Unsupported Shooting
02-08-2017, 07:17 AM
#91
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 866
For hunting i need a carry strap. Using it as a hasty sling seems to be a better option than a loop sling. It is possible it could be made a tighter hasty sling. The rifle was sighted in from a bench in November. In January the scope was adjusted some, because the point of impact whilst shooting off hand kept being more left, and more high from center. Right now, i see no reason, no reason to move closer.
What seems to be working good right now, is the hasty sling, and the solid cheek weld, this rifle provides. Also, results seem to be better, when the trigger breaks unexpectedly. Another thing that seems to help, is copying the stance i observed, being one that puts more support on skeletal, and less on muscle.
Currently, my shooting requires a massive amount of improvement; hunting season is still a long ways off...
What seems to be working good right now, is the hasty sling, and the solid cheek weld, this rifle provides. Also, results seem to be better, when the trigger breaks unexpectedly. Another thing that seems to help, is copying the stance i observed, being one that puts more support on skeletal, and less on muscle.
Currently, my shooting requires a massive amount of improvement; hunting season is still a long ways off...
If you put half a twist in the sling it helps with the hasty sling, making it wrap flat around your arm. I can't tell any difference in the way it carrys.
02-09-2017, 08:52 AM
#92
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Rapid City, South Dakota
Posts: 3,732
Different bullet
This morning a different bullet (pictured) was used in the Dream Season shown in the OP. It was 27 degrees, and zero breeze. Shot in a different spot too. The last time i shot, up where i always have, the truck turned into a toboggan when coming back down the trail; i had little desire to repeat that ride.
screwbolts, sent a bunch of these bullets quite awhile back. He say they are 289 grain water dropped, wheel weight, hard cast. He, and his family use these bullets on deer, and he say they knock the snot out of them critters. They are made to use in sabot, and i used them in the black crush ribs. Regulation require expanding bullets, so i can't hunt with them, but they sure penetrate deep, and sure blow up water jugs. The bullet was tested two summers ago, using 80 grain Blackhorn, and placing the carpet, plywood, water jugs, phone books at 25 yard. The bullet penetrate almost through the whole world, just stopping in the last pages of the last phone book. There appears to be considerable hydraulic shock that somehow happens without the bullet expanding.
Using the hasty sling, and having a good cheek weld, seems to help me shoot off hand. Standing in a way that puts weight on skeletal, instead of muscle, also seems to be good for me.
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02-09-2017, 09:04 AM
#93
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Illinois
Posts: 3,695
Gettin better!!! I'm still betting the one away from the other 2 is your last shot! Hit the weights Ron! I aint talkin 250 on the bench. Just a couple of 5-10 pounders and do some lat flies, curls, and extensions. Don't push HARD but push yourself a bit. As your strength increases, your groups will shrink.
02-09-2017, 11:29 AM
#96
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Eastern PA
Posts: 12,748
I'd say that's some pretty good shooting Ron. Sure it won't win any national matches but for deer and elk it will definitely get the job done.
Just remember: feet position, less muscle tension, relax and squeeze....
You won't see many shooters on here doing much better unless they've are shooting offhand on a regular basis. Heck I know that, not here, but there are guys that couldn't do that well of a bench with their MLs.
Just remember: feet position, less muscle tension, relax and squeeze....
You won't see many shooters on here doing much better unless they've are shooting offhand on a regular basis. Heck I know that, not here, but there are guys that couldn't do that well of a bench with their MLs.
02-09-2017, 11:38 AM
#97
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Colorado
Posts: 9,557
02-09-2017, 01:41 PM
#99
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Colorado
Posts: 9,557
Thanks, Ron, but as I said earlier. Offhand is all i've done all my life. You'll get better the longer you stick with it.
That was with a Wolf, Powerbelts and open sights. I can do better with a sidelock and a PRB. The Wolf barrel is too short to hold steady and the trigger sucks compared to a double set trigger for offhand shooting..
That was with a Wolf, Powerbelts and open sights. I can do better with a sidelock and a PRB. The Wolf barrel is too short to hold steady and the trigger sucks compared to a double set trigger for offhand shooting..