Offhand accuracy at 100 yards

[Sinclair]

BCH:

And that is the best advice I have seen for this particular situation in a long time.

I shot Over the Course for years with both service and match rifle where we shoot standing at 200 yards for our first stage of a match. Currently, I compete in Biathlon where we shoot prone and standing at 50 meters after some pretty tough skiing.

My take on it is this. Unless a guy really wants to become a competent off hand shooter, his best bet is to just get a rest and figure out how to make it work in his situation.

Or, given shots on a game animal at 100 yards or less, ditch the optic and use a dot sight. Will be way easier to get better performance standing using a dot sight or even irons than with anything magnified.

LR55

Jakegsxr11, I do not know what or why you hunt, but LR55 and others have give you really good advice. What is possible offhand? Back in the day (a really long time ago) I shot a flintlock in NMRA matches. To do any good you had to shot 3" or better at 100yds offhand. Some guys weaved in a figure 8, I and some others started below the bull, raised just above it and let the rifle slowly settle down and fire as the sights passed the bull. My point is that you need to experiment to find your best technique. And lastly as LR55 stated, a rest helps tremendously. My Grandfather told me that is why God put all of those trees in the woods.