cayugad

!!!! Dave... excellent thoughts... on of the big no-no's I see is placement of the front rest on the forearm, and what you might be doing with the front hand.

Most stocks today will flex the farther out the forearm you put the front rest, even wood stocks can - this will/can move the POI.. Often we do not even work at keeping the front rest in the same location through all the shots. I am so anal, as Tom noted when he was out here, I even put the sabot in the same orientation every time I shoot, but on the other end of the spectrum - I still refuse to weigh loads I throw them on site... I am a mess...

I was watching a hunting show on TV the other day, a guy hunting a hog. No this was suppose to be a professional hunter right.... He was using a full standing bi-pod. The guide handed him the bi-pod and said make sure you shoot it in the head... I'll be danged if the shooter did not put the bi-pod under the barrel 'on the metal' then reach up with his front hand grab the forearm and you know he pulled down on the wood to keep the recoil from lifting the gun out of the bi-pod. After the shot they all congratulated each other - so on TV it worked!!! but???