lots Of lowlight in this thread
being straight behind the rifle is a key to consistency - because consistency IS accuracy
in a system that mechanically controls the movement of the rifle, like F class and benchrest they are basically free recoiling it letting the system do the work. Flat bottom stocks with rests. In any other shooting, aside from Palma or unsupported, where you are using a sling, you have to be off to the side to get the forearm under the rifle.
now in our type of shooting or even the K02M you should be straight behind the rifle. Recoil management tells the bullet where the barrel is upon release, if you are inconsistent in your fundamentals, ( Why they call it a fundamental) the barrel will be in different positions upon release of the bullet, hence you get less than desirable results.
this is why in the past and even in the present people had different zeros, each shooter was doing something different, now we try to get everyone straight. You can trade rifles and be much closer than ever before.
we endeavor to create clones in this regard.
recoil follows the path of least resist just like electricity and will exploit any weakness in your position.
left to their own devices, rifles are machines and will do the same thing every time sans outside influence which is us.
its about time, the time it takes to make the decision to break the shot, the time it takes for the brain to communicate the will to press the trigger, the it takes the firing pin to hit the primer, the time it takes to burn the powder and send the bullet down the barrel, and finally the time when the bullet is actually out. Any weakness in your position will be exploited because of time.
small zipper calibers leave quickly and have less Newtonian influence, bigger slower bullets take longer, have more recoil and will exploit your weaknesses to a bigger degree.
we can get away with a lot depending on the circumstances which is why comp guys want super heavy rifles with small bullets moving as fast as possible to minimize the time.
there is a right and wrong here, just because people appear to do well in limited situations doesn’t make getting lucky right. Consistency is right, repeating the same action is right.
that video is super old, it’s a camera angle thing before I got bit more savvy with the angles.
benches should be square with no cutout, we want to eliminate angles whenever possible.
