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Post by smokelessk on Nov 5, 2023 6:59:54 GMT -5
Stupid as in stupid accurate. Getting ready for the upcoming season I fired this yesterday. The real "stupid" part about this gun is the shooter (me) for not building it sooner. 73 grains of 4198 and a 300 grain Pittman with HIS at 100 yards.  |
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Post by Hank on Nov 5, 2023 10:30:22 GMT -5
Stupid is as stupid does š
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Post by smokelessk on Nov 5, 2023 11:25:49 GMT -5
Stupid is as stupid does š Ain't that the truth!!! |
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Post by buckeye68 on Nov 5, 2023 13:24:20 GMT -5
Iāll take that kind of stupid any day of the week!!
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Post by jimbob on Nov 5, 2023 19:01:38 GMT -5
You know what they say YOU CANT FIX STUPID but in your case why would you want to
by the way good shooting
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Post by smokelessk on Nov 6, 2023 1:18:25 GMT -5
Iāll take that kind of stupid any day of the week!! I agree Mark! While I was certainly pleased with the group size what was also interesting is how this was fired. This was from a field position. Prone, from a Harris bipod and using NO rear rest. My support hand was snuggly gripping the forend just behind the bipod. This was unusual for me. I've always done the usual thing of supporting the toe of the stock with my support hand. What I experienced through reading these shots was very interesting and beneficial. |
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Post by smokelessk on Nov 7, 2023 1:17:46 GMT -5
This is the question I bring out to the group. Hold control VS recoil control. Where's it at? Meaning successful shooting. Firing this group, I could see every beat of my heart in the crosshairs. But, control of the recoil was excellent with the hold I had on the rifle. The movement from my heartbeat, if I change my hold I can lessen the movement. However, doing so results in not as great of recoil control. How to draw that line between recoil control and hold control?
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Post by Deputy819 on Nov 7, 2023 5:37:43 GMT -5
smokelesskI can see my heartbeat when I shoot as well and with a āfinished loadā can generally crank out groups like yours. Iām good with it. Target results donāt lie. š
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Post by ballistic on Nov 8, 2023 20:14:28 GMT -5
This is the question I bring out to the group. Hold control VS recoil control. Where's it at? Meaning successful shooting. Firing this group, I could see every beat of my heart in the crosshairs. But, control of the recoil was excellent with the hold I had on the rifle. The movement from my heartbeat, if I change my hold I can lessen the movement. However, doing so results in not as great of recoil control. How to draw that line between recoil control and hold control? Thatās a somewhat hard question to answer but itās a great one. I personally have a recoil and noise threshold with noise causing most. Hold the gun tight and the crosshairs are going to move. Hold it loose and I canāt see my impacts. My setups are purpose built heavy so I can hit that ābalanceā. Increase the speed and bullet weight (even with a great muzzle brake) and I hit my threshold for accuracy. I personally shoot mostly prone off a bipod and rear bag and try to barely preload the bipod with my shoulders pocket. It keeps the crosshairs from bouncing and allows me to spot most of my hits/misses. My triggers are set at 8-10 oz and I donāt sit and worry about my breathing. Iām normally a 3/8ā shooter but have done much better and sometimes the opposite. At the bench itās always better. In benchrest shooting - thereās a reason those guns are setup free-recoil with 2 oz triggers and 1 finger on the trigger. |
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Post by smokelessk on Nov 9, 2023 7:02:37 GMT -5
This is the question I bring out to the group. Hold control VS recoil control. Where's it at? Meaning successful shooting. Firing this group, I could see every beat of my heart in the crosshairs. But, control of the recoil was excellent with the hold I had on the rifle. The movement from my heartbeat, if I change my hold I can lessen the movement. However, doing so results in not as great of recoil control. How to draw that line between recoil control and hold control? Thatās a somewhat hard question to answer but itās a great one. I personally have a recoil and noise threshold with noise causing most. Hold the gun tight and the crosshairs are going to move. Hold it loose and I canāt see my impacts. My setups are purpose built heavy so I can hit that ābalanceā. Increase the speed and bullet weight (even with a great muzzle brake) and I hit my threshold for accuracy. I personally shoot mostly prone off a bipod and rear bag and try to barely preload the bipod with my shoulders pocket. It keeps the crosshairs from bouncing and allows me to spot most of my hits/misses. My triggers are set at 8-10 oz and I donāt sit and worry about my breathing. Iām normally a 3/8ā shooter but have done much better and sometimes the opposite. At the bench itās always better. In benchrest shooting - thereās a reason those guns are setup free-recoil with 2 oz triggers and 1 finger on the trigger. Preloading the bipod. That's a term I've heard a few times. That simply means putting forward pressure on the bipod legs with your shoulder? With benchrest shooting I am quite the opposite. Especially the more recoil there is. I have shot consistently as good or better groups from field positions as I have off a bench. Yes, 8 ounce triggers are a lovely thing. The trigger on my smallbore rifle (that I never use anymore) is set so light if you lift the bolt and the rifle is cocked the sear disengages. The air rifle I have is set pretty close to the same pull weight. The only way to eject a live round on the .22 is to put the safety on first, then open the bolt. It is perfect for it's purpose. |
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