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The Basics, Starting Out
Things you wished you knew when you started?
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<blockquote data-quote="YZ-80" data-source="post: 1838772" data-attributes="member: 109229"><p>I think your reasoning is sound. My approach is to accurize and validate my load as much as possible from a "bench" configuration (heavy bag up front and support bag in the rear). Once I'm satisfied with the load I practice the way I plan to hunt, in my case prone off a field mat, front-loading a Harris Bipod. I cut myself some slack on the group size at distance off the bipod because I know I'm not as stable prone and instead of my .5 MOA validation requirement at 400 yards, I'll let myself get away with a minute, maybe 1.5 minutes. As long as I'm still comfortably in an 8" circle out to distance, I'm happy. Obviously, if I was going out further my requirements would be more stringent.</p><p></p><p>Anyway on the reloading deal, I've been at it now for 11 years. I have found it to be quite rewarding and as I've said in the past, I add incrementally to my skill set as I "evolve". This year, some of you might be excited (some not) to know I'm going to become a "neck turner"!</p><p></p><p>What did I wish I knew? - About this forum. A place where you can have threads like this, people learn from them and the discourse is polite and productive. Happy Sunday everybody!</p><p></p><p>-YZ</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="YZ-80, post: 1838772, member: 109229"] I think your reasoning is sound. My approach is to accurize and validate my load as much as possible from a "bench" configuration (heavy bag up front and support bag in the rear). Once I'm satisfied with the load I practice the way I plan to hunt, in my case prone off a field mat, front-loading a Harris Bipod. I cut myself some slack on the group size at distance off the bipod because I know I'm not as stable prone and instead of my .5 MOA validation requirement at 400 yards, I'll let myself get away with a minute, maybe 1.5 minutes. As long as I'm still comfortably in an 8" circle out to distance, I'm happy. Obviously, if I was going out further my requirements would be more stringent. Anyway on the reloading deal, I've been at it now for 11 years. I have found it to be quite rewarding and as I've said in the past, I add incrementally to my skill set as I "evolve". This year, some of you might be excited (some not) to know I'm going to become a "neck turner"! What did I wish I knew? - About this forum. A place where you can have threads like this, people learn from them and the discourse is polite and productive. Happy Sunday everybody! -YZ [/QUOTE]
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