Onojutta
45 Cal.
flehto said:Between the "hair trigger", breathing hard and the anxiety of seeing the 6X6 bull elk, I really can't fault him for missing twice....and you shouldn't either....unless you experienced duplicate circumstances.
Mainly I fault the use of a DST.....because I have experienced his situation, but the results were quite the opposite using a simple, single trigger.
I'm confused, as those two statements seem contradictory. You don't fault the "hair trigger" but you fault the DST... Isn't the purpose of the DST to create a hair trigger?
I'll give you the simplicity point, as that is why I have avoided DSTs. In the heat of the moment, I don't need one more step in the process.
As for your friend in the heat of the moment, would another pound or two of trigger pull made the difference?
Personally, I've had lots of similar adrenaline experiences. I think anyone who hunts is usually firing his weapon with heart pumping.
I've also fired a weapon after running, crawling, fighting, jumping out of a helicopter, and being sprayed with OC spray. I haven't always been 100% accurate in those situations, but that is because it is harder to aim, not control the trigger. Never once did I, or anyone around me, let one go early due to lack of trigger discipline.