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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 855166" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>Yes that's what I mean. It's really not "flinching' it's just something a lot of people do without thinking.</p><p></p><p>Try this. See if you can bend your finger at a 90 and draw the pad of the last joint straight to the crotch of your thumb/hand joint. See if it's coming straight back or if it's angling to one side.</p><p></p><p>If it's not coming straight back this may be your problem. For some reason I've also seen a lot of shooters in the last decade or so using more than just the last pad, but in fact sticking that all the way through to the second pad of their trigger finger. Doing that can easily cause you to torque it a bit.</p><p></p><p>If you are using just the last pd try sliding your palm back just a bit farther than you normally do and draw, not squeeze but draw it back ever so slowly.</p><p></p><p>Do a bit of practicing with a snap cap and see if any of the above helps you stay steadier on your POA, but make sure the POA is at 300yds or more on a small target.</p><p></p><p>These little tweaks don't really show up much at closer ranges.</p><p></p><p>We all have mechanics, it is how you physically mount and drive the rifle, and those mechanics really make a difference when you start stretching out the ranges.</p><p></p><p>No matter how experienced we are, we can all improve with a little help.</p><p></p><p>As I said above it's all about how you are physically "mated" so to speak to the rifle. Shooting from the bench with the bipod you might want to consider using a rear monopod in stead of bags. They are pretty darn handy.</p><p></p><p>What I generally do is curl my off arm (right in your case) around under the rifle and use my curled up fist as a rear bag. Just flexing/relaxing it a bit gives you a very stable rear support with pinpoint elevation changes. Even if I use a rear bag I'll use both to make the minute changes necessary.</p><p></p><p>One problem we experienced shooters run into is that we may have been doing something just a bit off for decades, but since we usually hit what we're shooting at we don't notice those errors especially if we are shooting alone.</p><p></p><p>I had a good friend stay with me helping me train dogs for a few months a couple of years ago. Dave was already a hell of a shot but I picked on a few of his mechanical errors a bit here and there (break time usually included at least 20 rounds at 600-870yds HA) and his already very good shooting came up a few notches by the time he left.</p><p></p><p>He'd never shot anything at greater than 400yds before he started hanging around with me and for that next year or so after he left I was frequently getting calls "Hey you won't believe what I just did" killing coyotes and deer at ranges he would have never thought possible just a year prior.</p><p></p><p>I have some nerve damage which affects both of my hands to varying degrees and one of the results is that I often get shaky on my right hand/fingers. The little trick I mentioned above about just sliding your hand back a bit farther than you are used to is something I picked up from a friend myself. Made a big difference.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 855166, member: 30902"] Yes that's what I mean. It's really not "flinching' it's just something a lot of people do without thinking. Try this. See if you can bend your finger at a 90 and draw the pad of the last joint straight to the crotch of your thumb/hand joint. See if it's coming straight back or if it's angling to one side. If it's not coming straight back this may be your problem. For some reason I've also seen a lot of shooters in the last decade or so using more than just the last pad, but in fact sticking that all the way through to the second pad of their trigger finger. Doing that can easily cause you to torque it a bit. If you are using just the last pd try sliding your palm back just a bit farther than you normally do and draw, not squeeze but draw it back ever so slowly. Do a bit of practicing with a snap cap and see if any of the above helps you stay steadier on your POA, but make sure the POA is at 300yds or more on a small target. These little tweaks don't really show up much at closer ranges. We all have mechanics, it is how you physically mount and drive the rifle, and those mechanics really make a difference when you start stretching out the ranges. No matter how experienced we are, we can all improve with a little help. As I said above it's all about how you are physically "mated" so to speak to the rifle. Shooting from the bench with the bipod you might want to consider using a rear monopod in stead of bags. They are pretty darn handy. What I generally do is curl my off arm (right in your case) around under the rifle and use my curled up fist as a rear bag. Just flexing/relaxing it a bit gives you a very stable rear support with pinpoint elevation changes. Even if I use a rear bag I'll use both to make the minute changes necessary. One problem we experienced shooters run into is that we may have been doing something just a bit off for decades, but since we usually hit what we're shooting at we don't notice those errors especially if we are shooting alone. I had a good friend stay with me helping me train dogs for a few months a couple of years ago. Dave was already a hell of a shot but I picked on a few of his mechanical errors a bit here and there (break time usually included at least 20 rounds at 600-870yds HA) and his already very good shooting came up a few notches by the time he left. He'd never shot anything at greater than 400yds before he started hanging around with me and for that next year or so after he left I was frequently getting calls "Hey you won't believe what I just did" killing coyotes and deer at ranges he would have never thought possible just a year prior. I have some nerve damage which affects both of my hands to varying degrees and one of the results is that I often get shaky on my right hand/fingers. The little trick I mentioned above about just sliding your hand back a bit farther than you are used to is something I picked up from a friend myself. Made a big difference. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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