Corinium Range - running Boar

So after having two somewhat frustrating years on the pigs, not hitting as many as I think I should do, I decided that before we head off to Germany again next week I would go for a lesson on the running Boar. The Corinium Range is my closest so I booked myself in for a 90 minute session with Paul.

Call me cocky, but my logic up to now has been that I'm pretty handy with a rifle and a shotgun so putting the two together on a running pig shouldn't be that hard. I shoot 50 deer a year, can whack gongs at 1000m pretty comfortably, I know my ballistics, understand lead, what can be so hard? Well 2 years has proven that logic wrong so it was time to do something about it. I had a specific issue in that I invariably shot too low, missing below the beast. I had put it down to when I pull the trigger the barrel dips causing the issue.

On arrival at the range Paul wanted to do 20 minutes theory. I wanted to get stuck into solving the problem but politely listened. He has a great way about him - he knows how to teach and puts his points across in a very understandable, fun and pleasant way. It wasn't long before I worked out that the theory was exactly what I needed and my problem was not about pulling the trigger at all, it was about how to structure the shot and what to focus on when.

Onto the range to put this new found theory to the test, piecing together the building blocks of the shot structure, it works. No missing below, out of 34 shots fired I missed 3 times, all of them in front. Over 50% were kill shots. Not great yet, but having some experience of shooting running boar now good enough for the moment and better than a lot I know.

Shooting a 338 WinMag I was getting a bit tired towards the end of the session. Paul had told me at the start of the lesson that I would get better and better for the first 45 minutes and then accuracy would tail off towards the end of the session as I got tired. He was absolutely right. However, if I fire 10 shots a day on live quarry it would be one hell of a session so I was not too worried about the fatigue element after 25 shots.

He's a great teacher and the facility is excellent. If anyone out there thinks they might benefit from a lesson or two before they go on the pigs I can thoroughly recommend a lesson with Paul. He will improve your shooting. I'm certainly going back there and I'm going to Germany next week much better prepared than I have in the past.

 

[geoshot]

I got mine paired with the app. On the Meta quest app press on the VR sign and it will tell you if the head set is conected. Have the head set near the phone. I find that when I start the gaim it takes a min to warm up. I was turning on the phone before playing but I found that it just needs the wi-fi conection to work. Once you get the thing working and have regained the will to live. you'll find it works best in a room with subdued light.

Thanks Jagare
I'll have another try tomorrow, I might even do the old standby of deleting App and reloading right from the start
But
It shouldn't have to be this difficult
It really ****es me off when IT developers release what is clearly a beta version for some R&D in the marketplace
That shows a complete disregard for their customer base, and it makes really wish that I hadn't sent money their way
I hate being mugged

Thanks for your help, it's appreciated

 

[geoshot]

I got mine paired with the app. On the Meta quest app press on the VR sign and it will tell you if the head set is conected. Have the head set near the phone. I find that when I start the gaim it takes a min to warm up. I was turning on the phone before playing but I found that it just needs the wi-fi conection to work. Once you get the thing working and have regained the will to live. you'll find it works best in a room with subdued light.

Hi again Jagare
I gave up in the end, GAIM even sent me a replacement trigger unit but that didn't sort things out.
I even went as far as performing a reset on my VR headset, and that only succeeded in screwing up my Meta/Oculus account and settings
Ah well, it'll all be on its way back to Sweden on Monday - I just don't hope I get stung for another load of taxes & duties on that too
I really wish I had never bothered to try the pile of crap

Thanks for your advice anyway
ATB

 

[Jagare]

My mate in England rang me again the other evening and he was having the same problem as you. The head set would connect to the hand control but not to the trigger. He too was loosing the will to live and his could be on its way back to Gaim. Its odd in this day and age that the trigger unit is not set up to work strait out off the box.

 

[tarponhead]

Back to the OP, Paul took me through my first rifle set up and I attended and passed his DSC1 course, at Cirencester Agricultural College, lots of which sticks in my head even now. I remember the range when it was in its infancy, including the heard of fallow that ran across in front of the targets after I had just finished zeroing my .308 with Paul. I think I might look for a lesson on marksmanship to see what bad habits I can address. Thanks Paul, for having the vision to set up a range with tuition where it’s more accessible for some of us. Just back from Bisley, 200 mile trip to shoot next to black powder muzzle loaders and unmoderated heavy calibres!

 

[tarponhead]

Back to the OP, Paul took me through my first rifle set up and I attended and passed his DSC1 course, at Cirencester Agricultural College, lots of which sticks in my head even now. I remember the range when it was in its infancy, including the heard of fallow that ran across in front of the targets after I had just finished zeroing my .308 with Paul. I think I might look for a lesson on marksmanship to see what bad habits I can address. Thanks Paul, for having the vision to set up a range with tuition where it’s more accessible for some of us. Just back from Bisley, 200 mile trip to shoot next to black powder muzzle loaders and unmoderated heavy calibres!

Just back from Corinium Range - properly zeroed and very happy to reacquainted with Paul and SallyAnn and to meet or at least see the new steel silhouette targets.