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<blockquote data-quote="Tulsa Reiner" data-source="post: 1932831" data-attributes="member: 75815"><p>Excellent post, PNW.</p><p>Yes, it is impossible to hold they rifle completely steady while aiming, unless you can stop your heart from beating. </p><p>The best one can do is slow down the heart rate by relaxing, avoiding stimulants (as described above by several posters), and taking advantage of the cardiorespiratory reflex (the natural slowing of the rate of heartbeat that occurs on exhalation), so the trigger pull can occur at the same time for each shot.</p><p>To see what I mean by cardiorespiratory reflex, feel your radial artery pulse and note the change in time between heartbeats as you inhale and exhale. (Mine is very exaggerated, thus easy to notice.) This demonstrates why we exhale (66% or 75%, whatever is comfortable and allows you to not take a breath for several seconds) before starting to pull the trigger. </p><p>Watch the reticle move in an oval circle while holding on target-- that is the surge of blood from each heart beat expanding the chest and moving the stock. Then time your trigger pull for each shot to match the same phase of chest expansion each time. This is good to practice while dry firing.</p><p>Unfortunately, in a hunting situation, with a big bull or buck in your crosshairs, the heartrate is going to be accelerated! This is where hunting experience comes into play.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tulsa Reiner, post: 1932831, member: 75815"] Excellent post, PNW. Yes, it is impossible to hold they rifle completely steady while aiming, unless you can stop your heart from beating. The best one can do is slow down the heart rate by relaxing, avoiding stimulants (as described above by several posters), and taking advantage of the cardiorespiratory reflex (the natural slowing of the rate of heartbeat that occurs on exhalation), so the trigger pull can occur at the same time for each shot. To see what I mean by cardiorespiratory reflex, feel your radial artery pulse and note the change in time between heartbeats as you inhale and exhale. (Mine is very exaggerated, thus easy to notice.) This demonstrates why we exhale (66% or 75%, whatever is comfortable and allows you to not take a breath for several seconds) before starting to pull the trigger. Watch the reticle move in an oval circle while holding on target-- that is the surge of blood from each heart beat expanding the chest and moving the stock. Then time your trigger pull for each shot to match the same phase of chest expansion each time. This is good to practice while dry firing. Unfortunately, in a hunting situation, with a big bull or buck in your crosshairs, the heartrate is going to be accelerated! This is where hunting experience comes into play. [/QUOTE]
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