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The Basics, Starting Out
Shooting Technique -- horizontal stringing
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<blockquote data-quote="royinidaho" data-source="post: 164673" data-attributes="member: 2011"><p>First I'd read all the replies to Ian's posts re: basic marksmanship and sort out the responses.</p><p></p><p>Next I'd ensure that parallax is out of the scope at the target distance.</p><p></p><p>Third I'd ensure that the front rest is not flat and wider than the forearm. If it is stick 1/4" plastic pipe or dowels or something to shape it into a wedge to hold the fore arm.</p><p></p><p>Next, when shooting, ensure the non-trigger hand is on the rear bag not the forearm.</p><p></p><p>Next I'd get away from using the cheek weld to adjust the final height of the point of aim. Squeeze the rear bag for that. Ensure that with only the one hand touching the rear bag, that the natural point of aim remains when the rest of the body parts are removed from touching the rifle.</p><p></p><p>Lastly, if the horizontal spread persists, bump the powder up a notch then down a notch and note any change. I find that often I shot a | string followed by a -- string at different powder charges and shot a * when the powder is mid way between the two extremes.</p><p></p><p>And finally, buy powder in 8# cannisters and primers by the 1K to save trips to the store.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="royinidaho, post: 164673, member: 2011"] First I'd read all the replies to Ian's posts re: basic marksmanship and sort out the responses. Next I'd ensure that parallax is out of the scope at the target distance. Third I'd ensure that the front rest is not flat and wider than the forearm. If it is stick 1/4" plastic pipe or dowels or something to shape it into a wedge to hold the fore arm. Next, when shooting, ensure the non-trigger hand is on the rear bag not the forearm. Next I'd get away from using the cheek weld to adjust the final height of the point of aim. Squeeze the rear bag for that. Ensure that with only the one hand touching the rear bag, that the natural point of aim remains when the rest of the body parts are removed from touching the rifle. Lastly, if the horizontal spread persists, bump the powder up a notch then down a notch and note any change. I find that often I shot a | string followed by a -- string at different powder charges and shot a * when the powder is mid way between the two extremes. And finally, buy powder in 8# cannisters and primers by the 1K to save trips to the store.;) [/QUOTE]
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