The place that I meditate is in the woods....now before everybody gets their panties in a wad, one of my favorite relaxation activities is long range(200yards and longer) target shooting.

I get everything set up, and have an old comforter that I lay on in prone position.. I lay there and clear my mind....totally relax with my eyes closed and breath long slow deep breaths. It takes me a few minutes for stress and everything else to fade away. I drop a round in the chamber and close the bolt.....then my total focus is through the scope on the red dot in the center of the target downrange. I keep a relaxed grip on the weapon and when it feels right, slowly squeeze the trigger....Every time the rifle fires, it surprises me, but that bullet has found the red dot in the middle of that 1 1/2 inch 10 ring thats 200 yards away. I might not fire the next round for 10 minutes....or it might be in 30 seconds...just depends on how long it takes me to get back to my relaxed state. After firing some rounds, then making the walk downrange to check the target(s)..and actually *seeing* the woods. not just the trees and stuff, but the whole cycle of life in the woods.

I went out to the woods yesterday and was able to hit an orange at 400 yards.....think 4 football fields or only 40 yards shy of 1/4 mile.

FWIW, my weapon of choice yesterday was a Remington 700 ADL Synthetic with 24 inch barrel in .243 with a Simmons 5.5 x 12 40mm scope and a bipod. Was using 95gr Winchester Supreme ballistic silver tip rounds

If it wasn't for my meditation and relaxation techniques, there is no way I would be able to shoot like that.

You would be amazed to see all that is happening in the woods....and none of it seemed to be bothered by my being there..... even with me making noise the way a dumb human will. That was very kewl.
Mississippi Steve Reviewed by Mississippi Steve on . What are your meditation techniques? There are many many techniques in meditaiton out there, and I'm curious to know what you guys practice. Meditation basically means "the art of concentration", and there are many things to concentrate on. I've only recently realized this though, and have only experimented with different points of focus as of late. Most people seem to stay with breath meditaiton, which is a great form, but there is so much more to explore. For instance, a week ago I was having a lot of trouble getting myself Rating: 5