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<blockquote data-quote="ricciardelli" data-source="post: 831" data-attributes="member: 293"><p>All excellent answers...</p><p></p><p>First of all, the only way you will ever eliminate the movement is if you are dead, but that ain't no fun.</p><p></p><p>I have found that breath control is the most important item to learn.</p><p></p><p>Second is to evaluate the movement you see, and time your shot (when possible) at the optimum moment when your sight picture is perfect.</p><p></p><p>As for the grip, off the bench I do not "grip" the forestock. It rests in a cradle, and my hand is there just to steady my body, not my rifle. Sometimes I don't use my off hand to even touch the front of the rifle, but rather use it under the butt of the stock to center the rifle on my shoulder.</p><p></p><p>As for the firing hand, I do not wrap my thumb around the grip, but rather keep it on the "outside". Lower three fingers and palm are used as a platform for the trigger finger.</p><p></p><p>In a hunting situation I always try to find some inanimate object to rest upon. I do use the off hand and the forearm, with a light grip, not to hold the rifle on target, but to control it during recoil. (The more you try to hold a rifle, the more it will wander.)</p><p></p><p>I use a conventional wrap-around grip for the shooting hand, with the minimum amount of pressure required to control the gun. Trigger pull is exactly that...I "pull" the trigger, not squeeze it as many suggest. When you squeeze a trigger it causes movement of the gun...when you pull it oyu are using only that one finger...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ricciardelli, post: 831, member: 293"] All excellent answers... First of all, the only way you will ever eliminate the movement is if you are dead, but that ain't no fun. I have found that breath control is the most important item to learn. Second is to evaluate the movement you see, and time your shot (when possible) at the optimum moment when your sight picture is perfect. As for the grip, off the bench I do not "grip" the forestock. It rests in a cradle, and my hand is there just to steady my body, not my rifle. Sometimes I don't use my off hand to even touch the front of the rifle, but rather use it under the butt of the stock to center the rifle on my shoulder. As for the firing hand, I do not wrap my thumb around the grip, but rather keep it on the "outside". Lower three fingers and palm are used as a platform for the trigger finger. In a hunting situation I always try to find some inanimate object to rest upon. I do use the off hand and the forearm, with a light grip, not to hold the rifle on target, but to control it during recoil. (The more you try to hold a rifle, the more it will wander.) I use a conventional wrap-around grip for the shooting hand, with the minimum amount of pressure required to control the gun. Trigger pull is exactly that...I "pull" the trigger, not squeeze it as many suggest. When you squeeze a trigger it causes movement of the gun...when you pull it oyu are using only that one finger... [/QUOTE]
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