14 July 02

>From a friend in Capetown:

"I've just returned from my yearly hunt with an interesting tale to tell: I used a Lee-Enfield 303, zeroed to 200m (iron sights). We hunted in the Karoo Desert, where you've hunted also. I took four Springbok, all but one were snap shots at close range (under 100m). All the close shots were through the middle of the animal. I was puzzled at my shot placement, which was further to the rear than the normal heart/lung/spine area for which I usually aim.

Eventually, I figured out what was going on. When we train together, we always train to shoot center mass on our "human" targets. When taking snap shots, I spontaneously aimed for center mass on the bucks. Good thing my rifle wasn't an autoloader. I might have "zippered" them!"

Training comes through!

/John