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How do You Practice getting consistent cheek weld without putting excessive pressure on the rifle ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Alex Wheeler" data-source="post: 2075775" data-attributes="member: 101859"><p>When I shot high power with a sling building a position was critical. Consistent cheek weld is necessary because your eye is part of the sighting system. To build a natural point of aim the goal was to relax then open your eyes and the sight should be on the target. You dont want to muscle the gun. With a scope that has parallax adjustment your eye is no longer part of the sight and cheek weld is not necessary. You still need to build a natural point of aim, but your eye can be anywhere. Hard cheek weld has some down sides. Your muscles can flex subliminally when you break the shot. My advice is to flex your cheek muscles and if the gun moves, get off of it a little. A light touch to find the scope is all you need. This applies to a hunting situation with a supported rifle. There are other types of shooting that a cheek weld is needed, but I do not believe LR hunting is one of them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alex Wheeler, post: 2075775, member: 101859"] When I shot high power with a sling building a position was critical. Consistent cheek weld is necessary because your eye is part of the sighting system. To build a natural point of aim the goal was to relax then open your eyes and the sight should be on the target. You dont want to muscle the gun. With a scope that has parallax adjustment your eye is no longer part of the sight and cheek weld is not necessary. You still need to build a natural point of aim, but your eye can be anywhere. Hard cheek weld has some down sides. Your muscles can flex subliminally when you break the shot. My advice is to flex your cheek muscles and if the gun moves, get off of it a little. A light touch to find the scope is all you need. This applies to a hunting situation with a supported rifle. There are other types of shooting that a cheek weld is needed, but I do not believe LR hunting is one of them. [/QUOTE]
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