Question: Was at the range yesterday and was advised not to place the barrel on the bench rest but rather to place the forearm wood on the benchrest. The rifle was a Browning Bar 30-06. A discussion broke out. Does it matter for accuracy purposes? Thanks . fisher4
Proper shooting technique
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that's the whole point of "free floating" a barrel- properly done, you should be able to slip a dollar bill( well a bill of some kind- i'm quoting from american sources) between the forearm and barrel and not touch anything- save maybe the attachment point- and i added that bit myself
Wrong, it's not a "Bar", it's a tuning fork. Each time a rifle is shot the barrel vibrates like a tuning fork, the secret to accuracy is that this vibration be consistant, mess with the frequency and you mess with the accuracy!
Never rest the barrel on anything, the forearm is there to protect your barrel from having unwanted "Touching" and in some cases barrels are bedded at specific points to set the frequency.
Scott
Never rest the barrel on anything, the forearm is there to protect your barrel from having unwanted "Touching" and in some cases barrels are bedded at specific points to set the frequency.
Scott
A BAR 3006 sounds like a hunting rifle. It would be way better to practise without any brace whatsoever. Your body mechanics, and how you hold it will be much different then a brace. Shoot it like m39a2's avatar pic.
I hunt with a Browning BAR in .338winmag. I shoot off a rest for load development and sighting in purposes. I had good results off a Caldwell Rock Front Rest. But had the best results after slapping on my Sinclair F-Class Bipod onto the front swivel. Neither of which touch the barrel.
