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    17HMR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 118 ✭✭17HMR


    Anyone out there clarify:

    What is the hard-hold shooting referred to in the article ?

    What are the differences to be considered when shooting off a bipod compared to other rests (sandbag etc) ?

    Thanks


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    Umiq88
    Registered Users Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭Umiq88


    he's talkin about holding the rifle hard against his sholder and pushing the gun forward on the bipod to lock the legs as opposed to letting the gun sit in the bags and shoot it


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    17HMR
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    Is this "hard" approach mainly suited to large calibre shooting ?


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    Vegeta
    Registered Users Posts: 11,393 ✭✭✭✭Vegeta


    17HMR wrote:
    Is this "hard" approach mainly suited to large calibre shooting ?

    I'd say it could just as easily be used on a rimfire, but i think it is better suited to calibres with heavy recoil, I really must get a book on this topic

    Can anyone recommend some good ones


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    Sandy22
    Registered Users Posts: 247 ✭✭Sandy22


    I'd suggest Sinclair's www.sinclairintl.com or Precision Shooting's www.precisionshooting.com books sections as a place to start.

    Off topic, but PS's reprint of Leech's Creedmoor book sounds nice.


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    dbar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 219 ✭✭dbar


    A lot of the top Benchrest shooters use the free recoil technique off sandbags i.e. there is no shoulder or cheek contact with the rifle. If the rifle is set up correctly it will recoil in the same manner everytime, keeping a consistent point of impact.
    The theory is that another potential source of error is removed from the equation such as breathing, heartbeat, etc.
    Potentially, It can be applied to any calibre, but takes a lot of practice. It really can only be applied to benchrest shooting.

    By hard shoulder, he is referring to our "normal" type shooting, i.e. rifle held securely in shoulder with good cheek weld.

    The results that guy is getting off a bipod (.2moa) is comparible to the results that you would see with Benchrest shooting, using a lot more expensive equipment, thats why they find his method so interesting.


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    Umiq88
    Registered Users Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭Umiq88


    the key thing i find is consistancy whatever works for you as long as you can repeat it and you get the desired results on my rimfire when using rest just on the front i dont put any pressure on with my shoulder just so they're touching and because theres so little recoil it works fine today i shot 3 bullets into one hole at 50yards


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