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My teenage daughters each drew a WY antelope tag. We will be hunting the first week of October. They will be shooting a .243 Savage Axis youth with accu-trigger. Both of my girls have better trigger control than I do, but haven't had to shoot past 100 yards for our deer hunting. We have been putting in work to extend their effective range. We have what most rifle hunters would consider to be a junk scope. It is clear and serves its purpose, but it is the scope that came with their rifle. If all we did was hunt whitetails in KY, I would never deem it as insufficient. Granted, it is low grade and very much entry level, but they have never had issues killing deer.
As we have moved out to around 200 yards and with the scope turned up to 9 (Bushnell 3X9) I have found that my girls sometimes struggle addressing the scope as they have to scrunch up to it more to get a clear field of view. Sometimes I wonder if they are not looking through the center of the scope causing them to get left and right misses. The only reason I think this is I found myself doing it with their gun and it seems that not centering up the black ring in my field of view caused me to miss about a 4" metal plate at 200 yards. I have been hunting big game since 1988, but 99% of my hunting has been bow only so my girls know nearly as much about shooting a rifle as I do. All this being said.....I am looking for tips that will help them shooting and asking for guidance on equipment. Any input would be appreciated as I know very little about rifle shooting. I am not opposed to upgrading scopes, but I don't need something to shoot uber long distance. Something sufficient to 300 yards would be more than they would ever need.
Also....I know so little about rifles that I really don't even know what to ask. I have a couple of buddies that know a lot about shooting and hunting with rifles, but I have bothered them enough already so if you have any ideas, let it rip.
As we have moved out to around 200 yards and with the scope turned up to 9 (Bushnell 3X9) I have found that my girls sometimes struggle addressing the scope as they have to scrunch up to it more to get a clear field of view. Sometimes I wonder if they are not looking through the center of the scope causing them to get left and right misses. The only reason I think this is I found myself doing it with their gun and it seems that not centering up the black ring in my field of view caused me to miss about a 4" metal plate at 200 yards. I have been hunting big game since 1988, but 99% of my hunting has been bow only so my girls know nearly as much about shooting a rifle as I do. All this being said.....I am looking for tips that will help them shooting and asking for guidance on equipment. Any input would be appreciated as I know very little about rifle shooting. I am not opposed to upgrading scopes, but I don't need something to shoot uber long distance. Something sufficient to 300 yards would be more than they would ever need.
Also....I know so little about rifles that I really don't even know what to ask. I have a couple of buddies that know a lot about shooting and hunting with rifles, but I have bothered them enough already so if you have any ideas, let it rip.