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Old 02-17-2015, 08:37 AM
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archeryelk1
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Only if I know the reason that I missed and if the animal gave me another standing shot.
For example, I took a shot at a buck last year that resulted in a clean miss and I still am not real sure why. I knew the distance, had a prone rest off bipods, and the buck was broadside and unaware of me. Shot felt great, but the buck just startled a bit and then stood there looking around. I could've taken a second shot, but I didn't because I didn't know why I had missed. I checked the zero on the rifle afterwards and found that it was shooting about an inch low, but that should've still resulted in a vitals hit at the distance I was shooting since I always hold for center of the lungs. I simply didn't get off a clean shot or there was possibly a light charge in the factory cartridge that I used. The latter is probably wishful thinking, lol.
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