Dusty Stevens
Shiner
The f class guys would rethink f class once they got to shoot from a bench under a cover like that yard dog you finally let in during a blizzardNah, they'll clear a path pretty quick.
The f class guys would rethink f class once they got to shoot from a bench under a cover like that yard dog you finally let in during a blizzardNah, they'll clear a path pretty quick.
MSSA, Como, and DeadZero. We also don’t all use slings and shooting jackets anymore, eitherThe f class guys would rethink f class once they got to shoot from a bench under a cover like that yard dog you finally let in during a blizzard
ThanksBart, what's your trigger pull weight? Shooting free recoil, any comment on repeatable technique finger-on-trigger? First thing comes to my mind: No apparent sideways motion of reticle when the trigger breaks. Should one dry fire practice to master that?
Fantastic video! Kudos.
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Bart, I need to practice not closing my eyes when I break the trigger.Thanks
My trigger pull weight is a bit heavier than most. I want to be able to pull/feel the trigger. I don’t like a trigger set so light that it goes off at the slightest touch. To me that’s in the same ballpark as making the gun too slick in the bags. Not to mention opening yourself up to slam-fires or the rifle not cocking on close. The key is doing the same thing every time.
If you practice the dry firing exercise I talk about in the video you’ll be surprised at how it will smooth out your gun handling and ability to see where the Crosshairs are at when the gun breaks.
It’s hard not to do.Bart, I need to practice not closing my eyes when I break the trigger.
Involuntary reflexes??It’s hard not to do.
Yes pretty muchInvoluntary reflexes??
That means going to the line with the most accurate combination you own at that distance and read the conditions.
Bart, I have mentored several shooters over the past months as part of the NBRSA Mentors program. A Big hurdle for most is learning to control the trigger.Yes pretty much
You need him standing beside you/ over you, to explain what , where, the bullet is gonna go..Maybe a video on condition reading would help…..
I watched it, and I don’t even have a benchrest gun. A lot carries over to multiple disciplines. He’s basically describing natural point of aim when he talks about getting the rifle to track straight back under recoil.
We are pretty much in agreement. As I said in the video “Conditions dictate the style”. If it’s switchy conditions you need to pick your way through, if they are holding then run your group. A common misconception is thinking that a runner just shoots fast and aims in the same place for five shots. There’s hardly ever a group that I’m not holding at a different point of aim for two or three of the shots.Bart, I have mentored several shooters over the past months as part of the NBRSA Mentors program. A Big hurdle for most is learning to control the trigger.
As you know, I am more of a “hunter and picker” when it comes to Benchrest. I remember you telling me at Rachel’s Glenn on time that it was absolutely painful watching me work the slighter and the conditions.
It a way, that helps me in Varmint for Score. Since you are having to move the Rifle after every shot, it is often impossible to “run ‘em” under switchy conditions. Sometimes it pays off, sometimes I make a big mess.
I try to teach the new shooters that in Score Shooting, you have to train yourself to where you can have your finger on that trigger, and as your condition comes around, there is no “sensation” of actually pulling the trigger. Your brain says fire, your finger responds. I use an ounce and a half.
I do impress upon these novices that the way I shoot is not the norm. The vast majority of Mentors aspire to the adage of getting them down range in the least amount of time as possible. But learning first how to read flags and figuring out how the conditions affect the bullets flight is a good place to start. That 1/16 dot is awfully small, and any little change can cost an X If you get in a hurry and miss it.
Cycle the bolt and get on the next dot as quickly as possible. Don’t spend time gazing at the one you just shot. There’s nothing going to change it.
You have to trus your Rifle. That is why most of us spend so much time making sure the Rifle is working. Baring Devine intervention, you can’t shoot sub .200 agg s with a .300 rifle. And you can’t hit 20+ X’s on a consistent basis unless the Rifle sitting in the bags is not at that same level.
The speed will come later.
I missed something. Or is there a video talking about dry firing practice?Thanks
My trigger pull weight is a bit heavier than most. I want to be able to pull/feel the trigger. I don’t like a trigger set so light that it goes off at the slightest touch. To me that’s in the same ballpark as making the gun too slick in the bags. Not to mention opening yourself up to slam-fires or the rifle not cocking on close. The key is doing the same thing every time.
If you practice the dry firing exercise I talk about in the video you’ll be surprised at how it will smooth out your gun handling and ability to see where the Crosshairs are at when the gun breaks.
Go back and watch video on set up he covers dry fire practice in good detail.I missed something. Or is there a video talking about dry firing practice?