help please

[ngbacon 0]

i wandered if anyone had a good way to hold my rifle still whilst i zero it at the miniut i have a couple of breaze blocks with a rug over them but at the minuite its still allowing for to much movement. any sugestions?

thanks

Edited March 30, 2010 by ngbacon

[zini 1,939]

Hi mate,

 

If you are using a spring rifle you should only really use a proper rifle rest with a bean bag on or something soft, or your hand to rest on with a gentle grip other wise you will get something called muzzle flip which causes a different zero (normally high right) to what you would shoot from a normal hunting position.

 

With a PCP you can get away with a good bipod or table with a soft cushion on to rest on as there is just about no muzzle flip what so ever.

 

There is no real perfect answer mate and holding your rifle steady comes with shooting practice and experience.

 

A good tip would be to try and turn the magnification down on your scope or bring your zero range towards you more until you have mastered shooting with a steady hand.

 

If you set your scope to high magnification to zero as recommended by many what ever the mag is set to is the amount that your wobble is multiplied by.

 

I hope this helps a little mate.

 

Si

[migmog 1]

Spot on advice Simon, i wouldnt have put it better myself

[ngbacon 0]

Hi mate,

 

If you are using a spring rifle you should only really use a proper rifle rest with a bean bag on or something soft, or your hand to rest on with a gentle grip other wise you will get something called muzzle flip which causes a different zero (normally high right) to what you would shoot from a normal hunting position.

 

With a PCP you can get away with a good bipod or table with a soft cushion on to rest on as there is just about no muzzle flip what so ever.

 

There is no real perfect answer mate and holding your rifle steady comes with shooting practice and experience.

 

A good tip would be to try and turn the magnification down on your scope or bring your zero range towards you more until you have mastered shooting with a steady hand.

 

If you set your scope to high magnification to zero as recommended by many what ever the mag is set to is the amount that your wobble is multiplied by.

 

I hope this helps a little mate.

 

Si

thx thats realy helpfull

Edited March 30, 2010 by ngbacon

[Alexisrouzee 6]

Hi mate,

 

If you are using a spring rifle you should only really use a proper rifle rest with a bean bag on or something soft, or your hand to rest on with a gentle grip other wise you will get something called muzzle flip which causes a different zero (normally high right) to what you would shoot from a normal hunting position.

 

With a PCP you can get away with a good bipod or table with a soft cushion on to rest on as there is just about no muzzle flip what so ever.

 

 

si is bang on with a springer and pcp as always but if it helps i had to make up a quick bench to do some group testing with my pcp the vid is here

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j_M23qf4o4

 

hope it helps?

 

ATB

[Mark Dearden 0]

Hi mate,

 

If you are using a spring rifle you should only really use a proper rifle rest with a bean bag on or something soft, or your hand to rest on with a gentle grip other wise you will get something called muzzle flip which causes a different zero (normally high right) to what you would shoot from a normal hunting position.

 

With a PCP you can get away with a good bipod or table with a soft cushion on to rest on as there is just about no muzzle flip what so ever.

 

There is no real perfect answer mate and holding your rifle steady comes with shooting practice and experience.

 

A good tip would be to try and turn the magnification down on your scope or bring your zero range towards you more until you have mastered shooting with a steady hand.

 

If you set your scope to high magnification to zero as recommended by many what ever the mag is set to is the amount that your wobble is multiplied by.

 

I hope this helps a little mate.

 

Si

great advice mate.