As I said before, I am trying to find out how well the rifle shoots. I already know how well I can shoot and it is different almost every time. To me it's like going hunting without siting in, and you don't know where or how well your rifle shoots. I not only know how well it shoots, I also know exactly where it shoots
I have found that In the 50+ years that I have been hunting, rarely is a shot in the same position or under the same conditions every time, so by knowing how well the rifle shoots, I can decide whether to take the shot or not based on the position I would have to shoot from, and the conditions I would be shooting in.
In other words, there is not any system or rest that would work for all shots and I have never killed any game shooting off a shooting bench, but if I could carry a bench and a led sled hunting then I could plan on shooting 1,s and 2,s on game. So knowing how well the rifle shoots makes it easy to decide If "I" can make the shot under the conditions and with the rest I have.
When I trained in the military we were taught to use what we had and the best position for the shot, were not afforded the luxury of sand bags, by pods, lead sleds and shooting benches. the only aid we had was a sling and it served more than one function.
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