KWhorenet wrote:I wont profess anything cos I'd get shot down in flames for sure.
Sakoh wrote:KWhorenet wrote:I wont profess anything cos I'd get shot down in flames for sure.
Aww, are the forum bullies picking on you?
Lorgar wrote:I'll just repeat what I said in the unrelated thread so it's here in the relevant one.
When using my target rifle I have an adjustable rest at the front and bag at the rear. Because the rifle is supporter by the rest and bag all I really have on the rifle is my thumb on the back of the grip to support my hand and a finger on the trigger.
Once I'm nestled into the rifle I just do subtle movements with my shoulder to aim from the butt rather than pushing the grip around. I exhale before a shot and hold it so my body goes still, then all I do is pull one finger back on the trigger. There isn't much of me touching the rifle to shake it around.
I don't claim to know it all but that works for me.
My best 5 shot group with my 7mm Tikka is under 0.4 MOA.
With my benchrest .22 benchrest I've got 10 shot groups under that size.
KWhorenet wrote:Something I havent come to terms with yet is; muzzle lift/recoil
Do I somehow fight it or do I allow it to happen consistantly so the affect it has on POI is consistant also?
Even with my 22Hornet Im thinking I should argue with it, but in my gut I feel I should let it happen.
jennageit wrote:I was given a few tips by my tutor that definitely improved my accuracy.
1. Don't relax until the projectile has hit the target.
2. Don't close both eyes to look through the scope (tried this once, result was I couldn't see the target).
3. Breathe. Apparently a lot of people hold their breath just before squeezing the trigger.
4. Squeeze the trigger, don't pull it. Pulling on it can seriously affect accuracy, and cause the rifle to move.
And probably the most important thing he told me, given my competitive nature:
Once a shot is gone, it's gone. See where it went, figure out if you like it. If you don't, figure out what you did wrong, reload and try again. Worrying about the last shot not being where you wanted it to be wont change where it ended up, it'll just put you off for your next one.
Hope this helps someone, just typing it has reminded me, so it's already helped me!
Jenna
KWhorenet wrote:Something I havent come to terms with yet is; muzzle lift/recoil
Do I somehow fight it or do I allow it to happen consistantly so the affect it has on POI is consistant also?
Even with my 22Hornet Im arguing with it, but in my gut I feel I should let it happen.
Sakoh wrote:I say let it recoil naturally.
rsj223 wrote:What is 0.4 MOA
jennageit wrote:I was given a few tips by my tutor that definitely improved my accuracy.
1. Don't relax until the projectile has hit the target.
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MOA stands for Minute Of Angle. A full circle is divided into 360 degrees and each degree is divided into 60 minutes. Thus, there are 21,600 minutes in a full circle (360 x 60 = 21,600). A minute is a small angle, but it's exactly what's needed for gun sights. A rule of thumb is that changing a sight's elevation setting by 1 minute of angle changes the bullet's impact point by 1 inch at 100 yards. A more exact value and how it's arrived at is shown below:
A circle with a 100 yard radius (distance from the center to the edge) would have a circumference of approximately 628.32 yards or 22,619 inches (100 x 2 x pi = 628.32 {pi is about 3.1416}). Dividing the circumference in inches by the number of minutes in a full circle gives a value of about 1.047 inches (22619 / 21600 = 1.047). Thus, changing a sight's elevation setting by 1 minute of angle changes the bullet's impact point by 1.047 inches at 100 yards. And the bullet's impact point would change by 2.094 inches at 200 yards (1.047 x 2) and change by 3.141 inches at 300 yards (1.047 x 3).
1290 wrote:jennageit wrote:1. Don't relax until the projectile has hit the target.
What if you miss?
rsj223 wrote:What is 0.4 MOA
nords wrote:1290 wrote:jennageit wrote:1. Don't relax until the projectile has hit the target.
What if you miss?
NEVER RELAX AGAIN!
jennageit wrote:You guys are a wealth of information
1290 wrote:oooohhhhh dang, now I'm confused!
1290 wrote:I want Lorgar on my team anyway!
halberg wrote:1290 wrote:oooohhhhh dang, now I'm confused!
I'll stick with inches