I will just throw this out there for consideration and do not get mad at me for saying this…….
The first thing that I do when setting up for a shooting session whether it is a formal competition or working up loads is to set up the rest and bags properly!
Let's skip to the bag part shall we because the subject of set up would take several pages to go over in detail lol?
This is a critical step that will define if you come home with wood or just wish you had wood all thing being equal! First the bags used on the rest must be settled and I use graded pool filter sand for all of my fills. Then the rear bags must be settled completely! My bags are all Edgewood and when settling them you would swear I was tearing them up they are slammed down so hard sometimes!
Without going into more detail the final test to check if the rifle is ready to be used is the DRY FIRE it and if the crosshairs move when the firing pin hits then you have not done your job properly. When I finish my set up during 1k competitions the dry firing does not move the crosshairs any period and this is with a 05 oz trigger on a 17lb rifle. You can bet you *** that it will move if the setup is not done perfectly.
Can tell you that without exception----the folks I have shot with on a social basis (not competition) had no idea of how to set up the bags and in all fairness had so many other technique and equipment issues that it was only one of many problems. Even with that said all variables have to be eliminated one by one and this one is an easy one to fix.
AM NOT SAYING THE SCOPE IS NOT A FAULT…. It could be.
The first thing that I do when setting up for a shooting session whether it is a formal competition or working up loads is to set up the rest and bags properly!
Let's skip to the bag part shall we because the subject of set up would take several pages to go over in detail lol?
This is a critical step that will define if you come home with wood or just wish you had wood all thing being equal! First the bags used on the rest must be settled and I use graded pool filter sand for all of my fills. Then the rear bags must be settled completely! My bags are all Edgewood and when settling them you would swear I was tearing them up they are slammed down so hard sometimes!
Without going into more detail the final test to check if the rifle is ready to be used is the DRY FIRE it and if the crosshairs move when the firing pin hits then you have not done your job properly. When I finish my set up during 1k competitions the dry firing does not move the crosshairs any period and this is with a 05 oz trigger on a 17lb rifle. You can bet you *** that it will move if the setup is not done perfectly.
Can tell you that without exception----the folks I have shot with on a social basis (not competition) had no idea of how to set up the bags and in all fairness had so many other technique and equipment issues that it was only one of many problems. Even with that said all variables have to be eliminated one by one and this one is an easy one to fix.
AM NOT SAYING THE SCOPE IS NOT A FAULT…. It could be.
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