john ammeter
Shotting a .22 rifle...
Friday, July 07, 2023, 19:09

I have a Winchester Model 69 .22 bolt action rifle my Dad bought many years ago. He gave it to me and I have fired many thousands of rounds through it. One time, many years ago, I was looking at a sign on a post about 100 feet away and wondered if I could hit it without using the sights... I took the rear sight and "turned it sideways" so it wasn't even in my picture. I fired at that sign over 100 feet from me. Trying to hit it in the middle of the sign.... When I went over to it I found all 5 bullet holes were withing a 2 inch circle on the sign.

I'm not saying I'm that good of a shot but I KNEW how the rifle felt in my hands when it was on the target... once you've held and fired a rifle that many times you know how to hold it so it's on target...