Experiment with your rifle technique.
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On your video, on your 40x with dead body mass, vs not, doesn't that signify that there's some sort of flex in your stock causing inconsistencies when loading your body in it?
I mean it could also be be the recoil pulse, but I figured if you have consistent recoil pulse, then it should be consistently shot. If you took that rifle and just locked it into a lead sled, removing all input, does it also shoot poorly?
I mean it could also be be the recoil pulse, but I figured if you have consistent recoil pulse, then it should be consistently shot. If you took that rifle and just locked it into a lead sled, removing all input, does it also shoot poorly?
He has tried different stocks etc.
I have also experimented, mainly from looking at basic fundamentals videos.
Definitely something that is bound to change at some point.
It looks like my best groups come with
-Light amount of shoulder pressure. Also more is ok but do not see it necessary. The rifle does not slip down on its own from there (has limbsaver that makes friction quite a bit)
-Firing hand is quite loose, with fingers pulling gently to the stock. Triceps are slightly tensioned to keep the prone form. I have tried with loose triceps but it collapses the form.
-Support hand palm is under the stock in tension to bring it to POA. But if target height allows it is non tensioned.
-Head presses cheek comb with its own weight, I usually have to keep it on the comb, making slight tension.
I’ve noticed this Phenomenon many times with my rimfires. So much so that a big part of my routine whenever I get a new rifle is to figure out exactly how it wants to be shot from the bench. It’s as important as figuring out what Ammo/Lot it wants.
Rimfires in particular are like women. Different rifles want to be held in different ways. Some like a light touch and others want to be manhandled. I have rifles that won’t shoot unless theyre basically locked in to the bags with everything I’ve got behind them. Others barely want any pressure exerted. It’s all part of the fun...
Rimfires in particular are like women. Different rifles want to be held in different ways. Some like a light touch and others want to be manhandled. I have rifles that won’t shoot unless theyre basically locked in to the bags with everything I’ve got behind them. Others barely want any pressure exerted. It’s all part of the fun...
I’ll just add one more thing - and I’m speaking solely to rimfire here. There is only one rifle I’ve ever had that responded well to what would basically be called free recoil. And that was a full blown custom Benchrest rifle with a 40x action in a fiberglass Benchrest stock. The less contact I had with it while sitting on the bags, the better it would shoot.
Every other gun I’ve had before or since - whether full blown bench gun or factory - responded better to at least a bit of contact.
Every other gun I’ve had before or since - whether full blown bench gun or factory - responded better to at least a bit of contact.
Could it be the time bullet spends in the bore + strange harmonics (related to the fast powder?)
As I mention in the video... this is one of the main factors that contributes to 22lr being such an effective training tool. It reveals and amplifies everything.
Yep.
At the range not everyone can shoot my 22LR accurately, even though it has 5oz trigger and better glass.
But I have no issue shooting their CF rifles to their fullest, often better than them.
All the things I like about 22LR make it rather UNFORGIVING training platform.
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