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<blockquote data-quote="BallisticsGuy" data-source="post: 1731326" data-attributes="member: 96226"><p>There's downhill from a hillside and downhill from a flat spot. </p><p></p><p>I find downhill shots taken from a down-sloping hillside to be uncomfortable when prone and it's easy to over-load the bipod. I'll sometimes dig my feet into the ground and pull myself backward a bit with my toes to reduce the bipod loading just a little if I'm sliding down the hill. The only way to make the whole shooting from a downslope experience tolerable is to stick something under my chest to lift my pecs off the ground and provide support so I'm not straining my back or neck or muscling the gun. Doing downhill from a seated position is massively easier but you still have to get low for maximum stability and not slide down the hill. A second option is to do a normal prone position but bend your body so your legs go off to your strong hand side instead of straight behind you. That'll lift your strong side which will lift the scope which will make downhill more comfortable. </p><p></p><p>Downhill from a relatively flat firing location isn't entirely different but it's easier to prone out on if done right. If I'm going to prone out in this situation I'll need a MUCH shorter bipod height than on flat ground. If I sit then I'll need a much taller bipod height. You can see here I've got the bipod as low as it'll go and pushed down the slope a little to get it even lower. If I needed to go any steeper I'd have put the pack that's to my right under my chest to raise the back end of the gun. (Pic taken in South Africa, I'm tracking my first eland after putting one in the boiler room.)</p><p><img src="https://ballisticxlr.files.wordpress.com/2018/08/img_0913.jpg?w=500" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p>Here's a screen cap of me in the best position I've found for a mix of speed and precision from a flat spot at the edge of a downhill slope. This is a pretty seriously downhill shot as long range downhill shots go. The target is in the bottom of that valley out there slightly to my left. The position is: legs go criss cross applesauce, facing target square horse, body leaned as far forward as possible over my legs, elbie bones stuffed behind my knees, offhand grasping my right side bicep with the butt stock resting on the back of my support hand, bipod about 4" taller than I could use while prone for the same shot. I'm also loading the bipod pretty aggressively, possibly a little more than is good. Not good to hold this position for a super long time but to take 1 shot that you must make a hit on, it's been very reliable. Works great from the actual hillside too.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://ballisticxlr.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/screen-shot-2019-10-13-at-9.57.59-am.png?w=500" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BallisticsGuy, post: 1731326, member: 96226"] There's downhill from a hillside and downhill from a flat spot. I find downhill shots taken from a down-sloping hillside to be uncomfortable when prone and it's easy to over-load the bipod. I'll sometimes dig my feet into the ground and pull myself backward a bit with my toes to reduce the bipod loading just a little if I'm sliding down the hill. The only way to make the whole shooting from a downslope experience tolerable is to stick something under my chest to lift my pecs off the ground and provide support so I'm not straining my back or neck or muscling the gun. Doing downhill from a seated position is massively easier but you still have to get low for maximum stability and not slide down the hill. A second option is to do a normal prone position but bend your body so your legs go off to your strong hand side instead of straight behind you. That'll lift your strong side which will lift the scope which will make downhill more comfortable. Downhill from a relatively flat firing location isn't entirely different but it's easier to prone out on if done right. If I'm going to prone out in this situation I'll need a MUCH shorter bipod height than on flat ground. If I sit then I'll need a much taller bipod height. You can see here I've got the bipod as low as it'll go and pushed down the slope a little to get it even lower. If I needed to go any steeper I'd have put the pack that's to my right under my chest to raise the back end of the gun. (Pic taken in South Africa, I'm tracking my first eland after putting one in the boiler room.) [IMG]https://ballisticxlr.files.wordpress.com/2018/08/img_0913.jpg?w=500[/IMG] Here's a screen cap of me in the best position I've found for a mix of speed and precision from a flat spot at the edge of a downhill slope. This is a pretty seriously downhill shot as long range downhill shots go. The target is in the bottom of that valley out there slightly to my left. The position is: legs go criss cross applesauce, facing target square horse, body leaned as far forward as possible over my legs, elbie bones stuffed behind my knees, offhand grasping my right side bicep with the butt stock resting on the back of my support hand, bipod about 4" taller than I could use while prone for the same shot. I'm also loading the bipod pretty aggressively, possibly a little more than is good. Not good to hold this position for a super long time but to take 1 shot that you must make a hit on, it's been very reliable. Works great from the actual hillside too. [IMG]https://ballisticxlr.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/screen-shot-2019-10-13-at-9.57.59-am.png?w=500[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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