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hoppdoc
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Double Shooting Discipline
#51381 - 04/03/06 06:48 AM

What is the prevailing thoughts of those here on shooting money shots with Doubles on unspooked game? Followup immediately with the 2nd for a one-two smash or hold the 2nd in reserve for the animals flight? I am assuming the PH will back up your double. Previous historical dogma seems to suggest to hold the 2nd shot in reserve.

Any thoughts on this?

If possible with a PH backup I lean toward a 2nd hit asap instead of a runnng butt or quartering shot depending on the response of the animal.If the animal is skittish obviously that ain't gonna happen. Is this important?

Stalking a wounded dangerous game animal is a different matter entirely.
Never been there but I assume you hold fire till the attacker is close enough to brainshoot x2-Blam,Blam!!

Any comments? Am I all wet or are there basic essentials of double shooting to learn?

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bonanza
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Re: Double Shooting Discipline [Re: hoppdoc]
#51383 - 04/03/06 06:58 AM

I have not been on Safari, but this is how I practice.

A: Shoot front trigger (right barrel) then reload. This give you two in reserve.

This obvious works if you have the 5-10 seconds to spare, as it saves you from haveing to reload two in a pinch.

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500Nitro
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Re: Double Shooting Discipline [Re: hoppdoc]
#51386 - 04/03/06 07:31 AM

hoppdoc

Very good question. I think everyone has there own preferences
but I TRY to fire 2 shots, one after the other if I can and then reload
- often on the run.

However, I find that at the first shot (on unspooked game, in my case
Buffalo), the animal is on the run so the second shot is often at a running anmal.

I prefer to take the second shot quickly as they can cover so much ground.
I then reload, on the run if needed.

With wounded game or charging game, I make a judgement on the situation at the
time. On one big bull that was going to charge after the second shot had spun it around,
I fired when it dropped its head to charge. On the unwounded cow that charged,
she started running at 40 yards I just waited until she got to 15 yards before firing
as I only had a scoped 338 in my hands.

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Spring
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Re: Double Shooting Discipline [Re: hoppdoc]
#51394 - 04/03/06 08:18 AM

Shoot once, if it does not fall, shoot again.

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JPK
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Re: Double Shooting Discipline [Re: Spring]
#51397 - 04/03/06 08:31 AM

What Spring said, and be ready to shoot again even if it did fall.

JPK

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