Thread: Rookie mistakes!

Originally Posted by Daggers_187

My biggest piece of advice would be to learn to shoot and be comfortable shooting the rifle that you intend to hunt with.
Shooting your 22 at rabbits every weekend is all well and good for developing basic marksman skills - but when it comes to shooting a deer with a centrefire, you're going to have issues if you develop a bad flinch or a tendency to anticipate recoil.

I have a mate of mine who hunts with a Sako A7 in .270win - took him out for a Goat shoot and he seemed almost hesitant to shoot it at anything. Like he was scared of the rifle.

My dad's ancient shotgun is a .303 (couldn't tell you the model though!) and I remember the kick on that thing as a youngin' banging me up spotlighting hares... I'd like to think I could handle it better nowadays