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PULLING to the left

I have noticed a problem @ 2 weeks ago. My shots are left of the point of aim. Today I was left of aim on 29 out of 34 shots. The amount varies from 1/8 to 3/4 inch. No scope adjustment is considered necessay due to the spread. this occurred under load development. I feel it is some error on my part.
COULD SOME POINTERS BE IDENTIFIED.

Thanks.

PS I have addressed my cheek and shoulder contact, finger position and pull.
 
Follow through,
Consentrate on maintaining a steady position during/after the trigger squeeze.

You may not be doing the action in a full manner,, but it's what we called a "peek" in olde school shooting,,
 
As another poster stated, during load development I'm not sure how you could ascertain that you're pulling to the left. A new load may naturally shoot to the left - Are you getting reasonably good groups?

With that said, I'll offer some suggestions. I assume you are shooting off the bench.

Could be a parallex issue - have you check to see if the cross hair move if you change eye position?

Is the rifle level - canting can cause shots to drift in one direction.

Are you pushing your shoulder foward into the butt of the rifle as you pull the trigger?
 
K22 said:
As another poster stated, during load development I'm not sure how you could ascertain that you're pulling to the left. A new load may naturally shoot to the left - Are you getting reasonably good groups?

With that said, I'll offer some suggestions. I assume you are shooting off the bench.

Could be a parallex issue - have you check to see if the cross hair move if you change eye position?

Is the rifle level - canting can cause shots to drift in one direction.

Are you pushing your shoulder foward into the butt of the rifle as you pull the trigger?
K22 and all others, thanks for your ideas. Just to clarify the specific stage of my load development is OAL. I shoot 4 rounds into each target of each OAL. It is in each target that I m seeing the pulling. Sorry for any confusion I have caused.
I have an anti-cant bubble and use it. I checked parallax. I think it may be my trigger pull motion.
 
this post is really confusing...i dont understand what you mean by pulling...are you claiming that you feel you are pulling each shot or are you seeing the groups land in a different spot on the target when you change to a different OAL...if it is when you are changing OAL that is common for the groups to move poi when you are shooting a different load..if you feel it is because of you...then you need to work on your technique
 

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