Veiws on this shot

One of those where, unless you were there and in the exact position of the shooter, there is no way to know whether there was a risk or not. Only thing I'd really object to is the apalling sound track.

Trial by UTube gets ugly quickly.
 
One of those where, unless you were there and in the exact position of the shooter, there is no way to know whether there was a risk or not. Only thing I'd really object to is the apalling sound track.

Trial by UTube gets ugly quickly.

Agreed with as above.

IF the camera angle was exactly the same as the view thru the scope I'd probably have a couple of issue with the shot , but having not been there who can say whether it was safe or not?

also, the soundtrack is as mungo stated truly diabolical!
 
I take it there not DMQ . There other does behind the one he dropped . Thats one thing you learn from the courses
 
The music sounds as if it's from an 80s porn shoot. . . Not that I know of course, I'm just assuming that's what it would sound like. . . :D
 
Basic question on level 1 , is that deer safe to shoot yes or no , correct answer is no , to make make the shot safe with camera angle he would have had to be quite away of the camera man , which we don't know with any certainty , my niggle is that newcomers think that that's an exeptable shot to take , just my thoughts on it , regards arron.
 
IMHO Not acceptable. There is another deer behind the one they shot. Possibility of a bullet being deflected and hitting the one behind.
 
The way the deer is looking, the rifle is way left of camera so I'd err on the side of ok but as above- it's impossible to say without being there.

As as for the comments about them being DMQ- it reminds me of the attitude of IAM motorcyclists. Just because you've ticked the right box in a test or said the right thing to an instructor/witness has no bearing on how you later behave in the field (or on the road)!
 
Things do often look different on the ground and through the scope, but I don't like the presence of the deer behind, or the gently sloping ground behind that, which, prima facie, I wouldn't consider a safe backstop.

Putting clips like that on YouTube is in itself quite a silly thing to do - but it does at least give something to sharpen our collective teeth on, I suppose.
 
Rifle is on the right of the camera and slightly below the view point
they show you that much in the scene before

At the end of the day the only person who can comment is the bloke who pulled the trigger
He obviously thought it was fine.

Wide open field behind - no knowledge if they had scouted the field before
Deer behind is to the right and below - from the rifle's perspective it may have been completely out of view/line of sight/potential deflection
backstop - from the rifle's view that tree could have been directly in line of fire

Without slating the original post/poster...it's a little sad that the "coulda shoulda woulda" 3rd Match Official view rarely backs they guy posting the video when most of us know full well that if you videoed any one of our shots from a different angle suitably placed it could possibly look dangerous or "potentially dangerous"
 
One of those where, unless you were there and in the exact position of the shooter, there is no way to know whether there was a risk or not. Only thing I'd really object to is the apalling sound track.

Trial by UTube gets ugly quickly.

Ditto. The camera angle is not always the same as the shooter's. But the wire was close to optimum kill site per camera view.

Double ditto on the sound track. So incongruous. This is not snow boarding etc.
 
maybe the camera was different, but there was a deer behind the target animal that could easily caught part of the bullet, or even been hit directly buy an exceptionally poor shot or perhaps a deflection off the fence.
 
Two for the price of one that's what I like, Paul are you serious , a pigeon could have flown past as he pulled the trigger as well, or a Alien landed his space ship, I see the old DMQ, dsc is mentioned again, lock and load key board stalkers.
 
I my self would not have took the shot.I am sure that a good very safe shot would have presented its self had they waited a wee while longer. Cadex I am sure that was the sound track from a Linda love lace movie .I heard about her from a friend lol.
 
the whole thread is bit off a waste of time really as we weren't there as bewsher said if we were filmed taking all the shot's we have taken , i bet more than one or two would look a bit suss,paul at fechan has put up a good video if you really want to see some bad pratice with firearms
 
I know the guy who made the video, he's an experienced stalker and a good shot, he wouldn't have instructed the lad to shoot if it wasn't safe to do so. However, I can't defend the soundtrack though! :D
 
Oh great,another thread where certain folk seem to know more than the stalkers themselves.Move along,nothing to see here.
 
Me personally wouldn't have taken the shot due to the deer behind the target animal, I only posted the video to see how many would have, it could have easily ended badly from my point of view, but not so in a lot of peoples mind, you live and learn as they say every day's a school day:D
 
They say cameras never lie, but as we've seen on other, strangely similar threads on here they often do not tell the whole truth. With the camera and the rifle being at seperate angles, limited peripheral vision, possible zoom distortion of distances and angles, we simply do not have all the required information to make an informed decision. You can say "yes" or "no" if you really want to and then justify it with whatever you see, but the wise person would hold his own council.
 
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