Have done better shooting if he would have taken the time to sight in his 44 Mag that he received from S&W from a sandbagged benchrest at a precice distance instead of sighting it in at around 60 yards at a black mahogony stump projecting 4 inches out of the snow while shooting from a rolled down car window while resting his arm along the back of the seat in Emmett Steeples car pulled off the road at Wagonhammer Springs?

If shooting out of his car was his normal method then I would say no.

When I sight off a rest I find that the recoil and point of impact of my pistol is different than while shooting standing with both hands and both eyes open.

Most of my hunting is not done off a rest either.

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Originally posted by Me_Plat:
Have done better shooting if he would have taken the time to sight in his 44 Mag that he received from S&W from a sandbagged benchrest at a precice distance instead of sighting it in at around 60 yards at a black mahogony stump projecting 4 inches out of the snow while shooting from a rolled down car window while resting his arm along the back of the seat in Emmett Steeples car pulled off the road at Wagonhammer Springs?

Take into account when he did these feats, what his ability & experience was in shooting over all and if you would rather be in the car with him or by the mahogony stump. I met the man in the late '70's, and spent a day with him in Salmon Idaho. I'd rather be sitting in the car with him, loading his gun.

Meplat

It was the kind of thing with Elmer and most of us from around there, there anywhere was a good place to shoot so you didn't have to be anywhere in particular set up in any specific sort of way...to do some testing or shooting.

Results of shooting tests from the bench...while indicative of accuracy, are just a part of the story....and Elmer most of all knew that.

In fact from about what ever position, Elmer (and most good pistol shots) can tell you more about the gun and it's accuracy from just shooting it a bit, than others shooting from the bench....

Thats just the way it is....

ppro

Very true! I can tell if the gun, boolit and load is accurate while shooting off hand because even if I miss I can call the shot and if the boolit hits where the sights were when it fired, it is good. I test loads from the bench but never, ever sight in my handgun from bags. It will shoot different offhand and I don't hunt with sandbags. The best way to sight in is either from the way your shots are taken or from Creedmore which will match the same point of impact.
Many guys use sticks now and the gun should be sighted from them.
Elmer knew what he was doing!

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Originally posted by Me_Plat:
Have done better shooting if he would have taken the time to sight in his 44 Mag that he received from S&W from a sandbagged benchrest at a precice distance instead of sighting it in at around 60 yards at a black mahogony stump projecting 4 inches out of the snow while shooting from a rolled down car window while resting his arm along the back of the seat in Emmett Steeples car pulled off the road at Wagonhammer Springs?

NO