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The Basics, Starting Out
Finally, It all came together this evening
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<blockquote data-quote="Guest" data-source="post: 83677"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p> (Thanks to Ric Horst anyone that shoots off of a bench and pedestal rest is less than, well pretty low on the totem pole. )</p><p> </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ] </p><p></p><p>Hey now!! I resemble that remark...! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif</p><p></p><p>Roy,</p><p></p><p>Now you are gonna get some of the "carry a bench to hunt from" guys all fired up and hatin' me... </p><p>My whole philosophy on the bench thing is.. use it to work up a load and then hit the dirt .. if it doesn't work in the dirt try somthing else. After all I won't see any benches I can use in the desert, or any in the mountains when I am hunting. Using a bi-pod is just very practical and very smart in my opinion. I see you have found the nack for it yourself!. </p><p>Here's a tip for you. If you have to shoot from a log or a rock or any other object when afield. Make sure your resting point or point of contact with this object is the same place your bi-pod attaches to your rifle. This should keep you barrel harmonics the same. Some times if you go further back or further forward it disrupts the harmonics.. especially if you go forward and under recoil the stock touches the barrel.. bad bad bad...</p><p></p><p> [ QUOTE ]</p><p>even if it is only a 338 Win </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ] </p><p></p><p>I put this in another post this morning.. might have to make it my signature line..</p><p></p><p>Velocity and High B.C. are nice but accuracy kills...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guest, post: 83677"] [ QUOTE ] (Thanks to Ric Horst anyone that shoots off of a bench and pedestal rest is less than, well pretty low on the totem pole. ) [/ QUOTE ] Hey now!! I resemble that remark...! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Roy, Now you are gonna get some of the "carry a bench to hunt from" guys all fired up and hatin' me... My whole philosophy on the bench thing is.. use it to work up a load and then hit the dirt .. if it doesn't work in the dirt try somthing else. After all I won't see any benches I can use in the desert, or any in the mountains when I am hunting. Using a bi-pod is just very practical and very smart in my opinion. I see you have found the nack for it yourself!. Here's a tip for you. If you have to shoot from a log or a rock or any other object when afield. Make sure your resting point or point of contact with this object is the same place your bi-pod attaches to your rifle. This should keep you barrel harmonics the same. Some times if you go further back or further forward it disrupts the harmonics.. especially if you go forward and under recoil the stock touches the barrel.. bad bad bad... [ QUOTE ] even if it is only a 338 Win [/ QUOTE ] I put this in another post this morning.. might have to make it my signature line.. Velocity and High B.C. are nice but accuracy kills... [/QUOTE]
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