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Choosing the LOP compromise for different shooting positions..?
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<blockquote data-quote="AGL4now" data-source="post: 1348282" data-attributes="member: 101973"><p>Specifically I am asking about the LOP differences for different shooting positions. Lets pretend you are at a custom stock builder, and they have a "Master Fitter" who will fit you for the perfect stock fit for shooting "Prone".</p><p></p><p>You get that stock and it is "Perfect" for shooting Prone position. You are so happy, that you go back and ask to be fitted for a custom stock for a rifle that you will only ever shoot from either at bench or shoot "Off Hand" position. You receive this stock and it is "Perfect".</p><p></p><p>Question: when you measure the LOP of each......will they be exactly the same....???</p><p></p><p>If one is shorter, which one is shorter......and roughly by how much shorter...???</p><p></p><p>If we repeated this for ten thousand men, what would the "Average" discovered distance be, for overall variance for most men....for those two shooting positions....???</p><p></p><p>I have lived in Alaska for 48 of the 71 years of my life. Early on I learned that the perfect LOP for summer dress is much longer then what works when wearing several inches of arctic clothing in the winter. So I have summer rifles and winter rifles. I also have PH rifles that are LOP half way between Summer and/or Winter LOP, but they have a very-very rounded "Heel" for quick snag-free mounting.</p><p></p><p>I have just purchased my first designated "Long Range Rifle", and for it to work summer and winter I'll need to shorten the LOP. Now add in that in my 62 years of rifle hunting, I can't remember even shooting prone when hunting, this is mostly because of snow depth, and tall vegetation in the summer.</p><p></p><p>But I would like to know what is the average difference for most hunters choice of LOP for shooting Prone or Off-Hand, so I can factor this into my LOP decision.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for any information on this subject, as I am new to Long Range Hunting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AGL4now, post: 1348282, member: 101973"] Specifically I am asking about the LOP differences for different shooting positions. Lets pretend you are at a custom stock builder, and they have a "Master Fitter" who will fit you for the perfect stock fit for shooting "Prone". You get that stock and it is "Perfect" for shooting Prone position. You are so happy, that you go back and ask to be fitted for a custom stock for a rifle that you will only ever shoot from either at bench or shoot "Off Hand" position. You receive this stock and it is "Perfect". Question: when you measure the LOP of each......will they be exactly the same....??? If one is shorter, which one is shorter......and roughly by how much shorter...??? If we repeated this for ten thousand men, what would the "Average" discovered distance be, for overall variance for most men....for those two shooting positions....??? I have lived in Alaska for 48 of the 71 years of my life. Early on I learned that the perfect LOP for summer dress is much longer then what works when wearing several inches of arctic clothing in the winter. So I have summer rifles and winter rifles. I also have PH rifles that are LOP half way between Summer and/or Winter LOP, but they have a very-very rounded "Heel" for quick snag-free mounting. I have just purchased my first designated "Long Range Rifle", and for it to work summer and winter I'll need to shorten the LOP. Now add in that in my 62 years of rifle hunting, I can't remember even shooting prone when hunting, this is mostly because of snow depth, and tall vegetation in the summer. But I would like to know what is the average difference for most hunters choice of LOP for shooting Prone or Off-Hand, so I can factor this into my LOP decision. Thanks for any information on this subject, as I am new to Long Range Hunting. [/QUOTE]
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