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<blockquote data-quote="Teri Anne" data-source="post: 2384404" data-attributes="member: 118816"><p>At first I wasn't going to respond to this post then thought better of it. How do I manage my point of impact? First of all I don't use a bipod, most are not well made and cause aiming errors unless you have sighted in your rifle when shooting from a bipod from the position you will be shooting out in the field. One simple thing that most people neglect is the fact that scope eye relief changes when you go through the different shooting positions. The eye relief you set when shooting from a bench will not be anywhere close to what it is when shooting in other positions especially the prone position. Don't believe it, take your rifle and first put it to your shoulder and look through the scope. If the eye relief is properly set then you should not have to jokey around to get a full sight picture and there should be no need to move your head to adjust for parallax. If you have to move your head around, especially fore or aft then the eye relief needs to be reset. Once that eye relief is set get into another shooting position and do the same thing. Get your cheek weld and look through the scope. In about 99% of all cases you will have to move your head either back or forward to get the proper eye relief. That is because the eye relief changed with the different position. You will probably find that your POI shifted too. The solution to this issue is to select the position that you will be shooting from most of the time, set your eye relief and zero the rifle for that position. Then keep in mind that if you shoot from another position that you are going to have to slightly modify the way you hold your rifle to ensure you correct for the difference. Personally I use a military sling and the bones in my body for support. If you use muscle to support the rifle, there is wobble and the wobble causes misses, bone does not move so once in PROPER shooting position no matter what it is, you will have the best support for any shot. It takes practice and it's not perfect, but much more effective and a lot steadier than using a bipod, which can pretty much only be used when shooting prone,</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Teri Anne, post: 2384404, member: 118816"] At first I wasn't going to respond to this post then thought better of it. How do I manage my point of impact? First of all I don't use a bipod, most are not well made and cause aiming errors unless you have sighted in your rifle when shooting from a bipod from the position you will be shooting out in the field. One simple thing that most people neglect is the fact that scope eye relief changes when you go through the different shooting positions. The eye relief you set when shooting from a bench will not be anywhere close to what it is when shooting in other positions especially the prone position. Don't believe it, take your rifle and first put it to your shoulder and look through the scope. If the eye relief is properly set then you should not have to jokey around to get a full sight picture and there should be no need to move your head to adjust for parallax. If you have to move your head around, especially fore or aft then the eye relief needs to be reset. Once that eye relief is set get into another shooting position and do the same thing. Get your cheek weld and look through the scope. In about 99% of all cases you will have to move your head either back or forward to get the proper eye relief. That is because the eye relief changed with the different position. You will probably find that your POI shifted too. The solution to this issue is to select the position that you will be shooting from most of the time, set your eye relief and zero the rifle for that position. Then keep in mind that if you shoot from another position that you are going to have to slightly modify the way you hold your rifle to ensure you correct for the difference. Personally I use a military sling and the bones in my body for support. If you use muscle to support the rifle, there is wobble and the wobble causes misses, bone does not move so once in PROPER shooting position no matter what it is, you will have the best support for any shot. It takes practice and it's not perfect, but much more effective and a lot steadier than using a bipod, which can pretty much only be used when shooting prone, [/QUOTE]
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