i may be a shotgunner in the future..

[slim rem 7]

 pulled the ole 06 out to make a couple of 300 yrd shots.. i needed a fix
  after storing 2 wks in a closet in a cace that i think put steady pressure on the scope on hindsight..
 i couldn t hit nothing..now im dealing with alzhiemers in my wife apparently ,,so i think that may have pushed my nerves over the edge.. i went to sight it in an my hands just aint cooperating..
 im even gonna let a friend look at my scope gun combo an see if its me or the gun.. i left it 2 high at the hundred..thats not how i found it to be this morning..very frustrating as thats the last young man capability i had left..so if i put a lot of ammo an my 06 up for sale .. somebodies getting a real gun..
 plust 7-800 rnds of 180 an 165 ammo.. i ain t giving up yet though.. mabe i just had a bad day..
to watch your most important person slowly leave you ,,an you can t do nothing about it..
 well its not what i hoped for.. an to be sure its rattleing me pretty good. slim
 if i lose her i think i might really just head for the woods an out of this 21 st century..
 i ll tell you folks goodby before i go though..meantime i enjoy whats left..
 

[Yankee1]

Hello Slim
    If the stock on a wooden stocked rifle drys out some it can put pressure on the barrel and cause the bullets point of impact to change.
You may just need to re zero it. Hope all go's well with your wife. My wife of 53 years has short term memory problems and understand how you feel.
                                    Regards Yankee1

[slim rem 7]

thak you brother .. its synthetic.. i just re bore sighted it again..
 hope your wife is not as mine.. answer the same question 15 times a day ..
 always the same questions .. when is my vacation over..
 she ever realizes its not a vacation .. it ll be a bad day for mine..
 shes use to being charge of the old folks home,, on the midnight shift.

[The Hermit]

Slim, I know what your going through. I watched my Donna deteriorate until she was gone. It was the hardest thing I ever went through in my life. She passed May 31,2005 and I'm still not over it. Won't ever be.
She told me not to ever give up on life. She said to continue with life best that I can. Told me to keep enjoying the things that we enjoyed together. As usual, she was right.
She would probably tell you to keep the rifle and keep trying. Get some shooting sticks, do what ever it takes. Don't get discouraged and keep saying your prayers.
You got a lot of friends in here.

   The Hermit

[Redtail1949]

could be lots of reasons behind your problems with the rifle. i bet you that most of it is nerves...tension over the feeling of not being able to control the situation with your wife. alzhiemers is a terrible disease and it is so hard to witness the one you have loved so much and seen so strong and independent sink into a world of helplessnes.

i wish you and your wife the best and try to remember the good years and recognize that there are somethings that you can not do anything about.

my prayers.

[Questor]

Taking up shotgunning is not a bad option. It's more social than rifle shooting and my friends who do it seem primarily motivated by the social aspects of it.

If the rifle shooting isn't working out well for now, try using a different kind of rest. I prefer loosely packed sandbags made of old canvas lead shot bags. I've got a commercially made rest by a popular maker and my shooting is inconsistent with it. I've never figured out why, but the thing just gathers dust now.

Another option is try shooting the 22 for a while.

I enjoy rifle shooting for its relaxing qualities. I'm not very good at it, but I find enjoyment in it as an activity.

My mother-in-law is very elderly and her mind isn't what it used to be. That's an understatement. She needs a lot of help, but it's not as bad as Alzhiemers either. Best wishes for you and your wife. It's not a happy situation, and it wears on you. But it's got to be done. I think it's the reason we have the ability to love. It's the affirmation that life is precious and we do what we need to do to help others. But we need to find joy for ourselves too. It helps us deal with the problems.