I just find it intriguing that after all this years his real knowledge extends to only shooting straight enough to kill dear or coyote which he does yearly. He buys and exchanges guns and rifles with more frequency than one can ever imagine. Every single rifle or pistol he has had in the past at most was with him a maximum of 1 to 2 years. The sad part is that he would never clean them because he has no idea of how to strip a rifle or pistol. On the bright side I do benefit from his actions because I eventually will end up with them or am given the choice to purchase them at huge family discount prices.
My brother and his guns.
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I have two brothers and all three of us have several rifles each (lots of them). Where we hunt the max distance is 100 YD and to be honest most of the shots on deer, our major target, are 25 YD or less. Do we need a scope?? Not really. I have some that do have them but with what we have for terrain my Ruger SBH 44 mag w/10" barrel with stock sights is my most successful firearm to date cuz that is what I like to carry when seeking out bambi. OTOH one brother has a Win 94/AE with a 4X9 and see through sights. We do have a bunch of .22's with cheapo scopes for fun but do not take sniping that seriously.
I use rifles with fixed sights and once sighted in I don't touch them. I prefer to make sight adjustments with a file, that way they can't easily be moved. After I get on paper, I take the rifle and start walkign around shooting targets of opportunity from close in to far away. Rocks, cans, groundhogs, stumps, pails, whatever catches my eye or looks challenging. After a while you get to where you can estimate how much hold over or windage you need and make your shot. I guess I am the "brother" in this line of thinking. Or maybe "technically challenged".
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