Finally, the “chief theorist of the site” MB in the comments to the article “Practicing the skills of the correct throwing of the gun” (“ROG”, No. 25, 2013) asked a very mundane question: “I really want to get the author’s recommendations on the throw, tab, leash when shooting from a boat while sitting”, thereby confirming that on hunting, shooting skills are primary, and the presence of an “original” cartridge of luck does not guarantee.
Let me give you some tips on practical shot shooting, taking into account the specifics of finding the shooter in the boat, as well as some brief hunting minimum, when the foot shooter decides to turn into a duck hunter from the entrance. Safety tips are very important for boat owner safety. You can click over here to get detailed information about the safety precautions that need to be taken while hunting from a boat.
Let’s touch on just some of the limitations that a hunter on a boat can most often face.
HUNTING RULES (EXTRACT) VIII. HUNTING RESTRICTIONS
When hunting, it is prohibited:
Shooting while being in (on) a power-driven vehicle, aircraft, except for shooting while in a floating vehicle with the engine turned off and stopped moving by inertia after turning off the engine …
As we found out above, you can only shoot at the game while hunting from the entrance with oars. It is more convenient to do this together: in front of the shooter, behind him the rower, both look in the same direction. Safety rules should be followed strictly, it is absolutely impossible to shoot over the head of the person sitting on the oars. And also, regardless of the stability of the boat, it is not recommended to shoot while standing, only sitting, which introduces certain requirements to the technique of the shot.
Seated shooting significantly limits the hunter’s movements (arrow). When turning the body, there is no possibility of full-fledged inclusion in the movement of the muscles of the lower back, and all the main movements of the “shooter-gun” system are carried out due to the shoulder girdle. So, you should not tune in to a “long” leash and measured shooting, with a clearly marked lead. It should be borne in mind that most of the shots will be at hijacked or semi-hijacked, i.e. receding targets, when, as a rule, there is very little time left for a shot and “processing” of a risen duck.
Leaving game, in addition to “reducing” the relative speed of the shot projectile to 10 m / s, reduces the reasonable firing distance by 5–10 m; and a shot at the duck’s “tail” is less productive than at the side. Therefore, try to avoid long-range shots; shooting in moderation is not only characteristic of seasoned shooters, but fully manifests in them cultural hunters who do not forget about hunting ethics.
Productive shooting in flight requires the hunter-shooter to perform a fairly complex set of movements. And how correctly they will be performed depends on the result of the shot. Of course, there are happy times when, without any skill and “science”, the hunt ends with trophies, and sometimes very worthy ones. But in order not to keep in memory individual successes in shooting in flight, you should develop a minimum level of skill, when the right shot becomes the norm, and rare mistakes are only a plot for hunting stories.
What most often prevents a hunter from making a quick and accurate shot is the uncertain throw of the gun to the shoulder. After all, when the butt plate is in the shoulder, the skilled shooter does not need to check the correct position of the head on the ridge of the stock, he is sure that the aiming bar is not open, the front sight is exactly in the middle and has not failed, which, however, should not be with a properly fitted stock.
In my opinion, the most rational and most often practiced is such a throw of the gun to the shoulder, when both hands are involved in the work. The left hand controls the end of the barrels at a constant level, and the right hand is responsible for the correct “feed” of the butt plate to the shoulder and the comb of the butt to the shooter’s cheek. Here the left hand is assigned a rather responsible role – work in the horizontal and vertical directions. The task of the right hand, at first glance, seems simpler, but here, as, indeed, with other throwing techniques, one should pay attention to the correct operation of the right hand, giving it some rotational movement as the butt is raised to the shoulder.
One of the three options below for shooting in-flight at difficult targets from a sitting position is the simplest shooting with a short leash. In this technique of shooting, as, indeed, in the case of an in-flight shot in general, the basis will be the accuracy of the throwing strictly slightly behind the target and in the direction, and not across the flight of the game. Then follows a short leash, as if emphasizing the game, and while the birds go forward – pressing the trigger. This method of target processing can be called overtaking shooting.
Popular (more likely by name than by correct execution) offhand shooting is perceived by many hunters as a shot without aiming. Of course, in some cases, a shot with a duck can occur, but this will be a shot at random, and not shooting offhand – shooting that requires perfected and correct movements, when the gun is lifted to the shoulder at the same time and completely deliberately, the body turns to the target as part of the leash , precise positioning of the stock in the shoulder and to the cheek with simultaneous pressing of the trigger, when you know that the movement of the gun has already been given the correct direction relative to the flight of the game. Most often, anticipation is inherent in the speed of implementation of this technique.
The offhand shot has a lot in common with point shooting, which is often used by athletes. Of course, when hunting, this shooting style will be effective only for trained shooters who can instantly determine where it is preferable to direct the barrels of the gun so that the shot does not escape the target. For such a manner of shooting, it is necessary to develop “two-handedness” so that the dexterity of the left hand is comparable to that of the right, since the left hand is assigned a controlling role in turning the body and bringing the gun to the desired point. But in addition to “two-handedness”, the result of the shot can be affected by the promptness of pressing the trigger, when not only the slow trigger mechanism (USM), but also the delay in the reaction of the index finger from the command of the “head” to press will cause failure, since the shot is practically obtained without a leash and any unplanned slowdown easily turns into a blunder – shooting in from a stationary gun. To avoid this mistake, you should always set yourself up to “track” the result of the shot with the barrels, which is so necessary when you have to add the second.
Which of the above options for throwing up and shooting is better for the hunter to stop? There is only one answer: for deliberate shooting, one should sufficiently master all methods of handling a gun when shooting in flight. Hunting situations are so unpredictable that sometimes a shot can bring good luck, in which not only the elements of the listed techniques will be present, but also a certain improvisation.
