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<blockquote data-quote="Warren Jensen" data-source="post: 363" data-attributes="member: 21"><p>Rufous,</p><p></p><p>Bagging is part of the art of bench shooting techniques. I am certain others here have extensive experience and can offer their opinions.</p><p></p><p>For myself I never touch the rifle with my non-trigger hand.(I shoot both right and left handed). My off hand will be used to control the rear bag. On heavy recoiling rifles my trigger hand will pull the rifle into my shoulder. I have found that if after the shot the point of aim settles back to the identical pre-shot hold point then I will be inducing little or no deflection during recoil.</p><p></p><p>Many shooters have completely different bench techniques, but mine has to be adaptable to a lot of rifles the vast majority of which are not mine and do not fit me as I would like. If you are shooting only one or a few rifles and they fit you well then you can tailor your technique more closely. Bags are often tailored for the rifle and the shooter.</p><p></p><p>Try different bags, but if as a general rule your foreend is lifting then you need to lower the height of the rifle an inch or more. This can be done with lower bags or lowering the bench, or raise your stool. This will cause you to lean over more and shift the bearing on the butt higher on your shoulder.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Warren Jensen, post: 363, member: 21"] Rufous, Bagging is part of the art of bench shooting techniques. I am certain others here have extensive experience and can offer their opinions. For myself I never touch the rifle with my non-trigger hand.(I shoot both right and left handed). My off hand will be used to control the rear bag. On heavy recoiling rifles my trigger hand will pull the rifle into my shoulder. I have found that if after the shot the point of aim settles back to the identical pre-shot hold point then I will be inducing little or no deflection during recoil. Many shooters have completely different bench techniques, but mine has to be adaptable to a lot of rifles the vast majority of which are not mine and do not fit me as I would like. If you are shooting only one or a few rifles and they fit you well then you can tailor your technique more closely. Bags are often tailored for the rifle and the shooter. Try different bags, but if as a general rule your foreend is lifting then you need to lower the height of the rifle an inch or more. This can be done with lower bags or lowering the bench, or raise your stool. This will cause you to lean over more and shift the bearing on the butt higher on your shoulder. [/QUOTE]
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