Low/Right misses

[/VH]

Not shooting formal competition but what errors in gun handling commonly contribute to misses low and right of center?

Right handed shooter, shooting 6.5x47 hunting rifle from a concrete bench, non windage adjustable rest with Protector slickm material bag that fits the stock and either leather or cordura eared rear bag.

Thanks

 

[Chappy]

Are you tensing up as you pull the trigger? Hunching you shoulder forward as you squeeze the trigger?

 

[chkunz]

Low right for a right hand shooter indicates poor trigger control, aka jerking the trigger. It does not take much of a jerk to get a shot out of the group in that direction. Try some "ball and dummy" and you will find out if this is the problem.

 

[ryanjay11]

Low right for a right hand shooter indicates poor trigger control, aka jerking the trigger. It does not take much of a jerk to get a shot out of the group in that direction. Try some "ball and dummy" and you will find out if this is the problem.

This is great advice. I would also consider spending some time shooting rimfire. It sounds like you have developed a significant flinch. Have you been shooting any big magnum calibers lately? Shooting rimfires will help you get rid of the flinch.

 

['Freak]

Any chance there was a fair wind blowing on your back?

 

[/VH]

Thanks for the replies and advice. There was some wind but I was watching my flags and don't think there was enough wind to cause the amount I was missing by, especially in the vertical. I suspected it was due more to a flinch than anything but couldn't tell which body part(s) were most guilty.

Target was shot generally left to right, top to bottom; setting my 200yd. zero - 3,4,2,5,1,S
Made final scope adjustment prior to shooting 5,1,S
Fired 4th shots on 5 and S for verification after flinching one way out.
Just FYI, in case anybody cares: the top four targets were 140 Hybrids and the bottom two are 136 Scenar Ls.

Thanks for the help, now I have a better idea of what to work on.

 

[BoydAllen]

The combination of a hunting weight trigger and trying to time the flags too closely could be your problem. What is the pull weight of your trigger? I always tell shooters that are shooting triggers measured in pounds (and for those in ounces as well) , that they should gradually increase the pressure on their trigger until the rifle goes off, and that they should not to make that happen at a particular instant, when shooting from the bench for top accuracy. I tell them that it should surprise them when it goes off, rather than them telling themselves "now" and using a more abrupt pull. Watching your reticule for movement on target while dry firing will do you some good, as it will for all of us.

 

[/VH]

Thanks Boyd,

It is a Jewell set in the neighborhood of just under 2#s, best I can measure with an old brass cased horizontal spring scale that I have.