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[gadabout]

Hope you don't mind but I liked your quote so much I am using it in the forum. Thanks  Craig

[The_Shadow]

There is yet another quote that is where you get your best groups...
"Aim small - Miss small" 
What this refers to is using a smaller aiming spot on you target to place your sights on. 
Using finer sights to refine the your sight picture places you closer to the tiny spot on that target.

The use of a spot the size of a dime is smaller that a 5" spot to look at... Aim small - Miss small!

Those who use red dot optics chose smaller MOA dots, say 3 MOA vs 5 MOA vs 8 MOA 

[RDub01]

Nice Fltbed 
That's what makes this activity so rewarding..

Every barrel/gun is a bit different so ya never know what's going to happen.

Hope I didn't come across as not appreciating Blue Dot..  (upper left)



That's my woods carry load.

Longshot wasn't all that bad.. I'd gladly use it if there wasn't something better.



I like that quote also..  Almost sounds like something an ol' gunfighter like Bill Jordan would say.. But not sure.

Shadow is absolutely right about aim small..  When training on silhouettes always imagine a dime in center mass and concentrate on that.

I still have a little Blue Dot, but I haven't seen it even online anywhere..  Is it available anywhere presently?

[gadabout]

Mr. Shadow. I always wondered about that quote. "Aim small" makes sense to me but I never understood that "miss small"part!!  I wish it was because I never miss except that is not the case!!!!!! Ha Ha. Well you all have a nice Christmas and I hope you all get the 10MM items you want.  Craig

[fltbed]

I've heard the phrase "aim small - miss small" since I was a boy learning to shoot.  The way it was explained to me, (and what I tell my students) we all have a small amount of natural wobble.  (as anyone who's ever used a red dot scope can attest to)  Don't aim for the bullseye on the target, aim for the X in the center of the bullseye. 

An easy exorcise I've done with students is, set up three cheap 9" paper plates and shoot a ten shot group into each.  Now take three more paper plates, use a magic marker and color in about a two inch dot in the center, set those up at the same distance and shoot a ten shot group into each.  Your groups on the second set of plates will be tighter because your focus, (your "aim") is on a smaller target.  Shots landing outside the dot are your misses but your overall group (+your "misses") will be smaller but on the plate.
"aim small - miss small"

It's tougher when your target has no aiming point of reference, like deer hunting.  I taught my kids not to aim at the deer but rather aim for the center of the chest just behind the shoulder.  Your not likely to hit there but you will probably hit within 4" of there and still hit vitals and bring home venison.
Again, "aim small - miss small"

Jeff

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