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- From: ke4zv!gary@gatech.edu (Gary Coffman)
- Newsgroups: rec.guns
- Subject: Re: distance a .22 lr travels
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.074208.15877@ke4zv.uucp>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 15:15:30 GMT
- Sender: magnum@mimsy.umd.edu
- Organization: Gannett Technologies Group
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- Approved: gun-control@cs.umd.edu
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- In article <1992Nov16.055857.1541@netcom.com> pauly@netcom.com (Paul Yoshimune) writes:
- #Well, there has been much talk lately about shooting safety, and one thing
- #which seems to constantly come up is knowing what is beyond your target, and
- #having a good backstop. As an IPSC shooter, I agree with and obey these rules.
- #My question though, concerns hunters: When taking shots at deer or birds in
- #flight, or whatever, more times than not you don't have a clear backstop, or
- #one at all (shooting in the air). Isn't this in violation of the above rules,
- #since you pretty much have no idea where that bullet is going to land?
- #Incidentally, this is one reason I'm somewhat leary of hunting...seems that the
- #chances of getting nailed by a stray round aren't exactly high, but they're
- #there. Hmmm...
-
- Having birdshot rain on you is *expected* at most dove shoots. Just wear
- eye protection and ignore it. With the .22LR hunting tree rats, high angle
- shots can occasionally result in falling rounds striking you or a companion.
- It smarts a bit through a coat. I've never had the skin broken, however.
- When shooting at lower angles, know the area well. If there is a populated
- area in one direction, don't fire that way, move around the tree and shoot
- from another angle. Ideally, use the tree trunk as a backstop if possible.
- When hunting deer and using flat angle shots, the woods behind the deer
- make an effective backstop. The odds of a bullet threading through several
- acres of tree trunks is essentially nil. You do need to know who else is
- hunting in the area and where they are. Thus hunting clubs on private
- property are preferred to public lands.
-
- Gary
-