MARKSMANSHIP
“Shoot off your hind legs, like a man!”
A comment attributed to Nick when referring to people who can only shoot well from a bench etc.
“Where you hit your game is far more important than what you hit it with.”
On shooting skills versus calibre, August 1980.
“There is no such thing as a ‘Natural’, not in the shooting world … Riflemen are made and not born and the self-taught shooter will take many times longer to learn to shoot consistently than the youngster who begins by being correctly trained.”
October 1991.
“No matter how coordinated or how steady the hold, controlling the trigger is the very essence of good shooting.”
On triggers for hunting rifles, February 2019.
“The trigger pull for hunting is still a squeeze, but a fast one. The skilled hunter has taken up the pressure on the trigger long before the butt hits his shoulder. As soon as the sight picture is right he releases his shot without the slightest hesitation. About two second is par for the course.”
On trigger control, November 1979.
“You can’t sight in a rifle properly at 50 metres.”
“This kind of shooting requires good muscular co-ordination and lightning-fast reflexes. It takes a lot”
