We then need to consciously move our front rest so that it points toward the major area in which we intend to shoot. Now wiggle, jiggle or twitch the front rest, or rear bag, around until the cross- hair points to your chosen area without muscling the rifle. While sitting on your rests the rifle should point toward your intended target with no involvement from you. That’s position! If you force the rifle in any direction prior to the shot the
bullet will strike the target in the direction of the pressure. If you muscle the rifle to the right and keep it under pressure for the shot you will see the rifle return to its original placement when you fire the shot. Pulling the stock to the right will see the buttstock return to the left upon firing. The muzzle will swing in the oppo- site direction and force impact to the right. Ditto if conditions are reversed. The same applies to vertical as well. A steady position on the bags will provide the most stable shot. Sight picture takes over now. Gently align the crosshair on
the varmint that you wish to shoot. This alignment should be rock steady from the rests. If you are shooting from prone, sitting or offhand you need to work seriously at keeping that sight picture steady for the shot. The higher off the ground you put yourself the harder it is to maintain a good sight picture. In the offhand position my “wobble area” would intensify and it was a hard job to maintain accuracy. Prone was much easier. Karl Bernosky shot a perfect 200-15x in the offhand position
at Camp Perry in August of last year. That is 20 shots in a 10-inch circle at 200 yards. That is only the second time such a score has been recorded in almost 40 years. Sight picture played a major role in that record. Breathing is a fundamental element in life. It also is one in shooting. It is wise to break the trigger on a slightly exhaled breath.
For a test, place your shoulder on the butt of your rifle while on the bench. Inhale and exhale while watching your crosshair. It will rise and fall in synch with your breathing. Make sure that you remain calm while aiming the rifle. Trigger squeeze releases the shot from the rifle and must be
done in the same way for each shot. A properly squeezed trigger release should come as somewhat of a surprise to the shooter if the trigger is manipulated properly. That gentle take-up should be a uniform motion. I once knew a shooter who claimed that his trigger control was “yanking straight back.” He was right on and his shooting revealed that technique to be his downfall at every competition. He obviously was not serious in his shooting. The final element is follow-through. We all know this is
critical to basketball, baseball and football players. We seldom assign it as significant for a shooter. I once had a potentially good young shooter in my high school rifle club. When he squeezed his trigger his head would snap up from the stock as if he wanted to see where the bullet went. With that head lift he was moving the barrel of his rifle before the bullet got down the barrel, and accuracy simply went away. This boy could tell you all about the fundamentals, yet he could not execute the follow-through in the initial stages. With time and persistent coaching he was able to become a very good marksman. Once you make a determination relative to the rifle of your
choice it is important to evaluate and maintain a great shooting rifle. It also is important to make sure that your skills are honed as well as your equipment. When you achieve that you can put your sub-MOA rifle to work with your own sub-MOA skills. Have a happy hunt!
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