What's your technique?

[Duncan Idaho]

#4

 

[Delmar]

another vote for the 1 shot-1 kill, but I do have another in the mag jacked into the chamber just in case. Not a macho 1 shot-one kill thing with me. Although I use a turnbolt Remmy, I treat it pretty much as a single shot-that is, I have never taken a shot at a game animal thinking the first one will slow them up so I can make the kill shot with #2 or #3. Generally, your first shot is your best if you are actually aiming at the animal rather than point shooting-something I reserve for bird hunting.

 

[aerod1]

I hunt a lot with the Ruger#1 and the NEF Handi-Rifles. I also hunt with a bow and also a muzzleloader. I MUST make sure I have the best opportunity for a clean "one shot harvest" or pass up the shot.

Jim Hall

 

[kudu]

#4
I love using the Ruger No.1 rifles but I can reload very quickly nevertheless just in case. I have had to take second shots, even if the first shot would of done the business I don't care to chase an animal waiting for it to keel over.

 

[AndABeer]

In Africa, our PH was giving us some fecal material about using Ruger #1s. He shut up six dead critters later.

 

[digex]

I always go with a buddy. When one of us has a shot, the other is ready too. You take your shot and load another round. If you're not quick enough, then the other guy takes it before it runs. Maybe not the most "glamorous" hunting style, but we like to make sure it's humane, and tracking a deer through the brush for several hours isn't.
#4 for sure.

 

[splck]

I've hunted for three years, I've shot two bucks and one bull moose, and I used three shots.
I guess that allows me to pick #1