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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins
That's no more than benchrest from the prone position. That's no "bipod" by any stretch under the forearm, and he has a sandbag under the buttstock. So, agreed - under these conditions, it's best to touch the rifle as little as possible. Don't grip it in any way, and let it free recoil.
To me, however, this is a horribly contrived method of shooting. I prefer matches with real rifles that shooters have to hold themselves, not rest on 50 pounds of equipment that they've hauled to the firing line with them. I do see a place for this, don't get me wrong, it's just not my cup of tea. I prefer a sling and a shooting jacket (and I see the modern shooting jacket as somewhat contrived as well). And yes, we shoot like this out to 1,000 yards as well. All of the same challenges with regards to wind doping, mirage, sight corrections, etc. Just none of the crutches...
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Well yeah ,I shot sling prone as well too.. it's the only real way of shooting
But the grip does little when shooting bipod if your rifle is properly shouldered.
if your position is steady.. and your rifle doesn't move in the shoulder and on the bipod.. then really you can just not grip it.. And a lot of people don't. grip at that point adds nothing to the shot if you have a match/set trigger.
obviously if your trigger is heavy, touching it will would the rifle and you need the grip to prevent that. But hair trigger... good stable position.. no need for it.
Norway max range 1800 meters
Didn't have the gun for that distance, got out to 1000 emters with 308 and 175 VLD's. But it was sketchy.. Wind is a beast in the fjords, no visible indication, all kinds of weird turbulence.
Borrowed a Sako TRG 300 winmag, range dude gave me wind calls
and managed to get out to the gong at 1375 meters
Nailed it with first shot, got up and called it a day, cause there is no way I could improve on a one shot one hit at that distance
It's a good backstop them fjords.