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    Mar 16, 2021 3 minutes
    Story and Photos by Richard Mann

    There are two rules every big-game hunter should live by. Jeff Cooper laid them out in The Art of the Rifle when he wrote, “The basic principle of field marksmanship can be stated thus: 1. If you can get closer, get closer. 2. If you can get steadier, get steadier.”

    Getting closer is the hard one because it is dictated by the situation, animal, wind, terrain and your hunting skill as well as your physical condition. Getting steadier is easier because it is dictated by your equipment.

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