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Hi all! Couple questions!

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Trapre:
I am new to the forum here! I've been reading post for quite awhile before I was accepted and it seems like an well of information. I have just started calling this Christmas as I got a firestorm as a gift. I

First question: How far do most of you see clearly with your red scan lights(to the point of seeing the body clearly)?

Second: How far would you shoot an animal with a .17?

And third: I can't hit worth a crap at night. Any tips as to how I can kill something? I switched to a .17 from a .223 recently but will still try the .223 for longer shots.

Thank you for taking the time to read this! If you have any information at all you can give me that would be awesome!

Micah

foxhound:
Welcome aboard Micah! People use lights differently. Some guys use a scanning light and a shooting light. Others use one light for both. The guys that use one light typically have an adjustable light where they can control the brightness. Dim for scanning for eyes, then turn it up brighter for positive ID and shooting. What kind of light set up are you currently using? I scan with a headlight and have a brighter shooting light mounted to my gun. You're second question could use a little more info. What .17 are we talking about?  A .17 HMR, a wsm or a hornet etc, etc. If you have a safe place to practice shooting target at night it will help you get better.

Trapre:
As a light setup I use two of the same lights. Both are red Cisno and shine clearly about 30-40 yards. One I use for a scan light and the other I have mounted on my gun.

As for the gun, I had a friend lend me it for the rest of the fox season. It is a .17 HMR. Someday I will invest in one but for now it is a temporary setup. I lean toward the .223 as my gun for the next 2 maybe three years.

Trapre:
I'm sorry i did not mention that the .17 has a bipod. I normally sit/kneel but would laying down help my shots?

Furmageddon_1:
You should be fine with the bipod.  You may want to take the gun to the range and shoot it off the bipod from the position you hunt from.  Bipods can change the point of impact if mounted to a flimsy plastic stock with a barrel that's not very well free-floated.  Good luck!

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