30-6 Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 I know some of you shoot at long distances with good results and are comfortable and capable in doing so. I like many others was brought up on sub 12 ft/lbs air, then moved onto shotguns, then moved onto firearms. Progressing from fac air to .22 lr to .17 hmr ( i always remember the feo asking do i want a centre fire, and when i replied no he looked at me over the top of his glasses and said - not yet. I know what he means now ). I have been increasing my ranges and with the lr have shot rabbits out to 68 paces, my maximum range i have decided with this calibre is 75 yds. I now have a range finder and with the hmr have been zeroing at 100 yds, and shooting out to 120 yds on paper. I was out recently with the hmr and had had 3 rabbits out to 52 yds, walking back to the car i came across 2 rabbits out about 20 yds into the field, i lazered them both at 88 yds and 90 yds. I set the parallax on the scope to 100 yds ( my zero ), and watched the 90 yarder through the scope thinking should i take the shot. After a couple of minutes i decided this is what i had got the hmr for and went for the longest shot i had tried on live quarry ( i had previously had a magpie at 86 paces and a rabbit at a lazered 76 yds ). I have found that resting the gun on the tripod a little way back from the front of the forend gives better grouping, so thinking gun position right, parralax right and magnification on 12x settled for the shot after what seemed ages. Put the reticule just behind his front leg on his ribcage - and - sonic crack, thump and he fell over without a twitch like a silhouette target. I know some will be thinking 90 yds is nothing for an hmr, but it's a first for me. The bullet had seemed to just pass straight through ( where i had aimed ), with none of the usual damage a hmr does. A day or two later an upon reflection, my confidence has grown and the shot was 100 percent good and i really enjoyed the shot. But i think i get more satisfaction from seeing a decoyed bird crumple in the air at 40 yds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the enigma Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Good stuff. Much better to build your confidence before you start to push the ranges out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Good stuff. Much better to build your confidence before you start to push the ranges out. I couldn't agree more! In my opinion there is nothing worse than getting an HMR directly after shooting nothing more than a sub 12 ft/lb air rifle and straight away going for these 150+ yard shots on live quarry only to find that you have made a bit of a hash of it. Take your time to get used to the rifle and then allow your range lengths to build up as your confidence grows! Just remember "Practice and patience are the key to a successful rifle shooter"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr williamson Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 Its nice to see and hear that people are taking the time to improve there abillity's and build there confidence before they take on more testing shots. Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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