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Lead sled vs sandbags accuracy issues
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<blockquote data-quote="Mikecr" data-source="post: 1306966" data-attributes="member: 1521"><p>It does no good to trick a gun into bench results, only to see it all fall apart in the field.</p><p>Amazing how much rests & holds can affect results, with the slightest of changes.</p><p>I have a 16.5lb BR gun that was developed on 'heavy' sand in the bags. Now, with any other filler the gun hates me. It's not a field gun so it's not a problem, but an example. Where I set my rest stop makes a difference. Any pressure points, a thumb on the action tang or bolt, trigger guard pressure, vary shouldering or cheek weld, forearm pulls, rests out of alignment,, = opened groups.</p><p>So with a hunting gun, how much in all that is lead sled matched with field shooting conditions?</p><p></p><p>I use a bench rest & rear sandbag for hot grouping. That is free recoil firing.</p><p>But I cold bore load develop off the rest as I use in the field (Harris bipod in the dirt). And I do not shoulder a gun here or in the field. All my rifles are used as single shot, and I keep my ammo in pants pockets(even during load development), so that it is always the same temperature (just a tip).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikecr, post: 1306966, member: 1521"] It does no good to trick a gun into bench results, only to see it all fall apart in the field. Amazing how much rests & holds can affect results, with the slightest of changes. I have a 16.5lb BR gun that was developed on 'heavy' sand in the bags. Now, with any other filler the gun hates me. It's not a field gun so it's not a problem, but an example. Where I set my rest stop makes a difference. Any pressure points, a thumb on the action tang or bolt, trigger guard pressure, vary shouldering or cheek weld, forearm pulls, rests out of alignment,, = opened groups. So with a hunting gun, how much in all that is lead sled matched with field shooting conditions? I use a bench rest & rear sandbag for hot grouping. That is free recoil firing. But I cold bore load develop off the rest as I use in the field (Harris bipod in the dirt). And I do not shoulder a gun here or in the field. All my rifles are used as single shot, and I keep my ammo in pants pockets(even during load development), so that it is always the same temperature (just a tip). [/QUOTE]
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