At least it feels the same kind of witchcraft as reading tea leaves. Unsure the degree to which it's possible but I'm looking for help reading the targets and determining most likely points of error in my shooting. I'm struggling to shoot consistent groups and to rein in the flyers.
I seem be able to put 2-3 on or near one another, then the remainder are usually either high but about on horizontally, or high and right. From time to time get one or two a bit left.
To build the position, I lay down directly behind the rifle so that the centerline of the rifle is about directly under my left eye. Place firing hand in the grip of the stock, lift the rifle up (no grip/squeeze) and bring the butt downwards into the shoulder while setting the rear bag. Adjust the bag fore and aft to achieve desired POI (smaller adjustment, macro already achieved with bipod height).
The last target I shot with firing hand further down the grip and trigger finger really low on the trigger, basically brushing the trigger guard. This seems to have improved the on-target result some.
On the fliers, when the shot breaks, I can't tell what's going on. Like I don't observe the reticle on the target where the bullet impacts. With a pistol I immediately can tell when/why I shanked one, but here, they feel good.
The targets:
All shot at 100 yards
Dots are IIRC 5/8", pasters from a Shoot N See
5 shots
Prone off a mat
Each group I completely reset position.
Pictures ordered first to last
Rifle & Gear:
Tikka T3X CTR .223,
Left Hand
Mathews Fab adjustable cheek riser
ARC M-Brace high
Burris XTR 5.5 - 30 SCR2 MIL
Accu-Tac PC5 w/Caldwell sling stud to pic rail adapter
Taylor was Here rear bag
Norma Golden Target GTX 69gr
Any insight would be really appreciated.
