Shooting rituals????

[drdougrx]

I've never really noticed it before..but some folks have a "ritual" that they perform every time they shoot.  Some guys always run a patch through the bore of a rifle before shooting, some guys always open the bolt/action and check the chamber before they leave (that's me), other arrange their bench the same way every time.  Another of mine is to set a 3" target at 25yards and shoot 1 box of 50, standard velocity 22lr, off hand, slowfire before I shoot any other gun.  I use a 10/22 and 3x9 scope set of 4x.  I don't know if it improves my shooting much but it does keep me convinced that I can pretty much hit what I can see when shooting off hand...pretty much. 

What's your obsessive-compulive shooting behavior??

[bobg]

 I always run a patch through mine. I never carry gun to the range without opening the bold/acton and leaving it that way till i get there and am ready to shoot.
           bobg

[Dee]

I only shoot, hunt or fish, after the first day of the new moon, and only then AFTER I have taken 3 drops of fish oil, beat my dog, insulted my neighbor's horse, and ran around my shop three times in a coon skin cap, and breech cloth.

I always check the chamber. That's not a ritual, it's just smart. Then I do what ever I intended to do. I've been shooting the same guns so long, I just do it. I know how they shoot, where they shoot, and why, so there's not much to obsess over.
I do however become irritated if I'm with someone, and they start going thru some damn ritual before goin into the woods, or firing at the first target. It gives me the idea, they may or may not know what the hell their doin.

[Land_Owner]

I like the bench set up "just so" and will fuss until I get it there.  No clutter, just right.

I know when it is time to go because all of the ammunition is gone. 

I used to say that I reload to save money over the same number of factory rounds.  I'm "rich" because of all of the "savings" I am making - enough so to purchase and amortize all of the guns, scopes, safes, and reloading supplies  . 

But bad guys beware:  don't aggress in my direction, because I'm always armed and like 'Quigly Down Under', "I never said I didn't know how to use 'em."

[drdougrx]

I'm comming to TX next summer....I gotta meet up with you two.   

[Swampman]

I shoot the heavy kickers first.  I don't barrels more than once a year.....it's bad juju.

[Dee]

I'm comming to TX next summer....I gotta meet up with you two.   

Well let me know when your comin, and we'll get a cup. I'll show you where PAK DA KA.

[drdougrx]

Deal!  And I paak da rendal cah....ahh....faggeddabouddit.....

Rather have a bite and lone star...I'm buy'n.

[Dee]

Deal!  And I paak da rendal cah....ahh....faggeddabouddit.....

Rather have a bite and lone star...I'm buy'n.

I'll let ya, but I'll drink tea. We can ease across the Red River and eat some dang good catfish if ya like catfish.

[drdougrx]

Imma-talian...I eat anything!!!  (cept broccoli)

[Dee]

You dont' go around makin folks offers they can't refuse do ya?

[drdougrx]

No...I don't...gonna crash now...grindstone tomorrow!!