boy, do i suck!
from a bench, at 300yds (this is all the further my range goes to), i have an honest average group size of 1.5-2". nothing to write home about, but kinda respectable.
what i did was confirm my zero at 100 and my come-ups for 200 and 300 from my bench readings to the new position prone results. my zero was on, my 200yd come-up went down from .6^ to .4^. my 300yd come-up went down as well, from 1.6^ to 1.2-1.4^ variation. i'm not sure what this is all about with the .2 variation, and why it changed at all.
i have a class coming up this weekend, and the instructor said all shooting is from prone. so i figured i'd give it a shot (haha, get it ). today, i probably spent at least an hour laying on the living room floor dry firing and getting used to that position. all was fine and dandy. i had a good sight picture, check weld, had the rifle tucked into the shoulder; everything felt nice and cozy.
get to the range, and all hell broke loose. i don't get it. i couldn't get comfy at all. i kept throwing shots all over the place. nothing felt right, not even close. i did have a 1.5" group, but i am not sure how that happened. last time i went to the range, i fired 120 shots from the bench with consistent groups. my shoulder wasn't sore at all. not even a hint of discomfort. today, i only shot 60 rounds. holy smokes is my shoulder killing me.
i was only shooting 3 shot groups instead of 5 to conserve ammo.
equipment for the inquiring minds:
308 5R 20" (took the suppressor off due to erratic behavior. last few times out i had way too many fliers that i know were not me. not very consistent. it is a YHM SS QD. i have a TBAC 30-P1 due sometime in august thru october. i can't wait!)
vortex viper pst FFP MIL 6-24x50
manners T3 DBM with mini chassis
atlas bipod
FGMM 168
homemade squeeze bag with old socks and plastic pellets
so.....on to my question. WTF!?
thanks fellas.
from a bench, at 300yds (this is all the further my range goes to), i have an honest average group size of 1.5-2". nothing to write home about, but kinda respectable.
what i did was confirm my zero at 100 and my come-ups for 200 and 300 from my bench readings to the new position prone results. my zero was on, my 200yd come-up went down from .6^ to .4^. my 300yd come-up went down as well, from 1.6^ to 1.2-1.4^ variation. i'm not sure what this is all about with the .2 variation, and why it changed at all.
i have a class coming up this weekend, and the instructor said all shooting is from prone. so i figured i'd give it a shot (haha, get it ). today, i probably spent at least an hour laying on the living room floor dry firing and getting used to that position. all was fine and dandy. i had a good sight picture, check weld, had the rifle tucked into the shoulder; everything felt nice and cozy.
get to the range, and all hell broke loose. i don't get it. i couldn't get comfy at all. i kept throwing shots all over the place. nothing felt right, not even close. i did have a 1.5" group, but i am not sure how that happened. last time i went to the range, i fired 120 shots from the bench with consistent groups. my shoulder wasn't sore at all. not even a hint of discomfort. today, i only shot 60 rounds. holy smokes is my shoulder killing me.
i was only shooting 3 shot groups instead of 5 to conserve ammo.
equipment for the inquiring minds:
308 5R 20" (took the suppressor off due to erratic behavior. last few times out i had way too many fliers that i know were not me. not very consistent. it is a YHM SS QD. i have a TBAC 30-P1 due sometime in august thru october. i can't wait!)
vortex viper pst FFP MIL 6-24x50
manners T3 DBM with mini chassis
atlas bipod
FGMM 168
homemade squeeze bag with old socks and plastic pellets
so.....on to my question. WTF!?
thanks fellas.