Author Topic: target shooting (Read 809 times)

josebd · « **on:** January 21, 2004, 03:10:34 PM »

im wanting to get into some target shooting,i think i do fairly well,i have a remington 700 bdl,varmint barrel,.223 and h&r .223 lately i been shooting out of my pickup,hunting and sighting in scopes. been grouping fairly good considering! i tried some sand bags today i picked up at walmart,the type you put sand in yourself.man,i cant believe how much better it was. im still getting use to slowly pulling back on the triggers,but im getting there. i noticed when i shot the rifle moved back on me, i guese i didnt have it against my shoulder,how are you really supposed to support the rifle on bags?

Jose Grande · « **Reply #1 on:** January 21, 2004, 11:19:49 PM »

Support the rifle on the bags so that the cross-hairs don't move. Have the rifle against your shoulder firmly. Some folks squeeze the back bag to lift the rifle up & finish centering the cross-hairs.
The rifle is going to move when fired,even using sandbags. If the rifle didn't move at all, something would be wrong.
Also, let the rifle lay on the front bag by it's self. Use your off hand back on the butt-stock or rear bag to squeeze. In other words, don't hold the fore-end when shooting off bags.

josebd · « **Reply #2 on:** January 22, 2004, 01:53:26 AM »

thanks for the info

johninin · « **Reply #3 on:** January 23, 2004, 03:29:14 PM »

remember to reposition the rifle in the same spot on the bags after shooting as the recoil will move the rifle backwards a bit. This should also put the crosshair back on the target vertically, to adjust horizontally, tilt the rifle instead of readjusting the rear bag after every shot. If the bags don't move while shooting... trust them.(they shouldn't move, use baby powder where the bags contact the stock) Another thing is when setting up, have the crosshairs a little bit above the target as it is better to raise the rear of the rifle, as Jose stated, by squeezing the rear bag than to force it down into the bag to get on target. Consistancy is the key here, you want to have the exact same hold on the gun shot to shot and let it recoil the same shot to shot. Unless it is a heavy kicker I don't put my shoulder into it very hard. At least for me, the tighter I hold it, the more difficult it is to hold steady. Hope this helps, -John.

josebd · « **Reply #4 on:** January 23, 2004, 04:36:31 PM »

im shooting a remington 700 bdl varmint .223,and a h&r .223