memtb
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Don't leave your bolt at home.
I did it once
I hate it when that happens!! I have to leave the bench, and walk 35 yards back to the house!
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I hate it when that happens!! I have to leave the bench, and walk 35 yards back to the house!
memtb
You are correct! While there are many versions, breathing control (relaxed) is part of shooting fundamentals.
Blacktailer
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Dry fire pactice. You can do it in your living room. Work on body position, trigger control, follow through, all of it.
We've all been there. I have to go about a quarter mile when that happens. Actually about as often as not I get to my range and have to come back for something. At least I can play the "old age" card. A friend of mine got to the woods about 6 or 8 miles from here and discovered his bolt was back at the house. Embarrassing, but it happens.I hate it when that happens!! I have to leave the bench, and walk 35 yards back to the house!
Canhunter35
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Exactly, if ur not practicing the right things won't help anything.
my tips, specific tips, focus on ur grip, pinky and ring finger squeezing, relaxed thumb and middle finger, remove parallax by paying attention to ur Cheek rest, then focus on the reticle as u break the shot
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Get the rifle into a position that when you relax on it, it stays on target. If it is under pressure to get on target it will move off target on recoil. Breath should not be held. Lungs full and let it "fall out" as you do nothing but aim and gradually pull the trigger straight back. Trigger pull should not be able to move the cross hair off the point of aim. I set my shoulder behind the rifle "strong" without pushing into the rifle or pulling it back into my shoulder. Only touching my finger tips to the grip and laying my thumb on the hand side of the grip. Adjust parallax so that the cross hair does not move with slight movement of the head. The only influence I want on the rifle is vertical from the squeeze on the rear bag from the off hand.
If you hunt with a bipod then you should always have it on. Drastic changes in poi will happen with the bipod on vs off. The rifle must recoil the same in order to hit the same.
If you hunt with a bipod then you should always have it on. Drastic changes in poi will happen with the bipod on vs off. The rifle must recoil the same in order to hit the same.
milo-2
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Of coarse fundamentals are needed. I try to set the rifle up in a solid foundation so you're not repositioning after each shot. If you have to reposition, at some point you will be forcing shots.
You should know the recoil pattern of your rifle.
I take rds to shoot first, before attempting groups, whether the same rifle or a different one. If you cannot own a target you know you are capable of, no reason to believe today is your day to shine, go home, try tomorrow.
You should know the recoil pattern of your rifle.
I take rds to shoot first, before attempting groups, whether the same rifle or a different one. If you cannot own a target you know you are capable of, no reason to believe today is your day to shine, go home, try tomorrow.
X2 on this. I owe most of my current "ability" to laying on the living room floor and dry firing on a deer sized object at 1,400 yards. You'll learn a lot about yourself while dry firing. The recoil of a rifle will hide a lot of your mistakes
Great point.. Getting comfortable behind the rifle!
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mtwarych
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Training and practice, huge amounts of both!
Agreed. Shooting position and follow through. I have my checklist setting up to shoot either groups or a shot. I always take as much muscle out of the equation as possible and front end mechanics are very seldom a problem for me, my trouble usually comes down to follow through. That's where I really need the work when I get back on rifles after the summer of fishing.
Lay off the coffee and tobacco immediately before and while shooting. I can see my heartbeat in the reticle sometimes and usually have to chill out for 1/2 hour or shoot something that I don't care about shooting tiny groups with until my system metabolizes these accuracy affecting substances.
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milo-2
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Just stop by a Perkins, get a platter breakfast, the 24" round plate, scarf that down, if you are still awake in hour, you will be so lethargic your groups will look like 1 shot and really, you could care less.
