Shooting Lightweight Rifles

[Hipshoot]

Light weight rifles are very hard to shoot accurately! The trouble is that any little mistake in shooting form shows up due to nothing to negate the mistake ( read weight).

Stablize the rifle the best you can ( I sometimes lay my non shooting hand over the top of the scope (this adds weight).

If recoil is a factor get a muzzle break. I have a clamp on on one of my rifles and it really reduces recoil and if you don't like it-----Take it off.

Practice, Practice, Practice!

 

[M-61]

I'm a SR shooter, so I shoot prone with a sling a fair amount, but still -- yeah.
I forget what I used for a rest, probably just a rudimentary folded-up blanket on top of the bench...
Try it! You might be as surprised as I was!

I don’t think so

 

[Wind River]

Personally, I’d just shoot it as is, no brake, etc. When hunting you want notice the recoil as your mind is on what you’re shooting at. On the bench put a cloth or a glove over your shoulder if the recoil bugs you. A 270 is not all that hard kicking of a cartridge.

 

[DShortt]

I just ordered a Limb Saver pad for my Henry 45-70. Brutal with the brass butt plate.

Unless I make modifications, the length of pull is typically too short on a factory offering. So they help in a couple of different ways for me. Heck, I've got one on my .22lr small game gun. I'm not interested in taking an expensive rifle out in the woods. Dead game is dead game. And I just like an excuse to go out in the woods more than anything with no worries about damaging anything.

 

[danny]

......take a friend with.....

Take a friend with what? A bottle??? That would help.

Danny