| eagle27 |
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| 01/09/12 03:43 PM |
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Re: Ivan Carter - Double Rifle vs Bolt Action Rifle
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Quote:Quote:You keep shooting them until they put their head on the ground. If you fire both shots you reload them fast and are ready to go again. With a loaded double and two in your fingers you can fire four aimed shots in under 10 seconds and have 2 more from your cartirdge holder eady to go again.
A concern I have in watching various video footage of some double users is that sometimes they fire off a fast second shot irrespective of the animal showing signs of going down with the first and then of course are completely unloaded in the case of the animal getting up again or another animal causing problems. In other words they are reacting a little like the guy using a semi, keep pulling the trigger while the gun will fire.
Admiring your first shot thinking the first one was good is a bad mistake with dangerous game.
I wasn't implying anyone should admire their first shot but invariably, and I have seen this on at least one video I have particularly noticed and I'm sure there would be plenty more examples, is that the second shot fired as the animal is falling will go high with the only effect being the shooter has expended his second shot for no good outcome and is now empty.
Think shooting dropping clays or even birds with a shotgun, I've seen many more misses than hits.
Similarly we have seen with fast approaching cats it is very difficult for a standing shooter to get the lead right (dropping the aiming point down below the animal) as they come in and invariably the shot goes over the animal.
Yes agree once the animal hits the deck then pour it in to keep it there.