How Much Target Should Stay in Sight....
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How much of the target should stay in sight through the recoil pulse? Should I be able to see the target the whole time? Is it okay to loose it as long as you fall right back on it?
I'm asking because it seems I often loose sight of the target through the recoil pulse. Its also always with the sight picture going up over the target. I have a thought of what I'm doing wrong, but I want others opinions.
On a side bar shoot a surpressed Savage yesterday. It was awesome and sucked at the same time. I now know I want a can. The bolt lift and ergo's made me want to cry.
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The crosshair should never leave the target.
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For someone like me, even with a heavy barrel on my 6.5 CM, and not having a break or suppressor, I always completely loose the target after a shot. Obviously I am assuming that a suppressor helps with muzzle rise, and a definitely a good break, but is there a technique/skill that can be learned that can help a shooter stay on target?
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@orkan said:
The crosshair should never leave the target.
Thats what I thought. What would be the weak part in my position then? I think its not loading the bi-pod.
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@ramirojpc said:
Obviously I am assuming that a suppressor helps with muzzle rise, and a definitely a good break, but is there a technique/skill that can be learned that can help a shooter stay on target?
Anyone coming to the class next month will go home with that skillset.
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I've been working on this a lot actually.
I'm sure Greg can touch on this more, but for me it comes down to that NPA thing everyone talks about and "driving the rifle" through the recoil.Read the article about finding natural point of aim and building position. After you do that and build the position correctly, simply move your body into the rifle to load the bipod. Don't push with your shoulder, you want to use the whole of your body, otherwise it becomes uneven and you ruin the whole thing.
Left/right jump is accounted for by being crooked behind the gun.
At least that's what I've found and what works for me. I'm shooting a heavy barreled .308 without a brake.
I'm sure brakes and cans help, but it seems to me that you'll lean more from a rifle without those attachments, which is why I opted to build my rifle the way I did.
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There's no way muscles can compensate for poor placement of mass. If the crosshairs are not on the target then move the mass until they are. It doesn't matter whether you're shooting a .22LR or a .50 BMG, muscles cannot hold the rifle on target with any consistency.
