Re: Off bags - free recoil or forend hold ?
You must control the rifle until recoil subsides; and, any technique that makes the recoil pattern more predictable will better assure consistency. Remember, consistency equals accuracy. However, when the non-firing hand is someplace other than the on the forend, control can become sketchy, unless the rifle is a full blown bench rest gun, where caliber, weight, and trigger pull weight make "free recoil" a concept perhaps more useful than one where the shooter needs more contact with the gun and ground. Makes me wonder though, what's the point. Might as well do it by remote control. For me, the pleasure of shooting is in the challenge of perfecting my position (contact with the gun and ground) to get results such as the bench rest shooter but without the bench rest. Sling up!
