Equipment versus practice posts and Rifle practice/shooting

[Stu]

Ha, now I need to find some of those saddle bags

 

[Blaw]

So close

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what did you do to get your butt pad adjustable?

 

[Stu]

what did you do to get your butt pad adjustable?

It’s technically not adjustable, just offset. I used an aftermarket Limbsaver air tech pad, but I’m sure you could do the same with the factory pad. I simply drilled new holes in the buttpad and used the same screws that are holding the factory pad on to make it index higher.


Fun fact: KRG’s adjustable butt plate assembly fits a tikka stock pretty darn close but will add some length of pull.

 

[Blaw]

It’s technically not adjustable, just offset. I used an aftermarket Limbsaver air tech pad, but I’m sure you could do the same with the factory pad. I simply drilled new holes in the buttpad and used the same screws that are holding the factory pad on to make it index higher.
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Fun fact: KRG’s adjustable butt plate assembly fits a tikka stock pretty darn close but will add some length of pull.

Sweet!!! Do you get some funny open space on the bottom of the stock now that the butt pad has been raised?

 

[Stu]

Sweet!!! Do you get some funny open space on the bottom of the stock now that the butt pad has been raised?

Yes. It’s goofy for sure.

 

[eric1115]

Ok I shot this and didn't do very well. What sort of equipment can I buy to improve my results? Ran my .300 WM. I only had half of my box of ammo left since I shot it quite a bit last year, so I got another box that was almost the same grain bullets. I think it was still sighted in pretty good from last hunting season.

 

[Dobermann]

Ok I shot this and didn't do very well. What sort of equipment can I buy to improve my results? Ran my .300 WM. I only had half of my box of ammo left since I shot it quite a bit last year, so I got another box that was almost the same grain bullets. I think it was still sighted in pretty good from last hunting season.

Bro ... put a Lee-a-pold scope on there and it will fix everything.

Make sure it's one of their really light models, though - I heard one of their marketing guys on a podcast recently saying that lighter scopes were actually more reliable than heavy scopes.

 

[Stu]

The stars aligned

 

[Formidilosus]

20/20 is extremely hard.

 

[Stu]

20/20 is extremely hard.

And I’ve only done it once in perfect conditions with a 223

 

[Formidilosus]

And I’ve only done it once in perfect conditions with a 223

I don’t shoot the drill a lot, but I’ve only done it a few times. My average cold is 18-19.

 

[luke moffat]

I don’t shoot the drill a lot, but I’ve only done it a few times. My average cold is 18-19.

HAHA I wish. I'm a abysmal 14-16

 

[Formidilosus]

HAHA I wish. I'm a abysmal 14-16

That’s actually pretty good. I like people to get to the 15-16 range consistently.

 

[luke moffat]

That’s actually pretty good. I like people to get to the 15-16 range consistently.

Thats about where I am on average. One time I hit 18, pretty much felt like I walked on the moon that day

 

[Trumpkin The Dwarf]

Man, y'all are approaching rifle shooting like I approach my trad bow. I like it! I'm not a great rifle shot, but I have developed a keen awareness of when I should NOT break the trigger. It's helped a ton at putting animals in freezers without a rodeo, and yes, there are animals that have slipped away because I couldn't steady up.

A couple random questions:
1. what the heck is parallax adjustment? I've been shooting the same 3x9 burris on an ancient '06 for 20 years or so, and never touched a thing but the magnification dial, and I've shot plenty of deer out to 350-400 yards that way.
2. Is there a resource for learning proper recoil management? I'd never even heard of spotting shots through the scope until Rokslide. I don't know if it's doable with a 30-06, but I'd like to try and improve. My current strategy is to just use my naked eyes after the shot to diagnose their reaction while I prep the rifle to shoot again.

 

[Castle Rock]

Don’t worry about parallax just concentrate on a good full site picture.If you are looking through the center of the optical field parallax is not an issue
You won’t be able to spot your shots through the scope with a 3006, just concentrate on good follow through.
Spotting and calling shots through the scope is more a long range target type of thing, for example when you have a distant shot blown off course by the wind and want to compensate with the follow up shot

 

[Castle Rock]

Recoil management generally involves being passive behind the rifle and absorbing recoil without reacting to it so you don’t steer the shot away from the target before the bullet leaves the barrel

A couple of things to concentrate on are being square behind the rifle and in the prone supported position don’t let the butt of the rifle drop down off the shoulder during recoil

 

[Trumpkin The Dwarf]

Recoil management generally involves being passive behind the rifle and absorbing recoil without reacting to it so you don’t steer the shot away from the target before the bullet leaves the barrel

A couple of things to concentrate on are being square behind the rifle and in the prone supported position don’t let the butt of the rifle drop down off the shoulder during recoil

What do you mean by square to the rifle? Holding it at a perpendicular angle to your torso? Doesn't that add a lot of side torque if you're at all fatigued?

 

[Dobermann]

Here's one place to start:

 

[TheUgly]

Took the advice of some on this forum and bought several cases of .223 ammo to practice with this year. Shot about 1500 rounds in the 10 months leading up to deer season out of my Tikka w/ 6x SWFA. All shots were taken away from the bench and most were shot for score/timed from different field positions.

The practice definitely paid off - from the time I spotted the deer, to ranging it, to getting in position and taking the shot took about 30sec. Deer was shot at 219 yards and the 77gr TMK used had excellent terminal performance - the deer only made it about 20yrds before succumbing. Will be taking this rifle on many hunts to come…