[John Rogers]

Here is how most of the black powder shooters I do matches with aim and shoot. Since we shoot off hand and use open sights it is a tad more primitive. I get the rifle tight against the shoulder, get my left hand in the position just in front of the trigger guard, do a quick sweep to see if I am lined up to the target/steel, I lined up I raise the barrel just slightly above the target, take 3 even breaths and at the end of the last one I lower the rifle so the sights and target line up and touch the set trigger. BANG. Most of the Schuetzen shooters do the same as they are also old.


If bench shooting it is nearly the same as the barrel (in our cases) sits on a rest and the butt of the stock rests on my hand. At 73 I don't have the ability to hold steady even on a bench I time my trigger pull to when the target is in line. I would suggest either buying or borrowing a Lead Sled or other holder for the rifle as using one of those takes "you" out of the picture. Shooting on a bi-pod with the rifle against your shoulder opens lots of places where you can have accuracy issues.


Note I said a "set trigger" which breaks at 2OZ which is on all my muzzle loaders except for two which break at 2LBS which is due to match rules. So I have to ask, what is yours and how well does it break? If there is creep and poor breaking then you'll never get real tight groups. On the AR's I used in some competition a few years ago I used Rock River Arms two stage triggers so I would pull the slack and then break for the shot. The other item is how well the scope is mounted I.E. are the rings exactly lined up using one of the alignment kits available such as the ones by Wheeler? If it was just bolted on then...…...