I've read through and done my best to practice the tips that I've seen here about shooting position, etc and they truly help but I am curious as to what a person can do to eliminate variables for shooting in less than perfect conditions. Tonight, I decided to shoot groups at 100yds and the effects of cheek weld, body position, and how I grip the rifle became very apparent. In the end, I was able to shoot a group that satisfied my but I had to really have my ducks in a row, so to speak. Is there anything that can be done to a rifle or shooting style to help reduce the effects of less than perfect form? I am shooting a surgeon remedy in .338 lapua with a mcmillan a-5 with a loggerhead cheek piece and a fb brake. My bipod is a harris with pod claws. Scope is a NF 5.5-22x56 and I do have a level. Tonight I was shooting prone in my friends lawn with my bipod and a rear bag. My groups were consistantly .75moa but, when I made sure I did everything right, the group was one dime sized hole. I really think its a follow through issue and I do my best but, when I am hunting, I know that there will be times when I mess up so I'd like to reduce the effects if at all possible.
One last question. When removing a stock for cleaning, how much poi shift is normal after putting things back together? How much of a shift would indicate that the bedding should be checked out?
One last question. When removing a stock for cleaning, how much poi shift is normal after putting things back together? How much of a shift would indicate that the bedding should be checked out?