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<blockquote data-quote="Timber338" data-source="post: 946851" data-attributes="member: 33822"><p>I totally agree with this... it's exactly what me and my hunting buddies started doing a long time ago. I still have to go back to it from time to time. The hardest rife I have to shoot is a 338wsm that weighed in the low 7 lb range. At one point I had 250 grain Accubonds pushing around 2700 fps. It has a pac-nor ultralight barrel. So not only does it have over 4000 ft*lbs of energy, the light barrel causes the barrel to jump really bad. If you don't hold the stock tight you actually do risk getting ringed really bad.</p><p></p><p>So I started to develop a flinch with this gun, and not only did I follow Augustus' helper load the gun method, but I also just spent a lot of time dry firing on prairie dogs out in my back yard. I'll find some several hundred yards out and really focus on watching the crosshairs and a good trigger pull. Actually learned a lot about my trigger pull doing this, and I think it made me a better shot. At first the crosshairs would jump a little just from my own bad trigger pull. Give it a try and see if you get any movement out of your crosshairs when the firing pin drops.</p><p></p><p>Anyways, once I got my flinch calmed down I mounted a slightly heavier scope and also moved down to 210 grain bullets. Gun still kicks but nothing like it did with the 250 Accubombs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Timber338, post: 946851, member: 33822"] I totally agree with this... it's exactly what me and my hunting buddies started doing a long time ago. I still have to go back to it from time to time. The hardest rife I have to shoot is a 338wsm that weighed in the low 7 lb range. At one point I had 250 grain Accubonds pushing around 2700 fps. It has a pac-nor ultralight barrel. So not only does it have over 4000 ft*lbs of energy, the light barrel causes the barrel to jump really bad. If you don't hold the stock tight you actually do risk getting ringed really bad. So I started to develop a flinch with this gun, and not only did I follow Augustus' helper load the gun method, but I also just spent a lot of time dry firing on prairie dogs out in my back yard. I'll find some several hundred yards out and really focus on watching the crosshairs and a good trigger pull. Actually learned a lot about my trigger pull doing this, and I think it made me a better shot. At first the crosshairs would jump a little just from my own bad trigger pull. Give it a try and see if you get any movement out of your crosshairs when the firing pin drops. Anyways, once I got my flinch calmed down I mounted a slightly heavier scope and also moved down to 210 grain bullets. Gun still kicks but nothing like it did with the 250 Accubombs. [/QUOTE]
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