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<blockquote data-quote="britz" data-source="post: 165143" data-attributes="member: 7865"><p>first of all, you are shooting factory so that leaves out handloading advice. </p><p></p><p> I will assume that you sandbaged your rifle and shot several different types of ammo to find the one that shoots the best (if not, do so!)</p><p></p><p>If you want to shoot well in the field, then practice shooting with the equipment that you will use in the field. Shooting off of a bipod or a tripod with the proper tecniques will not harm your accuracy. Accuracy comes from shooting a lot of ammo and becomeing comfortable with your rifle. You have to take into account what the country you are going to shoot in is like. For instance, I shoot out of a stand and in a grassy prairy so I practice with a high standing bipod and leaning shots. My biggest consern is to support the stock of the rifle good and proper when I shoot. It is the only way I get good shots. I try to use a bipod with a pack, coat or somthing to put under the butt in order to apply down pressure on the stock and push it against the pack or coat when I shoot so that I take away most of the little shakes. </p><p></p><p>sounds like you are already shooting at range for practice - that's good.</p><p></p><p>As for your rifle, the next step is to bed your action. I know the smith I use would get it done in a couple weeks. You may even be able to do it yourself (I wouldn't however). Make sure all your screws are reasonbly tight on the rifle too. I like a 2 pound trigger on a hunting rifle, 3.5 is a little heavy for my taste. but you have to ballence that with your own comfort level of safety. trigger control is huge. I also put a limbsaver recoil pad on my 300wsm - boy did that help!</p><p></p><p>good luck, mark</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="britz, post: 165143, member: 7865"] first of all, you are shooting factory so that leaves out handloading advice. I will assume that you sandbaged your rifle and shot several different types of ammo to find the one that shoots the best (if not, do so!) If you want to shoot well in the field, then practice shooting with the equipment that you will use in the field. Shooting off of a bipod or a tripod with the proper tecniques will not harm your accuracy. Accuracy comes from shooting a lot of ammo and becomeing comfortable with your rifle. You have to take into account what the country you are going to shoot in is like. For instance, I shoot out of a stand and in a grassy prairy so I practice with a high standing bipod and leaning shots. My biggest consern is to support the stock of the rifle good and proper when I shoot. It is the only way I get good shots. I try to use a bipod with a pack, coat or somthing to put under the butt in order to apply down pressure on the stock and push it against the pack or coat when I shoot so that I take away most of the little shakes. sounds like you are already shooting at range for practice - that's good. As for your rifle, the next step is to bed your action. I know the smith I use would get it done in a couple weeks. You may even be able to do it yourself (I wouldn't however). Make sure all your screws are reasonbly tight on the rifle too. I like a 2 pound trigger on a hunting rifle, 3.5 is a little heavy for my taste. but you have to ballence that with your own comfort level of safety. trigger control is huge. I also put a limbsaver recoil pad on my 300wsm - boy did that help! good luck, mark [/QUOTE]
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