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Shooting Outdoors
[ Intake ] [ Outdoor Shooting ] [ Time ] [ Protests and Challenges ] [ Wobble Area ] [ Follow-Through ] [ Basics ] [ Basic Positions ]
THINGS YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW:
1. You will need everything
you use to shoot indoors
2. Bug Spray-(don't get it on your palms or cheek-it will take the finish
off your gun!)
3. Drinking Water-it's hot and your outdoors in heavy clothing, you will
sweat-a lot! You can't shoot if you are dehydrated!
4. Ground Sheets-(plastic) Sometimes the ground is wet, and mats take
forever to dry. Sheets of plastic are available
5. Clips-You will need at least 10-12 clips. They tend to get shot
up, and windy days require more of them.
6. Eye Shade-A baseball cap or visor is needed. You can't shoot
well if the sun is in your eyes.
7. Stuff-things you keep at the club house. (EX: pens, screwdrivers)
AT A MATCH: You may
also need a raincoat or tarp to throw over your equipment. *Matches are
seldom cancelled due to rain!*
WIND AXIOMS
(Axiom-a
self evident truth; an established principle, scientific law, ect.)
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The wind is the single biggest problem associated with
outdoor shooting.
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a brisk wind can easily move a .22 bullet two scoring rigs
at 50 yards-sometimes three scoring rings.
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It is better to shoot when the wind is not blowing
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If the wind is gusting off and on, it is better to wait and
fire when it is not blowing
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if it is blowing steadily, you should click your sights into
it and shoot-but don't shoot if the wind stops ( the bullet will go too far
the other way)
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Wind flags, trees, grass, ect. may be used to judge wind
direction and speed.
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A wind blowing at the target will have less effect on the
bullet than a wind blowing at the gun.
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The wind is not your personal enemy-it blows on everyone the
same.
Thanks to Coach Boykin and his Handouts
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