Great Shot!: A Guide to Acquiring Shooting Skills for Big-Game Hunters

If big-game hunters are to be consistently successful, they must be able to accurately place their bullets when a shot opportunity presents itself. Great Shot! is a comprehensive examination of the knowledge needed and skills required to make such shots wherever and however they may be encountered, and it provides practical advice on how to acquire and hone these skills. Among the topics covered are: relevant ballistic information, the implications of shooting along inclines, fundamentals of good shooting form, how to develop steady field-shooting positions, mental preparation, how to practice effectively and how to deal with wind. More specialized subjects, such as range determination, long-range shooting and shooting with iron sights, are addressed in detail.