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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 1368641" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>Bravo4,tbrice23...</p><p></p><p>I agree that different rifles require different holds. The older I get, the more particular I am about stock design. I also think that the benches used at most shooting ranges for general use and bench-rest competition, may do more harm them good when it comes to achieving precision, particularly with newer shooters. Most bench designs make it difficult for the shoulders to position at 90 degrees(perpendicular) to the barrel line effecting alignment. To achieve precision, the shooter has to revert to either "free recoil"(with a hair trigger as to not move the rifle) as most benchrest competitors practice, or, when using a hard hold, struggle to find the just the right hold/body position in order to get accuracy....then, duplicate it exactly. I find that my rifles are much more forgiving to hold pressure and <strong>"trigger control/pull weight"</strong> when behind the rifle with shoulders square; with prone producing the most precise results. All my serious load development is done from a prone position. For hunting/competitive shooting in non-prone positions I work hard to always keep my shoulders square. IMO, I think the trigger often takes the blame when there might be other factors at work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 1368641, member: 10291"] Bravo4,tbrice23... I agree that different rifles require different holds. The older I get, the more particular I am about stock design. I also think that the benches used at most shooting ranges for general use and bench-rest competition, may do more harm them good when it comes to achieving precision, particularly with newer shooters. Most bench designs make it difficult for the shoulders to position at 90 degrees(perpendicular) to the barrel line effecting alignment. To achieve precision, the shooter has to revert to either “free recoil”(with a hair trigger as to not move the rifle) as most benchrest competitors practice, or, when using a hard hold, struggle to find the just the right hold/body position in order to get accuracy....then, duplicate it exactly. I find that my rifles are much more forgiving to hold pressure and [B]“trigger control/pull weight”[/B] when behind the rifle with shoulders square; with prone producing the most precise results. All my serious load development is done from a prone position. For hunting/competitive shooting in non-prone positions I work hard to always keep my shoulders square. IMO, I think the trigger often takes the blame when there might be other factors at work. [/QUOTE]
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