Keebler750
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What caliber are you shooting?
I've been shooting for 6 months, and I'm getting consistent 0.400" 5-shot groups at 100m from my .223 handloads using the following basics I've picked up:
I am now trying to influence the rifle as little as possible. For instance, I don't try to hold the stock with my triggerhand thumb. It just sits there. I hold the stock with the bottom three fingers, gently pulling a little bit back into my shoulder. When you raise your trigger hand elbow, you will realize that the stock now sits on the collar bone more, and is not as affected by soft tissue....and heartbeat. Other shooters describe this as opening up the shoulder pocket. Yes, I work on this even, from a bench. You can even prop your elbow up on something.
When you rest your cheek on the stock, or cheek piece, and squint, you move your cheek muscles, which transfers right to the gun. Also, pushing on the stock with your cheek will push the rifle over on an angle, or cant, as its called.
Put the crosshairs on the target, finger off the trigger. If you have to move the gun, or adjust it, do so. Now....let go of all the tension....muscles holding the gun, your cheek, etc etc. Did the gun move off your point of aim? Move the gun until it stays where you put it when you release the pressure. In other words, if you are muscling the gun to hold your point of aim, you will have more movement than if you let it sit pointed at the target. This is called Natural Point of Aim. Now, add a little tension to firm up the gun. Next you have to concentrate on breathing, heart and trigger pull.
If you relax and think about this stuff it will slowly become a routine.
OK....now somebody post about repeatable recoil control and how your body position affects the direction of muzzle kick.
I've been shooting for 6 months, and I'm getting consistent 0.400" 5-shot groups at 100m from my .223 handloads using the following basics I've picked up:
I am now trying to influence the rifle as little as possible. For instance, I don't try to hold the stock with my triggerhand thumb. It just sits there. I hold the stock with the bottom three fingers, gently pulling a little bit back into my shoulder. When you raise your trigger hand elbow, you will realize that the stock now sits on the collar bone more, and is not as affected by soft tissue....and heartbeat. Other shooters describe this as opening up the shoulder pocket. Yes, I work on this even, from a bench. You can even prop your elbow up on something.
When you rest your cheek on the stock, or cheek piece, and squint, you move your cheek muscles, which transfers right to the gun. Also, pushing on the stock with your cheek will push the rifle over on an angle, or cant, as its called.
Put the crosshairs on the target, finger off the trigger. If you have to move the gun, or adjust it, do so. Now....let go of all the tension....muscles holding the gun, your cheek, etc etc. Did the gun move off your point of aim? Move the gun until it stays where you put it when you release the pressure. In other words, if you are muscling the gun to hold your point of aim, you will have more movement than if you let it sit pointed at the target. This is called Natural Point of Aim. Now, add a little tension to firm up the gun. Next you have to concentrate on breathing, heart and trigger pull.
If you relax and think about this stuff it will slowly become a routine.
OK....now somebody post about repeatable recoil control and how your body position affects the direction of muzzle kick.
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it has been my experiance that wether it is a .22 or a .50BMG there is always a little bit of re-set and re-anchor, Now if you cycle a bolt or load single rounds, you are going to lose that weld spot to a certain extent and have to reset anyways for the next, So repeatable recoil control is another Urban Legend, but thats just my opinion. Repeatable accuracy will always come down to the Man, or Woman,behind the rifle and consistancy chased by lots of practice
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