New PR Shooter: Ergos, Accuracy, Equipment, Etc

never.truly.lost

never.truly.lost

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Good day,

So after years of shooting the AR platform and a bit of hunting rifles, I finally working on getting into the longer range stuff. Over the last few months I have built up a starter rig consisting of:

Savage FCP-10SR, .308 (older version with the fluted barrel/20moa rail, camo stock)
Vortex Viper PST 2.5-10x32 FFP MOA with the PST rings
Harris Bipod
4x spare mags

Have done the barrel break-in/rough zero and am finding that the standard type/classic stock is either not working for me or maybe I am doing it wrong. Best so far was a 4" group, 5 rounds @ 354m in a field setting. This was using Federal BTHP -168gr.

Found though although my hunting rifle was an old Model 94, shooting from the prone with the Savage seems "awkward". Maybe too long using the AR platform? Or maybe I just need more time down behind the gun and shooting. Input would be appreciated.
Is the MDT type chassis (21) a worthy investment for those who have used both?


Also, other than the rifle setup as stated above, what other kit do you guys recommend? Been looking into data books as the dudes I worked with before from their respective sniper platoons said it was a must have, I personally have no experience with them.

Any and all input is appreciated. My goal is to make the 1000m shot/silhouette type target/gong. Consistant 600-800 hits would be the end state.

I am located in the Caribou (BC) if any rifleman are aroud these parts.

Cheers, and thanks for your time,
Andy
 
Welcome to the world of PR! Just like the world of the AR, you're going to see a lot of gadgets and doodads that are supposed to make you better at the game. Start slow and get a feeling for what you need to improve before shelling out cash for something.

One thing I did to start, and probably why you're not liking the prone feeling of that stock, was to cut a 1" strip off of a 2x4 about 8" long amd shape it to my stock as a riser.

I'll try to dig up the video that gave me this idea.. Simply whittle and sand down the block until it is comfortable against your cheek then use a half moon file to shape the underside so that it will sit nearly flush on top of the stock. I used a little duct tape on the underside to keep from wearing the finish then drilled two 1/16" holes about 4" apart that went through the block and into the stock. I then tapped in two 2" finishing nails just to keep this unit where it was comfortable. After all was done I covered it up with a stock pack and went out shooting.

The nice thing here is it cost me $20 for the pack and $0.50 for the rest and now I have a custom cheek riser that gives me consistency like nothing else!
 
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Looks like a pretty decent starting platform, and I agree completely with the cheek riser it should definitely get you more comfortable behind the gun. I would also recomend looking at reloading over store bought ammo that will definitely give you more consistency and tighten your grouping.
 
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