er enklere å skyte godt med.
Was that 6xc? Good video Thomas
Yes I am trying the 6 XC this year. It is the only 6mm match cartridge available here (6mm Norma BR not included as hardly anyone chambers that).
THLR.NO here in Russia 6.5/55 or 6XC are delicious 😋 I mean not popular, 243win or 308 win 223 win here enough)) for hunting.
Kut Kut It is the same here. 6mm's are rare enough as it is and a 6 XC is rarely seen in hunting rifles.
Been running a 6mm creedmoor this year getting us to it
Align self with target. Be the bullet. Think how to fly straight.
I think the swedish word is "flummigt", I'm not quite that zen with my equipment but you have the essence of it. :)
Please test Mauser m18!
g3ninfinite Sorry no. I don't test rifles.
Great video, shame about the loudness of the sound levels, and the music is not to my taste.
Sound is currently one of my known weak spots. I just haven't had time to sit down and read up on how to do it properly.