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make all the difference, as do a set of punches needed to remove and install pins on many receivers. Add a gun cradle to steady the
firearm, so it can be worked on without moving around, and we’re set to go. Cradles also make routine cleaning so much easier and many serve to solidly anchor the firearm for sighting in purposes. It’s surprisingly affordable to get
equipped. For less than the price of a quality scope we can get what we need to properly maintain our firearms for a lifetime. It’s one of the best
us time to follow up with some free form shooting to make sure we’re hitting where we should. One great idea is to set up a deer silhouette and simulate an actual hunting situation. Bow hunters do this as a matter of course to hone their skills. Why wouldn’t we do the same with our firearms? It’s always striking how small a target an adult deer presents at fifty, let alone a hundred, yards. A little field practice goes a long way in letting us know that we’re ready for the real thing. The veteran leader of our camp
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investments a gun owner can ever make. When sighting in, be it at a formal
facility like the Stittsville Shooting Range or elsewhere, it’s not just about ensuring that the rifle is hitting where it should, but that we’re up to speed ourselves. Is the safety working smoothly and can we quietly move it on and off? Yes, many of us have been there. The sharp, silence- shattering sound of the “click” and goodbye deer! Is the trigger pull still familiar and instinctive at the squeeze? Is the gun recycling as it should? And, if something has changed, is a drop of oil in order, perhaps requiring the removal of the stock that, with the right tools, can be easily done? Or, and that’s a big “or”, is there something more seriously wrong needing professional attention while there’s still time to get it? Sighting in earlier than later takes the pressure off in more ways than one. It gets us prepared in the larger sense for a great hunt. After the rifle is centered from the bench, it gives
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once observed that “deer hunting is a three second sport”, and no truer words were ever said. Be ready
indeed, for the fall woods never cease to surprise. Come hunting time in a few short
weeks, may we be out there early on that crisp and sunny November morning; when a buck suddenly appears; and be confident, steady and sure at the shot. Good luck gentlemen.
This article would not be complete without expressing our profound sorrow over the passing of Brady Mills, Master Gunsmith at Al’s Corner Store, who was tragically taken at far too young an age this summer. We offer our deepest condolences to the Mills family in their loss.
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