Advanced Marksmanship Shooting from behind a barricade

[Barn Side]

When shooting from behind a barricade after shoving the bi-pod against the barricade (assuming the barricade is stable) is it better to lean full body weight or a slight amount (just to take out the slack of the bi-pod) on the rifle?

 

[Barn Side]

I was hoping to illustrate this with a picture (but had trouble finding one that illustrates it properly).

Anyway it is like this (but just imagine it had bi-pod legs):

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[Lafayette]

Jam it tight

 

[tostado22]

I generally load the barricade pretty tight without actually muscling into it. So I guess you could say most of my weight is being put into the position

 

[Dominick1441]

I square up to the barricade and get a good load. Settle in and it's very stable.

 

[Barn Side]

What do you do with your non shooting arm and hand?

Do you push up against the barricade with the magazine for support?

 

[bkw1911]

I'll typically support the rifle off the skid plate between the bipod and mag. I've never supported off of the magazine. Support hand usually grips the stock and barricade together and I'll sometimes thread my support arm through the sling if time permits.

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[Dominick1441]

If the barricade has a corner that I can use, I normally place the palm of my support hand against the barricade and make an "L" shape with my index finger and thumb at the corner. I try to place the rifle into the "L" at the corner and push/pull.
If the barricade is more like a handrail or ledge, I grab the ledge with my support hand and pull back to help front load the rifle.