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Shooting technique
@ 01:18 am (GMT) |
David LandwehrMembers, I’m a long time lurker but first time poster. I’ve followed Nathan for a long time and have all the books and try to practice what he teaches.My problem is my shooting technique is rubbish. My rifle and hand loads are good and repeatable. I practice hold that fore end, use a sling single rap but shoot good and bad groups. I’ve shot a 0.5moa 5 shot group at 600m but the next group was lucky to All be on an A3 target. On the weekend shooting at 200m I couldn’t get any repeatability until I went free recoil style. Groups shrunk from over 2moa to under 0.75. Felt recoil was much bigger with free recoil but groups were repeatable. I was checking NPA setup before group shooting and all was good. Set up, close eyes and open. Still on target. Rifle is a tikka T3 in 260 rem bedded in a GRS stock. Where do I start looking for my errors. |
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@ 06:52 am (GMT) |
Nathan FosterRe: Shooting techniqueHi David, I don't offer this type of help on the forums as we simply end up re-hashing book info and further tutorial info for free. We do enough for free (decade putting the knowledge base together etc) as it is. There must be some things that we are allowed to keep for ourselves.From what you have described, the free recoil method will work OK for you provided everything is in your favor. I suspect that the minute things are not in your favor (change in terrain or increase in cartridge power), the house of cards will most likely collapse. You possibly cannot for example make use of a .30-06 rifle. There will be a key element that is not gelling, just need to work out what that is. If you want to, I can most likely get to the bottom of this with you via skype. Please see the services tab for more info on this. |
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@ 02:53 pm (GMT) |
David LandwehrRe: Shooting techniqueThanks Nathan and fully understand.I’ll get the book out again and have another look for what I might be doing wrong. Recoil pad high and wide, shoulders low to the bench, elbows wide, natural point of aim. I must be muscling it somewhere. Nathan I’m in 3rd world Australia where my internet speed is too slow for Skype at present. And with covid lockdown I can’t go elsewhere to do this but will consider a Skype tutorial in the near future. Cheers Dave |
@ 09:18 am (GMT) |
Martin TaylorRe: Shooting techniqueYour self assessment is spot on David, relax a little.Follow the book techniques/steps & set yourself up with a dry fire exercise in a field shooting position. Adjust things until you remain steady throughout the cycle but not wound tight. This training is very underrated but it will allow you to focus on the fundamentals without the added pressures. |
@ 05:06 pm (GMT) |
Anders ÖsterbergRe: Shooting techniqueI think you should load some dummy-rounds with some fillermaterial to avoid the sound-differ when loading from magazine, then let a friend load the magazine so YOU dont know when it's go bang or not ....I think you will discover pretty soon what makes the flyers , it's an eyeopener for sure !! that is a test everyone should do regularly . |
@ 07:09 pm (GMT) |
Mike DavisRe: Shooting techniqueAnders.....I was thinking same thing but kept "mum" about it........it starts with F and rhymes with grinchthe method you suggest works just as well if you get mate to load rifle then hand it to you to fire....he can slip in an empty case at any stage....the results are hilarious when muzzle jerks off 6" to side and downwards....... I remember back when I physically could not pull trigger.....I just couldnt make myself do it....range session with light rifle with hot loads as piss poor technique had me a nervous wreck.... the comment felt recoil was much bigger ....and .260 was the give away for me......the two shouldn t even be on same page as a wise young lady says....suck it up buttercup....find the time and contact Nathan.....you will be sorted in no time. |
@ 03:09 am (GMT) |
Frank VallichRe: Shooting techniqueAnders, I reciprocate the idea as the best method for cognisance of control. Using the method in a handgun separates the real shooters from the video game shooters. The forward lurch almost plants some on their nose. |
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