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<blockquote data-quote="LeddSlinger" data-source="post: 936486" data-attributes="member: 65338"><p>Exactly right. 1K BR shooters don't shoot that fast just to show off or see how quickly they can get them down range. They do it to get them down there under the most "identical" conditions possible. I have witnessed a fellow competitor get off 10 rounds in about 20 seconds while making a scope windage adjustment on two of the shots.....and he still end up putting all 10 shots under 5" at 1000 yards.</p><p></p><p>The method of group shooting used by "runners" in competition is a discipline that works and is more effective than waiting for the wind to blow a flag with just the right speed before you fire each round. Though much of the wind reading is done with mirage.</p><p></p><p>Now that being said, those 1K Benchrest rifles are built specifically for that type of shooting with either dual ports or even a drop port in the bottom for case ejection. The rifles are also generally built with calibers yielding very low recoil. The shooter never has to even take his eye off the scope or budge an inch from his shooting position as he/she cycles the action for ejection/loading after each shot. </p><p></p><p>That style of shooting is much more difficult in a hunting application because the ejection port is almost always the same as the loading port on a hunting rifle and rests found in the field amongst natural geologic formations are not very ideal at times. However, I do believe that it is a very good practice to get rounds down range as fast as your rest and situation will allow. Pick a solid window with the wind and animal position for the first shot, give a good follow through on the shot, then load another round as quickly as possible to get back on target and ready if a follow up shot is needed. But knowing how to properly read the wind for that perfect first shot is by far the most important to being a successful long range hunter</p><p></p><p>Just my 2C</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LeddSlinger, post: 936486, member: 65338"] Exactly right. 1K BR shooters don't shoot that fast just to show off or see how quickly they can get them down range. They do it to get them down there under the most "identical" conditions possible. I have witnessed a fellow competitor get off 10 rounds in about 20 seconds while making a scope windage adjustment on two of the shots.....and he still end up putting all 10 shots under 5" at 1000 yards. The method of group shooting used by "runners" in competition is a discipline that works and is more effective than waiting for the wind to blow a flag with just the right speed before you fire each round. Though much of the wind reading is done with mirage. Now that being said, those 1K Benchrest rifles are built specifically for that type of shooting with either dual ports or even a drop port in the bottom for case ejection. The rifles are also generally built with calibers yielding very low recoil. The shooter never has to even take his eye off the scope or budge an inch from his shooting position as he/she cycles the action for ejection/loading after each shot. That style of shooting is much more difficult in a hunting application because the ejection port is almost always the same as the loading port on a hunting rifle and rests found in the field amongst natural geologic formations are not very ideal at times. However, I do believe that it is a very good practice to get rounds down range as fast as your rest and situation will allow. Pick a solid window with the wind and animal position for the first shot, give a good follow through on the shot, then load another round as quickly as possible to get back on target and ready if a follow up shot is needed. But knowing how to properly read the wind for that perfect first shot is by far the most important to being a successful long range hunter Just my 2C [/QUOTE]
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