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Originally Posted by sc_rufctr
The only point I was trying to make is that it looks awkward and IME that's never good for shooting but maybe he has a hand injury and he can't position his thumb normally.
We were taught to be consistent, support the rifle with "bone" and maintain a proper grip.
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And you were taught properly. Mr. Noir is doing it wrong. The example Stijn provides, while valid for what it represents, does in fact represent a very specific shooting discipline. This "F Class" shooting is known in the shooting world as "belly benchrest" and, in fact, the same front supports that are allowed in benchrest are allowed in this sport. Full windage and elevation adjustment on the front rest. Rear sandbags are allowed under the buttstock. The rifles can weigh 10 kilos, or 22 pounds. Very little recoil, the rifle supported on a rest at both ends, all serve to change the rules regarding how one must hold, and control, that rifle. "Real" rifles, of manageable (portable weight), rifles that actually recoil, when supported by one's own hands, have completely different rules than these benchrest guns. And Mr. Noir is breaking them...
