Re: Proper shooting technique
For the best details and instruction subscribe to the online course for details, check out the "marksmanship" section here. Aside from having the butt correctly positioned, there is a technique called "loading the bipod" to decrease hop, which is basically a forward shift of your body weight raising the rifle forward on top of the bipod and then settling down into your normal relaxed shooting position. Some people do this "lift" by using an anchored foot or big toe, I personally find I have to use my thigh muscle and inner forward sides of the feet. Staying relaxed as you shoot is part of they key - letting the recoil ride through you so you move as one unit with your rifle instead of the rifle recoil just slamming into you. That's also why its easier to be directly behind or "square" to your rifle (and this opens up a whole discussion on making yourself a smaller or bigger target to the enemy...) If you have a light rifle that is a high caliber, some "hop" and recoil is inevitable, esp. if you are small or less muscular. You can also add weight to the stock to decrease hop, but there is a trade off in energy expenditure in carrying the extra weight. Yes, adding a brake, or better yet suppressor, will reduce recoil and help you see your "splashes".
