ORIGINAL: Iron Archer
Whats up guys,
This past weekend I missed another deer![:@]I know my rifle is on at 100 yards, the deer was only about 80 yards tops from me. I was hunting out of a blind, had a good rest and the shot was slightly down hill. I'm using 180 grainwinchester ammo.
My questions is should I switch to a smaller grain? and how low should I have aimed at that close of a distance. The other deer I shot at was alos about 55-60 yards. I know I'm not moving when I shoot, I love to shoot that gun cause its the smoothest rifle I have ever had.
What the hell am I doing wrong here? Any help would be greatly appreciated so thanks in advance.
Did your bullet pass over the deer's back??
Where were the crosshairs pointing when your rifle went off??
IF you can answer these two questions, it will tell you if your bullet is going too high due to being fired at a downhill angle.
I do NOT think your problem is due to the fact that you are using 180-grain bullets, or to the fact that you were shooting a little downhill! I don't believe going to a lighter bullet weight will help!
I will say that if you "had a solid rest" on a hard surface or object, a modern HP rifle will tend to shoot away from such a rest, often quite a bit away! That COULD explain a shot over the back that looked good when the trigger broke!I suggest that you take a "deer" target out to your stand, put it where the buck was standing,climb into the stand, and "reshoot" your shot to see where the bullet strikes for you using the same rest.
Maybe all you need is more shooting practice. If you are killing deer with a bow, obviously "buck fever" does not affect you much!!