a real long shot

[yb182z]

I know this may not be news, but practice, practice, practice. Get to know your rifle. When I was a kid, I would spend every summer at my cousin's farm. His neighbor had horses- and a field with lots of groundhogs. Once or twice a week we would take his Marlin .22LR and head over to his neighbor's house. His neighbor would give us a bunch of .22 rounds and pay us for each groundhog killed- and buy us pizza for lunch. My cousin and I would spend hours shooting; not just groundhogs, however. We would set up targets from probably 25 feet out to the end of the pasture. One day we took aim at the old defunct fire whistle that had to be 500-600 yards away (maybe more) at the bottom of a ravine. We must have shot at that thing for 2 or 3 days before we hit it. But once we started hitting it, we were able to do it about 60% of the time. Moral of the story- Know your rifle and practice.