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Sendro, just don't sneeze, shake or do it on a windy day.    It does leave a neat effect.  Be sure to lay a heavy coating on the top land.  I've done it with several rifles and get a kick out of it each time.

Remember, different bullet weights and velocity will change the null point but not an abnormal amount

Frank,

I was thinking about that today as well..Thanks for the idea anyway..I'm gonna do just that...John

I have a Protektor Model front rest with a longer than normal screw. He will make one up if you ask. Allows the rifle to ride high. Rest my match rifles barrels on it pushed tight against the forearm to give a uniform stop point

Hold the gun in my shoulder with elbows on the bench top sitting on a couple of  Protektor pillow bags. Only thing rested is the barrel, everything else is hand held.   Since you are sitting with elbows rested it's fairly secure and repeatable . Position is as close to x sticks prone as I can get it. Not considering X Sticks or sights from a palm rest, I would put the muzzle on the rest instead.  

This method is not going to win any bench rest matches against modern single shots , Objective is to duplicate match conditions and sight's.

Groups shot this way are better than when I used a mechanical rest and rear bag. Modern rest are great for bench rifles, no way I can see to get a proper Traditional Schuetzen or BPCS rifle to shoot off a modern rest.

My experence is you need a modern bench style stocked rifle to work with the new stye precision rest. Curve to the bottom of offhand stocked rifles is a problem on recoil. It throws shots high as it rides the rear bag and and the round barrel lets the gun twist away from your cheek piece. Add a hook plate and it's no recipe for small groups.

Look at the old photos of Schuetzens when bench rested. They used the "muzzle and elbow" rest. Most of the guys at our club use a simple 2x6 lumber front rest to duplicate X sticks off the bench, simple inverted 'T" shape sort of like a bookend. I like the screw adjustment Protektor to compensate for more than one type of rifle.

Boats

I Keep one of Protekors window rest bags in my shooting bag. If I need a quick rest it can be laid over about anything thats solid.  Club 2x6 rest are always laying aound, it can be thrown over one when rest is needed.

On rear bags, under the buttstock. They do OK for me with modern rifles that have a consistent angle from end of the pistol grip to the stocks toe.  Shots will move up however as the rifle slides back. Way to get around it is make each shot consistent in the way it's placed on the bag. Throw the same amount high every time.  True bench rifle is dead level bottom of the stock for just that reason.   I like the buttstock in my shoulder better.

Modern rifle with a little cheek piece are OK off a modern rest too, long as you keep your cheek off it when the rifle fires. Cheek pressure will throw off shots for sure. No different than a small bore prone rifle were it's possible to throw one way out of group resting your head too much on the cheek piece.

Boats

Boats,

Glad I read your post...The cheek on the stock is what was throwing me off this morning...I think anyway...It was one of those things I had forgotten all about,,,So now I am wondering if those test loads where good or it was me...So maybe I will just try that same load again to find out..Shooting 5 should tell me a lot...John..Thanks for the reminder..I found that to be very true when I was shooting the high power..