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<blockquote data-quote="Tac-O" data-source="post: 1860279" data-attributes="member: 109994"><p>Here's an update.</p><p></p><p>I got a couple snap cap rounds and have practiced dryfiring a fair bit. I've taken my 17hmr and 7-08 (with reduced loads) out a couple of times and feel much better about my trigger control and occasional flinching. The last time I went out and shot my 06, it was particularly bad, and I think that's because I smacked myself in the face with my new scope a couple times (less eye releif than old scope) which caused the slight flinching later. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, went out yesterday and shot prone from the back of my truck bed, with my pedestal rest and bunny ear rear rest, and removed the butt pad from my stock and putt the slip on Sims pad on.</p><p></p><p>The terrible groups in the picture are with a strap on cheek riser pad... The straps on the bottom were screwing with my recoil on my rest, so ignore those. Top right, bottom right, and bottom left felt pretty good, except the one I marked as a flier on the bottom left group.</p><p></p><p>This is the first time I've shot this gun prone, since my range doesn't allow prone shooting. What a difference it makes being able to get my body completely behind and line up with the gun!! I felt so much more solid and stable and the gun recoiled more consistently. It also made it easier to make my hold pressure consistent.</p><p></p><p>After reading a bit last night about techniques for shooting ultralight rifles, I'm convinced this is just a ridiculously hard gun to shoot and I'm proud that I can manage to put as many shots as close together as I can. I think most of my previous troubles had to do with inconsistent holds, even though I tried to make them consistent, and likely a slight flinch at least 25% of the time. After reading about people trying to shoot ultralight rifles for groups and how finicky they can be, I feel better. It's remarkable how pressure sensitive the light guns can apparently be.</p><p></p><p>I think attempting to get 1/2 moa consistently with a field ready 6lb 14oz .30-06 with a fluted pencil barrel at full power loads is quite unrealistic for my first year in shooting groups of the bench. I'll be really happy if I can get it to 0.75moa consistently. </p><p></p><p>I'm excited to get out again next weekend and see if I can improve at the bench with a few of the recommendations from the ultralight fans.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tac-O, post: 1860279, member: 109994"] Here's an update. I got a couple snap cap rounds and have practiced dryfiring a fair bit. I've taken my 17hmr and 7-08 (with reduced loads) out a couple of times and feel much better about my trigger control and occasional flinching. The last time I went out and shot my 06, it was particularly bad, and I think that's because I smacked myself in the face with my new scope a couple times (less eye releif than old scope) which caused the slight flinching later. Anyway, went out yesterday and shot prone from the back of my truck bed, with my pedestal rest and bunny ear rear rest, and removed the butt pad from my stock and putt the slip on Sims pad on. The terrible groups in the picture are with a strap on cheek riser pad... The straps on the bottom were screwing with my recoil on my rest, so ignore those. Top right, bottom right, and bottom left felt pretty good, except the one I marked as a flier on the bottom left group. This is the first time I've shot this gun prone, since my range doesn't allow prone shooting. What a difference it makes being able to get my body completely behind and line up with the gun!! I felt so much more solid and stable and the gun recoiled more consistently. It also made it easier to make my hold pressure consistent. After reading a bit last night about techniques for shooting ultralight rifles, I'm convinced this is just a ridiculously hard gun to shoot and I'm proud that I can manage to put as many shots as close together as I can. I think most of my previous troubles had to do with inconsistent holds, even though I tried to make them consistent, and likely a slight flinch at least 25% of the time. After reading about people trying to shoot ultralight rifles for groups and how finicky they can be, I feel better. It's remarkable how pressure sensitive the light guns can apparently be. I think attempting to get 1/2 moa consistently with a field ready 6lb 14oz .30-06 with a fluted pencil barrel at full power loads is quite unrealistic for my first year in shooting groups of the bench. I'll be really happy if I can get it to 0.75moa consistently. I'm excited to get out again next weekend and see if I can improve at the bench with a few of the recommendations from the ultralight fans. [/QUOTE]
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