Perfect survival rifle

At 64, that holy trinity of sight picture, breath control and trigger squeeze is something I still work on. My range NCOs in basic beat it into me. Still, practice, practice, practice.
 
I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Springfield Armory M6 Scout yet. I had a chance to shoot a friend's M6 in 22LR/.410 a while back (the older style not the new one). We put cb, short, long & shot through the .22, shot & slug through the .410, it will take anything you feed it. Wasn't chambered for .45 long though so that option was out sadly. It's a goofy looking thing, the trigger & especially the hammer take a bit of getting use to but it's a very versatile little takedown that I would imagine could keep someone in small game for a very long time on very little money.
 
Rupestris said:
Its been suggested by several folks on other forums. There are a couple articles at http://www.shootwhereyoulook.com/ but it looks as though they have stopped promoting the practice.

Bob Bristers book, "Shotgunning: The Art and the Science" touches on it. A very good read, BTW. I recommend it to everyone that wants to be a better shotgunner.

Its primary usage is to get a shooter used to more "instinctive" shooting where one can point a long gun as accurately as they can point their own index finger.
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Kinda/sorta. I understand the instinctive pointing. If you use a firearm long enough you also start instinctively calculating/compensating for bullet drop etc, rim/centerfire. The best teaching aid for me with a shotgun was bird hunting. After a while you get pretty good at leading, or firing ahead of the bird while it is in flight. You have to keep the swing going while/during the shot. If you don't lead and swing through, you'll shoot were the bird was, not is. Ducks are a great live shotgun teaching aid for youth after they move up from the pellet gun/rimfire. Oh ya, big Canada geese bounce and make an audible thump when they hit the ground.:D
 
upnorth said:
Kinda/sorta. I understand the instinctive pointing. If you use a firearm long enough you also start instinctively calculating/compensating for bullet drop etc, rim/centerfire. The best teaching aid for me with a shotgun was bird hunting. After a while you get pretty good at leading, or firing ahead of the bird while it is in flight. You have to keep the swing going while/during the shot. If you don't lead and swing through, you'll shoot were the bird was, not is. Ducks are a great live shotgun teaching aid for youth after they move up from the pellet gun/rimfire. Oh ya, big Canada geese bounce and make an audible thump when they hit the ground.:D
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Unfortunately, my job leaves little time for pursuit of the feathered critters. The BB gun in the back yard is the only shooting I see sometimes. Turkey is my only real hunting season where I make time no matter what.

My daughter, being a true girl, wants nothing to do with hunting. Clays, ping-pong balls in the grass, soda cans, old CD's... she'll shoot 'em all day long. She has no problem with game served up for dinner. She just don't want to be there when its taken.

Thats fine with me. As longas she understands and respects firearms and isn't on the path to being an anti-gun deciple of Michael Moore, she can shoot all the tin can's she wants. I have a youth stocked 20 gauge waiting for her whenever she is ready to step up to the real thing.
 
Codger_64 said:
There are also sites selling the bits and pieces to make an AR15 and even a 1022 fully automatic. Don't do it. Yes, you can legally own a full auto. Or a cannon. Or a supressor. You have to register it and apply for a license. I'm not sure what all that entails because I am not interested in doing so. I am sure there are gunsmiths that can tell you. Ask Sammy Weaver what happens when you "oops" a shotgun 1/2" under legal length. Nope. Not interested here.

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picture a 200 dollar taxstamp and probably hundreds in forms and lots of time to wait for the paper work to go through also i prefer a .177 airgun but i have only shot a .22 airgun a few times
 
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