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Bad Rifle, Bad Load, or Bad Shooter?
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<blockquote data-quote="Barrelnut" data-source="post: 1140047" data-attributes="member: 74902"><p>Not unusual to see folks put a hand on the scope to keep the rifle from jumping too much. The jump is much more of an issue with lighter carry weight hunting rifles. I have seen shooters like Bob Beck and Gale McMillan do this in videos while shooting in field conditions and I wouldn't call them bad shots and say they don't know what they are doing.</p><p></p><p>But, I wouldn't put my hand on the front bell as there if flex going on with the scope, especially with your hand out on the front. When I have used this method, I have put my hand over the center of the scope as Bob and Gale do. This is uncomfortable, and I still don't like my hand on the scope. I prefer to hold the rifle in the more traditional method with the left hand on the forearm of the stock. When shooting off bags, I just hold the forearm and pull straight down slightly and keep that downward pressure as consistent as possible from shot to shot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Barrelnut, post: 1140047, member: 74902"] Not unusual to see folks put a hand on the scope to keep the rifle from jumping too much. The jump is much more of an issue with lighter carry weight hunting rifles. I have seen shooters like Bob Beck and Gale McMillan do this in videos while shooting in field conditions and I wouldn't call them bad shots and say they don't know what they are doing. But, I wouldn't put my hand on the front bell as there if flex going on with the scope, especially with your hand out on the front. When I have used this method, I have put my hand over the center of the scope as Bob and Gale do. This is uncomfortable, and I still don't like my hand on the scope. I prefer to hold the rifle in the more traditional method with the left hand on the forearm of the stock. When shooting off bags, I just hold the forearm and pull straight down slightly and keep that downward pressure as consistent as possible from shot to shot. [/QUOTE]
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