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<blockquote data-quote="Bullet bumper" data-source="post: 812484" data-attributes="member: 17844"><p>308W is fairly common but some Police would also have the 338LM or similar as an option in certain circumstances .</p><p>I know a few people that can't handle the 308W properly because of bad technique . </p><p>The bigger the recoil the more flexing that goes on and the more movement of the gun backwards that upsets the position for the next shot . </p><p>Just because a certain person can tolerate a certain recoil does not mean they are adequately controlling it . That's two different things. </p><p>People say " that recoil does not worry me " but are they getting the accuracy they should ? </p><p>It's a trade off , if you want good long range ballistics using heavy bullets then the extra recoil is inevitable , in the lighter guns anyway . </p><p>Make the gun much heavier and it soaks up some recoil . </p><p>I think you are on the right track now to start perfecting your style so you shoot the same each time . Take your time firing the first shot , watch the wind and work out if you are going to fire when the wind is gone or when the wind is consistent in speed and direction , so that the first cold bore shot is right on the money . Then deliver the next two shots with the same wind condition and hold . Be patient and wait until you get the same wind condition even if it takes quite a while . I will be surprised if you don't get a tighter 3 shot group than before . </p><p>Watch the wind and when you see the right condition approaching take a breath just before you are ready to shoot . Exhale half and hold , tweak the cross hairs again and gently squeeze the trigger using the pad of the index finger not the joint . Make sure only the finger moves at it's joints not the whole hand . If the wind does not cooperate or suddenly changes back off the trigger and start again . It needs to be slow at the start so your brain can process all the required moves and develop a muscle memory. When people rush their training they don't develop the correct muscle memory in their brain . In time you will be able to produce it all without even thinking and then it all happens faster .</p><p>When you post a picture of a group make sure you mark the shots in order and if the first was a cold bore shot , the range and what wind condition .</p><p>If you find your cold bore shot is off after cleaning the barrel you will have to fire a fouling shot or two and then let it cool down before you start group shooting. Sniping is a bit different to group shooting in most circumstances . In sniping you are mostly trying to deliver that first cold bore shot on target each time not so much the following shots but there is still many circumstances that you will want to fire more than one accurate shot on multiple targets or when trying to walk the POI onto a target which is the way it mostly happens at extreme ranges. </p><p>So a good sniper rifle has to have both capabilities , accurate cold bore shot and put the rest of the shots close by that , in addition to hold it's zero in extreme climates and a bunch of other traits . </p><p>Thankfully many fairly cheap modern sporting firearms are also capable of good accuracy .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bullet bumper, post: 812484, member: 17844"] 308W is fairly common but some Police would also have the 338LM or similar as an option in certain circumstances . I know a few people that can't handle the 308W properly because of bad technique . The bigger the recoil the more flexing that goes on and the more movement of the gun backwards that upsets the position for the next shot . Just because a certain person can tolerate a certain recoil does not mean they are adequately controlling it . That's two different things. People say " that recoil does not worry me " but are they getting the accuracy they should ? It's a trade off , if you want good long range ballistics using heavy bullets then the extra recoil is inevitable , in the lighter guns anyway . Make the gun much heavier and it soaks up some recoil . I think you are on the right track now to start perfecting your style so you shoot the same each time . Take your time firing the first shot , watch the wind and work out if you are going to fire when the wind is gone or when the wind is consistent in speed and direction , so that the first cold bore shot is right on the money . Then deliver the next two shots with the same wind condition and hold . Be patient and wait until you get the same wind condition even if it takes quite a while . I will be surprised if you don't get a tighter 3 shot group than before . Watch the wind and when you see the right condition approaching take a breath just before you are ready to shoot . Exhale half and hold , tweak the cross hairs again and gently squeeze the trigger using the pad of the index finger not the joint . Make sure only the finger moves at it's joints not the whole hand . If the wind does not cooperate or suddenly changes back off the trigger and start again . It needs to be slow at the start so your brain can process all the required moves and develop a muscle memory. When people rush their training they don't develop the correct muscle memory in their brain . In time you will be able to produce it all without even thinking and then it all happens faster . When you post a picture of a group make sure you mark the shots in order and if the first was a cold bore shot , the range and what wind condition . If you find your cold bore shot is off after cleaning the barrel you will have to fire a fouling shot or two and then let it cool down before you start group shooting. Sniping is a bit different to group shooting in most circumstances . In sniping you are mostly trying to deliver that first cold bore shot on target each time not so much the following shots but there is still many circumstances that you will want to fire more than one accurate shot on multiple targets or when trying to walk the POI onto a target which is the way it mostly happens at extreme ranges. So a good sniper rifle has to have both capabilities , accurate cold bore shot and put the rest of the shots close by that , in addition to hold it's zero in extreme climates and a bunch of other traits . Thankfully many fairly cheap modern sporting firearms are also capable of good accuracy . [/QUOTE]
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