timbrayford
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I'm sure that's in the guidance somewhere?
Sitting for DSC1 shooting test
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Several failed on ours, probably 25% - all passed on reshoot or retake later...one was a RM Company Commander and one a Cpl in the SF which amused me but my better judgement took over and I gave them half an hour before taking the p1ss. I think not having used sticks before and borrowed rifle would be most of it...
Because most of them are not half such good shots as they like to think they are.
The excuses people come out with on the day are legendary. Some of them start putting out excuses before they've even started the test.
Define the word experienced. You could have a lifetime of experience but be not very good at what you do. Or you could be a new kid on the block and have really good skills that set you apart from the rest. This could apply to all walks in life
What makes someone able to shoot better than someone else. Is it natural ability, is it eyesight, physicality, mentality, training, practice, equipment and/or more, or a combination of things.
I see a lot of people say they can get half inch groups. So 4 inch circle shouldn't be difficult.
People also say things like "awk I go to pieces when I shoot at a target and shoot like sh1te but put a deer in front of me and I can split the exact hair I aim at". To me it doesn't really sound right
I had a friend over here stalking the other week and we were having a conversation about generally not enough practice with rifles. I'm lucky that I can shoot over about 180m at home and belong to a range. I can check zero at home, on the range check 100, 200 and 300 POI, whereas lots of us just fire a handful of rounds a year. I was disappointed with my accuracy last year, funnily enough with a fair bit of practice and loads of dry firing with sticks and on bipod, I am now shooting as straight as ever. I used to have a spring air rifle as a teenager and spent hours with that which I think got my basic skills up to scratch. Golfers don't play once every 3 months and expect to be on top form. Before anyone says anything 300m is only if ever required as an emergency follow-up. 200m is my absolute self imposed max.
Very true.
"30 years experience" doesn’t count for much if:
a) you only shot 10 deer per year
or
b) you've been doing it wrong for 30 years.
If the years of experience really made all the difference then experienced stalkers would never fail the written parts of DSC1 either.
The "new kid on the block" does have an advantage that the older stalkers didn't have 30 years ago, and that's high deer numbers, enabling a young new entrant to very quickly rack up levels of experience that the previous generation of stalkers could only dream of.
My kid daughter culled over 1,000 deer in her first two years of doing the job professionally. She was barely out of her teens.
Lack of ego. Which is why women are so good at it.
Yes a lot of people say that. But if it were true, headshots would be the norm.
I am one of those people. But having said that, I did pass my DSC1 shooting test very easily at the first attempt. So it's not all bad.
Similar to me & I have just recently passed my DSC 1. I do not have full range of movement in my right leg due to a serious bike accident. I first did some practise shots prone at 100 metres using my bipod & then moved to doing 2 practise shots off sticks, before doing the 2x actual shooting test shots. I then proceeded to do the 2x shots at 70 metres off sticks again, before doing the humane head shots at 15 metres off sticks again. You will be fine & i`m a large guy myself, so don`t worry & enjoy.
Jim Hutton
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When I did mine I couldn’t shoot prone so the course provider let me sit at a bench at 100 yards so they will adapt the positions if you discuss your limitations with them.
long_range_rob
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I used to have to do the test annually as part of an FC license and shot it all standing off twin sticks.
Speak to the provider about your situation now , they are on dodgy ground if they do not make things happen if its a registered condition
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