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Frustrating Fliers
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<blockquote data-quote="JeffP40" data-source="post: 450152" data-attributes="member: 6625"><p>I don't mean to be a jack-*** here, but why in the world are you resting the barrel on the bags!? If you have access to a bore-sighter, you will find out what I mean. Put the bore-sighter in, and look thru the scope with the rifle in some sort of holder. Now put your finger on the top of the barrel and lightly push down. Watch what happens to the crosshairs on the grid. You will be amazed how much they move. That is probably what is going on. With the barrel on the bags, and your hand on the barrel, you are introducing all sorts of different pressure on the barrel. Everything needs to be the same every shot to get a good idea of what the load will do. Lay the forend on the bags the same way every time, hold the grip the same every time, use your off hand, with your elbow bent, on the front of the rear bag to squeeze lightly, and keep everything as still as possible. See if the flyers are lessened. I am willing to bet that that will cure most of the problem. The first time I looked at the bore-sighter set-up, I was amazed!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JeffP40, post: 450152, member: 6625"] I don't mean to be a jack-*** here, but why in the world are you resting the barrel on the bags!? If you have access to a bore-sighter, you will find out what I mean. Put the bore-sighter in, and look thru the scope with the rifle in some sort of holder. Now put your finger on the top of the barrel and lightly push down. Watch what happens to the crosshairs on the grid. You will be amazed how much they move. That is probably what is going on. With the barrel on the bags, and your hand on the barrel, you are introducing all sorts of different pressure on the barrel. Everything needs to be the same every shot to get a good idea of what the load will do. Lay the forend on the bags the same way every time, hold the grip the same every time, use your off hand, with your elbow bent, on the front of the rear bag to squeeze lightly, and keep everything as still as possible. See if the flyers are lessened. I am willing to bet that that will cure most of the problem. The first time I looked at the bore-sighter set-up, I was amazed! [/QUOTE]
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