take your best shot...

[progers]

Always remember, make that first shot count! Take a good aim, and slowly squeeze the trigger. It's always best if it surprises you when the gun goes off! Another thing is that you always hear to breath out right before you squeeze the shot off. My tip would be to watch where you breathe out at because you will fog that scope up if it's cold! When the deer comes out, becareful watching it through the scope because you'll be excited and fog up the scope, also. I normally just take a deep breath and hold it in, then take aim and fire!

This is a little something to help on shot placement. It shows the vitals of a whitetail.

[DocHolladay]

i start my breathing while watching the deer(helps me calm down). i always take good deep breathes thru my nose, out the mouth. after you put your cheek on the stock continue to breathe(remember to blow down so you dont fog up the scope). when ready to shoot take in one more breathe and let about half of it out, hold, squeeze the trigger. if you get tired of holding your breathe or flinch before the shot, start over by taking 2 or 3 breathes, then inhale and let half out again. what this does is keep the rifle from moving up and down with your breathing so you are more accurate. its always better to practice this at the range than the day you go hunting. helps you get into the habit so you dont have to think about it as much. you can go to any sniper website and read in more detail(like i didnt give enough) what i am talking about. hope this helps.

[quigleysharps4570]

It's always best if it surprises you when the gun goes off!

With my rifle...if you're surprised...you weren't ready.

[DocHolladay]

lol. true

[progers]

Yes, but we are adults. Kids will tend to push forward or flinch thinking about the "kick" of the gun. We, as adults, react different! I find it best to teach them to squeeze slowly, which causes a "surprise" when it goes off! Just makes them focus on the target more than popping off a round!

[Hunter_Dan]

Yes, but we are adults. Kids will tend to push forward or flinch thinking about the "kick" of the gun. We, as adults, react different! I find it best to teach them to squeeze slowly, which causes a "surprise" when it goes off! Just makes them focus on the target more than popping off a round!

I totally agree...I am a teen and Im worried more about the kick of the firearm...I have yet to try squeezing the trigger slowly but will defintaely try it next time... for shotguns u wanna tap the trigger quickly correct?

[KwackWacker]

Nope, slow steady pull on a shotgun, You don't necessarily have to squeeze it, but sudden movements will cause you to pull or push the gun off to one side or the other.

Don't worry about the recoil of the rifle, when you take aim at a real deer you will not even think about the kick and when you shoot, you won't feel thing.