Do you shoot supported or offhand?

[PasadenaMike]

I’m assuming the answers will vary depending on what you’re doing. When I’m zeroing a scope I just use a Caldwell bag on my card table as you may have seen. While hunting I’ve stared just shooting offhand because shooting sticks are awkward to carry. Sometimes I kneel, sometimes I sit and use my knee. Just depends

 

[Danman]

TX and Ghost are dangerous offhand, the S510 is 100% useless. It is long and light (I refer to it as the 'air cannon') but the best by far on the bench. Hunting I will always try to support off something if possible, usually trees or knees. I took my first Starling laying down in the grass with the Ghost this past weekend (Still waiting on a bipod). My goal with the ghost is to fix up my shooting table someday and on weekends have it all set up for bench. Starlings show up I plop down, range em and fire away. Lazy man pest control

 

[PasadenaMike]

TX and Ghost are dangerous offhand, the S510 is 100% useless. It is long and light (I refer to it as the 'air cannon') but the best by far on the bench. Hunting I will always try to support off something if possible, usually trees or knees. I took my first Starling with the Ghost this past weekend laying down in the grass (Still waiting on a bipod). My goal with the ghost is to fix up my shooting table someday and on weekends have it all set up for bench. Starlings show up I plop down, range em and fire away. Lazy man pest control

Nice!! I don’t even leave my vehicle when on my permission

 

[Danman]

Nice!! I don’t even leave my vehicle when on my permission

Ha yeah another illegal thing up here in Canada, shooting from your vehicle I often am amazed at how close birds will get when I'm in my car but if im out they will stay 3 or 4 times farther away.... It would be slaughter not pesting or hunting

 

[PasadenaMike]

Ha yeah another illegal thing up here in Canada, shooting from your vehicle I often am amazed at how close birds will get when I'm in my car but if im out they will stay 3 or 4 times farther away.... It would be slaughter not pesting or hunting

 

[FL22]

Typically, I shoot standing bracing against something a tree or the bed of my pick up.

But I have kind of a routine, whether it’s target shooting or plinking. I start off standing bracing at 50 yards then to 25y and then I move in to my furthest target for a set of off the hand shots at 25y.

For me a quality off the hand shot @ 25y is a must because sometimes your “target” can make a short dash somewhere and become obscured and maybe you won’t have a place to brace for follow up.

 

[Hateful McNasty]

Ha yeah another illegal thing up here in Canada, shooting from your vehicle I often am amazed at how close birds will get when I'm in my car but if im out they will stay 3 or 4 times farther away.... It would be slaughter not pesting or hunting

Same here , but I think in cal it's legal cause drive by shootings are poplure..lol.

 

[Mike Brown]

If I expect to hit my target I've got to shoot supported. Off hand just leads to frustration anymore-just getting too shakey in my advancing years. A post, tree, side of a building or just about anything to support my off hand will do.

 

[pan60]

(Still waiting on a bipod).

same here.
i am not a 100% but i was allways told it was illeagle to shoot from a vehical i the states? not sure if that would apply to a pellet gun or not?

 

[PasadenaMike]

same here.
i am not a 100% but i was allways told it was illeagle to shoot from a vehical i the states? not sure if that would apply to a pellet gun or not?

It’s not legal but whatever it’s private property

 

[Chief55]

If I expect to hit my target I've got to shoot supported. Off hand just leads to frustration anymore-just getting too shakey in my advancing years. A post, tree, side of a building or just about anything to support my off hand will do.

I have always done these things even before getting old. When I had to shoot off-hand I would take my support arm and hook my elbow on the sling then under and over with my hand so when I gripped the forearm of the rifle and brought it up to aim it would lock in tight for support. This video demonstrates how I do it. I do think a 2 or 3 leg shooting stick is a good investment for hunters.

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[Solo1]

I used to shoot very well offhand but anymore I like my styx!

 

[MountainSportAirguns]

Well it all depends on how much coffee I've had that day as far as offhand shooting goes. Haha Lately I've been using a really cheap telescoping monopod that works ok when sitting around waiting for critters to come out. I like it because it weighs nothing and fits in my backpack. I've found the overweight finger pinching Accutac bipod just gets in the way other than the bench, I gave up on them. Terry has been using a tripod as of lately and I have to say I might soon invest in one. For certain situations those tripods are really nice and make a super stable platform to shoot from.

 

[PasadenaMike]

Well it all depends on how much coffee I've had that day as far as offhand shooting goes. Haha Lately I've been using a really cheap telescoping monopod that works ok when sitting around waiting for critters to come out. I like it because it weighs nothing and fits in my backpack. I've found the overweight finger pinching Accutac bipod just gets in the way other than the bench, I gave up on them. Terry has been using a tripod as of lately and I have to say I might soon invest in one. For certain situations those tripods are really nice and make a super stable platform to shoot from.

Oh yes I noticed the monopod on your last video perfect!!! Tool for every job

 

[Solo1]

Well it all depends on how much coffee I've had that day as far as offhand shooting goes. Haha Lately I've been using a really cheap telescoping monopod that works ok when sitting around waiting for critters to come out. I like it because it weighs nothing and fits in my backpack. I've found the overweight finger pinching Accutac bipod just gets in the way other than the bench, I gave up on them. Terry has been using a tripod as of lately and I have to say I might soon invest in one. For certain situations those tripods are really nice and make a super stable platform to shoot from.

What you need is a tripod trigger stick with the camera plate and a ball head screwed to it with either a pic or arca plate

 

[Ezana4CE]

@PasadenaMike You pretty much described me in your initial post. Shooting sticks work better when I’m stationary or stalking in open spaces. They can be cumbersome to carry in wooded areas with a lot of undergrowth. Kneeling is most comfortable. If I don’t have time to kneel I’ll shoot off sticks if I have them or lean against a tree. If I’m squirrel hunting in may sit or lay on my back for the steepest angled shots. For deer I prefer to sit or kneel. I’ve shot at and shot squirrels offhand. I’ve shot a raccoon offhand as well as rabbits (mostly with my Lelya), but I’m more comfortable with assistance.

 

[PasadenaMike]

@PasadenaMike You pretty much described me in your initial post. Shooting sticks work better when I’m stationary or stalking in open spaces. They can be cumbersome to carry in wooded areas with a lot of undergrowth. Kneeling is most comfortable. If I don’t have time to kneel I’ll shoot off sticks if I have them or lean against a tree. If I’m squirrel hunting in may sit or lay on my back for the steepest angled shots. For deer I prefer to sit or kneel. I’ve shot at and shot squirrels offhand. I’ve shot a raccoon offhand as well as rabbits (mostly with my Lelya), but I’m more comfortable with assistance.

Guess it just depends on the situation

 

[hameditor]

If I'm shooting offhand, I need a sling for support. Otherwise I have no chance!

That's why I'm always pleased when I see sling swivel studs fitted to air rifles as a standard feature.

 

[Ezana4CE]

Guess it just depends on the situation

Today was one of those days. After about 4-6 squirrels and a rabbit gave me the slip, I finally caught up with one squirrel. I had to get in the brush and didn’t have time to position myself to brace against a tree trunk for the second shot. I missed the first shot clean beaded against a tree, second offhand shot went through the front leg and out of the upper rib cage on the other side. He fell stone dead from the tree. I have no idea how close I was. My parallax knob was set to 10 yards and I didn’t range him. I think my magnification was on 6x or between 4-6x. No breath control or anything other than focusing on steadying the rifle. I had to catch him in a position where he paused long enough after jumping from the first shot. I aimed for the head and hit the vitals. I can live with it. I’m about to cook him right now.

 

[PasadenaMike]

Today was one of those days. After about 4-6 squirrels and a rabbit gave me the slip, I finally caught up with one squirrel. I had to get in the brush and didn’t have time to position myself to brace against a tree trunk for the second shot. I missed the first shot clean beaded against a tree, second offhand shot went through the front leg and out of the upper rib cage on the other side. He fell stone dead from the tree. I have no idea how close I was. My parallax knob was set to 10 yards and I didn’t range him. I think my magnification was on 6x or between 4-6x. No breath control or anything other than focusing on steadying the rifle. I had to catch him in a position where he paused long enough after jumping from the first shot. I aimed for the head and hit the vitals. I can live with it. I’m about to cook him right now.

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