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joeb33050
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Bench rest setup
Jan 17th, 2007 at 3:38pm
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We've been talking at the range about movement of the group center as the shooter moves from location to location on the target. If the gun is zeroed at, say, the top left bullseye on a 2' square paper, and the shooter moves around the paper from  bullseye to bullseye, they see/he sees the group center move. Or so they say. I don't see this, but I shoot with a muzzle clamp/anti-cant device a lot of the time. My bench rest is a Hoppe's with a bag double-sided-taped to it. The bagholder gizmo is free to turn on the screw, the round nut is loosened and the screw turned to raise and lower the rest, then the round nut is tightened. I don't know if somebody taught me to do this or what. 
I kind of thought the two guys who asked/talked most about the moving centers were new or inexperienced or something, but they both-and others who mentioned the problem-shoot some small jacketed bullet groups. 
Today I noticed that one of the rests didn't have a movable top, the top didn't swivel. A gray palstic but substantial rest. I looked at the other, didn't get into it, but  that one wasn't free to swivel but  would swivel. 
Is it the swiveling top that keeps my groups in the same relative position, or am I nuts? Or both?
Do you have your top bag holder thing free to swivel?
Do your group centers move as you move the point of aim around the paper?
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Re: Bench rest setup
Reply #1 - Jan 17th, 2007 at 5:15pm
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Yes Joe I would say that is why your groups don`t move!
Now I`m about to tell a secert here! Oh Well! Here goes!
Whenever you move form one bull to another or move across the target backer! Allways move your rifle back and foreward in your bag!
This make sure your rifle is not binding in the bags!
In fact I do this after every shot to be sure my rifle is set back in the bag the same each time!
If I move all the way across the backer I will pick up the butt of the rifle and wiggle it right and left in the front bag to make sure it is set!
  

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