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benchrest technique
Apr 17th, 2009 at 10:54pm
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I have a question about benchrest technique. I did some benchrest shooting today, and after a shot,   I noticed the the sights were off to the left by quite a bit  , requiring considerable re-adjustment of the setup. I have a heavy caldwell front rest, dont know if the rear bag moved or what, is that a problem and what is the cause or fix? I assumed that when you brought the rifle back "into battery" after the shot the sights should be reasonably close to the target. Thanks! Joe S
  
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Re: benchrest technique
Reply #1 - Apr 17th, 2009 at 11:29pm
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Make a mark around your rear bag with a Sharpe ( black marker ).Then you'll know whether it's moving. If your rear bag is moving spray the bottom with sticky belt dressing or use some non slip material on the bottom. If your stock has castoff for a right hand shooter, that could be causing your rifle to point left after recoiling. Most shooters use baby bottom powder on their bags. I use the more practical, cheaper and far better more masculine, ( soapstone and jacknife ) method . If I cant find a piece of soapstone in my pants pocket I bum some BB powder from someone. 

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Re: benchrest technique
Reply #2 - Apr 18th, 2009 at 9:03am
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It helps to pound the butt stock down into the rear bag with your fist.  This should take up most of the slack in the bag so that the rifle should settle into the same place after each shot when the rifle is returned to the shooting position.
  
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