ChrisWay

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Most accurate shooters use support equipment. Support equipment like a bag make us moreconsistent, faster, and allow for many applications that would otherwise be impossible to doand maintain the same standards of performance commonly seen in competition, hunting, andprofessions where accuracy and precision matter. But to explore where we might gain moreaccuracy and precision in our own shooting, let’s briefly consider why we even bother withusing a shooting bag in the first place.



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Throughout history, shooters have confidently wielded their rifles offhand or with a sling. Whilethere’s nothing inherently wrong with shooting without additional support, it becomeschallenging due to the errors introduced by “being human”. The quickest way to compromise arifle’s accuracy is to have a human hold it and pull the trigger. Enter support equipment likeshooting bags. Having...

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Great article and I particularly liked the video of different bag use techniques.

But...I'm not sure I understand the "smoosh the bag and heavy load" as being distinct from loading the bipod by dropping down and supporting with a bag. Both seem like they are putting forward pressure on the rifle butt...but I'm sure its just my lack of understanding of the material you presented.

Cheers