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RIFLE SETUP FOR LOAD DEVELOPMENT
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<blockquote data-quote="Rardoin" data-source="post: 2111545" data-attributes="member: 114954"><p>^^^ I have developed loads, for a rifle destined to be shot free-hand or off of a bipod/prone, using a detachable forearm bag rider so I could fully rest it in a SEB Neo/heavy prone rear bag. I found that it shot essentially the same grouping pattern with either method except I had less out of group shots and less horizontal fully rested. For a hunting load a fully rested rifle that is allowed to recoil in a similar fashion as when used hunting will group close enough as to not make a difference. However as MB said it is much easier to eliminate the human factor is you have a stable and <em>repeatable</em> method of resting the rifle during load development. On another note I don't like Lead-Sleds at all for other reasons (I've seen groups change going from just using a large sand bag to a LS). I have seen a couple of scopes damaged and one very nice Weatherby 300WM stock split at the tang during firing off a LS weighted with 25lbs of steel<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" />.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rardoin, post: 2111545, member: 114954"] ^^^ I have developed loads, for a rifle destined to be shot free-hand or off of a bipod/prone, using a detachable forearm bag rider so I could fully rest it in a SEB Neo/heavy prone rear bag. I found that it shot essentially the same grouping pattern with either method except I had less out of group shots and less horizontal fully rested. For a hunting load a fully rested rifle that is allowed to recoil in a similar fashion as when used hunting will group close enough as to not make a difference. However as MB said it is much easier to eliminate the human factor is you have a stable and [I]repeatable[/I] method of resting the rifle during load development. On another note I don't like Lead-Sleds at all for other reasons (I've seen groups change going from just using a large sand bag to a LS). I have seen a couple of scopes damaged and one very nice Weatherby 300WM stock split at the tang during firing off a LS weighted with 25lbs of steel:mad:. [/QUOTE]
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