EP 396: Caliber Selection, Gun Prep, and Off-Hand Shooting With NRL Champ Jon Pynch

Good buddy, and ok shooter, Jon Pynch is back on this week to talk about guns and share some of his recent experiences hunting stone sheep. All joking aside, Jon is more than just one hell of a shot. Jon is a very accomplished competitive distance shooter, though you would have to about torture him to get it out of him. Needless to say, I was happy to have Jon on to chat about some popular questions around gun prep and caliber selection. Through competition, Jon shoots a bulk of his shots from various obscure resting positions and we cover some tips for making a good rest in the field. We also talk off-hand shooting and the importance of practicing your off-hand shots. Show Notes:  Introduction – 03:08 Jon’s Sheep Hunt – 05:59 Jon’s Background & Experience – 10:05 Factors Choosing the PRC Round – 17:23 Jon’s Take on Hunting Rifle Optics – 24:07 Off-Hand Shooting – 27:47 Balance Points & Improvising Rests – 29:36 Settling on Your Target While Free Hand – 34:04 In the Moment Shooting – 38:02 Gun Prep: Hunting & Competition – 43:18 Advice to Improve Your Shooting – 52:41 Factory Ammo – 55:22 Jon’s Podcast – 57:14 This podcast is brought to you by goHUNT.com. So, I consistently get DM’s asking if goHunt is worth it. I get it, it is a kind of pricey, but right now is your chance to try it for free. The goHUNT free trial is about to end so if you want to know just how worth it is, click the link in the show notes or go to www.gohunt.com/tro?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss and sign up for the free trial. Test it out, play with it, heck plan all of the next years hunts if you want. They are so sure you are going to be hopelessly addicted like I am that you will realize that actually having great tags every year is well well worth the money. Seriously, go give the free trial a test run this is your final chance for the year. Be sure to use the link in the show notes or go directly to gohunt.com/tro to actually get a free trial. This podcast is brought to you by On X Maps. On X and the Rocky Mountain, Elk Foundation have teamed up to do a pretty awesome giveaway. You could win a Montana Elk Hunt with the one and only Randy Newberg. This hunt is an all-expenses-paid Elk hunt and even includes a full gear package. Randy is one of my favorite people in the hunting space and this truly is an awesome opportunity. If you want to get signed up to win check out the details at Onxmaps.com also you can still Be entered if you are already a member so go get your name in the hat. Also, you can get extra entries for being an RMEF member as well so be sure to do that as well. Seriously if you want to go on an epic elk hunt and have one of the best storytellers in camp with you get yourself entered.