Toecutter
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Just a shot in the dark here, but how does the forend of the rifle in question fit in the bag compared to the one that shoots?
Could be a few compounding factors at play.
Could be a few compounding factors at play.
ULRS...Ultra Lightweight rifle syndrome.
Not enough mass to keep a stiff firing pin spring from slightly moving the entire rifle. Watch the bolt jump when you dry fire it.
Those ultra lights are made to be carried all day and shot across 300-500 yard canyons. Not 1000 yard ones.
I recently took possession of a brand new Fierce Titanium Carbon in 300WM. I topped it off with a Leopold VX-6HD 3x18. Nightforce rings and a Piccatinny rail mount. The rings and bases have been Loctited. I shoot sitting from a bench, I use a Caldwell Tack Driver for the front rest and a standard leather covered V rest for the rear. It never grouped consistently as well as it should. Some groups were good, others not. After reading here, I began dry firing it at the range. I noticed that about 9 out of 10 times at the dropping of the firing pin, the point of aim would shift. Usually to the left, but not always. Sometimes it would go up slightly. On occasion it would go right slightly. So today I set out to fix this problem, assuming it was me. I again began dry firing while adjusting my grip, varying how firmly I held the rifle, and working on natural point of aim. I worked on a smoooooth trigger pull, no flinch, and pulling the trigger STRAIGHT back. I played with how firmly my cheek was on the stock. I put my left hand on the top of the scope, on the fore end and didn't let anything touch the barrel. I tried putting the rifle on the rest, without ANYTHING touching it except my trigger finger, and at the drop of the firing pin it still happened about 9 out of 10 times! When it didn't, I couldn't figure out if I had done anything different. I tried dry firing my Blaser after this and didn't get any shift. My friend dry fired mine and he saw the same thing. Has anyone ever seen this? It's driving me crazy! Heres pictures of my targets today at 100 yards. If you look close enough, you can see my notes on the targets.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Correct! Each rifle requires it's own finesse. Just like a woman. You have to find the SWEET SPOT then SPOT WELD to it EACH & EVERY TIME to become consistantly accurate.ULRS...Ultra Lightweight rifle syndrome.
Not enough mass to keep a stiff firing pin spring from slightly moving the entire rifle. Watch the bolt jump when you dry fire it.
Those ultra lights are made to be carried all day and shot across 300-500 yard canyons. Not 1000 yard ones.
Aimsmall, I must also respectfully disagree with your statement that parallax has no effect at 100 yards. It most certainly does.
You may not easily see it on a hunting rifle, you can really see it on a BR rifle.
I have had a number of times when moving from 200 yards to 100 yards at a BR match and forgetting to adjust the parallax. Groups open up!
As a BR shooter, we are very consistent with our shooting position. If the parallax adjustment is off, it will open groups up.