For a long time I was off the board. Then I came back onto the board speaking of experience and hand loading, etc. It was hard to come back to the firearms board, but I missed the conversations.
But here is some of the psychological issues one can face during something like this.
I remember when it happened it was during deer season. I consider myself to be an expert shot. I have shot expert, and I do quite well with my rifles and handguns. Well, when this happened my BIL, wife's brother, and I were hunting. I missed three deer in a row in three days at very close ranges.
My BIL was worried about me, and questioned me even hunting or being around firearms at this time.
I was determined to get my meat for the season. So I'd shoot over and over again at paper and miss the target. BIL would shoot the rifles, and he'd hit dead on. BIL would say, "your guns shoot as trues as they always do."
Then would come a game animal. I'd miss. This went on for a few weeks of hunting. Finally the old country boy my BIL killed a coyote. When I came back to camp he had it hanging from a tree.
He asked for my rifle, and I gave it to him, and he handed it back with three rounds.. The yote was at 200 yards.
He said I am going to call out head, body or tail. You have until I blow this whistle to make the shot. If you don't hit all of them where I call. You have to get your head straight before going back into the woods. You may hurt yourself, me, or an animal.. I agreed.
So I loaded up the rifle, and we did the test. He called tail, and I hit the tail. Same for head and body.
He said sometimes you just have to see blood to get things like you have been through. He said, "I think you are good now."
That night I shot me a deer without any issues. Funny how us good 'ol boys know how to get ones head straight.
But before he did that I was frazzled. Totally a stranger to my own firearms.
Guys, I don't mind talking about it. I just want to make sure that it is all past me before I share that day in a time line. I think you all should know, and I think that all of you and your wife's could learn from our experience. I have had a lot of time to critique the day. So I know where mistakes were made, and how the conversations and walk through prepared for that day.
I also need to write it out and get my wife to sign off on what she wants me to share.
But here is some of the psychological issues one can face during something like this.
I remember when it happened it was during deer season. I consider myself to be an expert shot. I have shot expert, and I do quite well with my rifles and handguns. Well, when this happened my BIL, wife's brother, and I were hunting. I missed three deer in a row in three days at very close ranges.
My BIL was worried about me, and questioned me even hunting or being around firearms at this time.
I was determined to get my meat for the season. So I'd shoot over and over again at paper and miss the target. BIL would shoot the rifles, and he'd hit dead on. BIL would say, "your guns shoot as trues as they always do."
Then would come a game animal. I'd miss. This went on for a few weeks of hunting. Finally the old country boy my BIL killed a coyote. When I came back to camp he had it hanging from a tree.
He asked for my rifle, and I gave it to him, and he handed it back with three rounds.. The yote was at 200 yards.
He said I am going to call out head, body or tail. You have until I blow this whistle to make the shot. If you don't hit all of them where I call. You have to get your head straight before going back into the woods. You may hurt yourself, me, or an animal.. I agreed.
So I loaded up the rifle, and we did the test. He called tail, and I hit the tail. Same for head and body.
He said sometimes you just have to see blood to get things like you have been through. He said, "I think you are good now."
That night I shot me a deer without any issues. Funny how us good 'ol boys know how to get ones head straight.
But before he did that I was frazzled. Totally a stranger to my own firearms.
Guys, I don't mind talking about it. I just want to make sure that it is all past me before I share that day in a time line. I think you all should know, and I think that all of you and your wife's could learn from our experience. I have had a lot of time to critique the day. So I know where mistakes were made, and how the conversations and walk through prepared for that day.
I also need to write it out and get my wife to sign off on what she wants me to share.
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