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<blockquote data-quote="Stokesrjsr" data-source="post: 1671588" data-attributes="member: 108548"><p>I think you are on the right track but I would offer a few suggestions that you may find helpful.</p><p></p><p>I'm not a fan of shooting steel, hitting a 10" gong is not sufficient for hunting big game, bullet placement needs to be much more precise than that for consistent clean kills. I would offer that a lighter and better solution is a life size cardboard deer target with vital organs illustrated, this will reveal much more to you than simply hitting steel. It is also lighter.</p><p></p><p>Also, the one and done, won't work, you will not learn enough quickly enough to achieve much. Learning to shoot a rifle well is all about cycles of learning, with informed feedback for each cycle.</p><p></p><p>I actually do something very similar to what you are suggesting and would give up quickly if I spent the time, energy, gas, etc to shoot one shot and go home. I do this probably 20-30 times a year. I'm a US Distinguished Rifleman and it took me many thousands of rounds to truly learn how to shoot a rifle to a level of true competence from standing, sitting, and prone positions.</p><p></p><p>As others have indicated there is something really wrong if you are seeing 5 MOA shifts from prone with bipod to bench. 1.5 MOA would be normal. Perhaps your forend is too flexible allowing contact with the barrel under loading pressure from the bipod.</p><p></p><p>Attached is a pic of the life sized deer target I shot at 568 yards with my Blaser R8 308 Win with a 16.5" suppressed barrel from a field position. This is in an estimated 8 MPH 3/4 value wind with a hold on the left edge of the paper. Making accurate wind calls is also one of the important lessons of practicing in the field. For this shot I was measuring the wind at my location with a Kestral which was only 4-5 mph left to right but I could see by the mirage through my spotting scope that it was closer to 10 MPH at the target.</p><p></p><p>I hope this helps you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stokesrjsr, post: 1671588, member: 108548"] I think you are on the right track but I would offer a few suggestions that you may find helpful. I'm not a fan of shooting steel, hitting a 10" gong is not sufficient for hunting big game, bullet placement needs to be much more precise than that for consistent clean kills. I would offer that a lighter and better solution is a life size cardboard deer target with vital organs illustrated, this will reveal much more to you than simply hitting steel. It is also lighter. Also, the one and done, won't work, you will not learn enough quickly enough to achieve much. Learning to shoot a rifle well is all about cycles of learning, with informed feedback for each cycle. I actually do something very similar to what you are suggesting and would give up quickly if I spent the time, energy, gas, etc to shoot one shot and go home. I do this probably 20-30 times a year. I'm a US Distinguished Rifleman and it took me many thousands of rounds to truly learn how to shoot a rifle to a level of true competence from standing, sitting, and prone positions. As others have indicated there is something really wrong if you are seeing 5 MOA shifts from prone with bipod to bench. 1.5 MOA would be normal. Perhaps your forend is too flexible allowing contact with the barrel under loading pressure from the bipod. Attached is a pic of the life sized deer target I shot at 568 yards with my Blaser R8 308 Win with a 16.5" suppressed barrel from a field position. This is in an estimated 8 MPH 3/4 value wind with a hold on the left edge of the paper. Making accurate wind calls is also one of the important lessons of practicing in the field. For this shot I was measuring the wind at my location with a Kestral which was only 4-5 mph left to right but I could see by the mirage through my spotting scope that it was closer to 10 MPH at the target. I hope this helps you. [/QUOTE]
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