What do you think about the weird behaviour of my custom rifle?

the word is askhole
As you can see now that people started actually helping me we are maybe getting to some diagnosis. Everyone is being polite and mature.
When people randomly attack you and make assumptions and provocate, maybe someone like me can give a harsh reply, then being called an as**ole etc. The reality is that, keeping the conversation polite it can be more constructive and less toxic.

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And then everything goes to s**t. Don’t do this please, don’t be rude
 
Watch this video. A lot of Phil's stuff is PRS specific but this video can help you with the principals of how you should be on the gun, and how you shouldn't be.

Applying a lot of pressure through a cheek weld will absolutely affect point of impact and your ability to spot impacts.


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Thanks man, what do you think about drop heel of that manners eh4 of my pics?
 
the word is askhole, it's when a person has already made up their mind on the question they want to ask before asking it then proceed to disagree and refuse to persue any feedback that doesn't agree with their already predetermined problem/solution
 
the word is askhole, it's when a person has already made up their mind on the question they want to ask before asking it then proceed to disagree and refuse to persue any feedback that doesn't agree with their already predetermined problem/solution
You didn’t read all
The thread apparently. It was very informative for me and i started with the suspicion that the problem lied in an intrinsical issue with the rifle being too sensitive and now i think the problem lies in my choice of the stock and in how the rifle is held.. it seems like the ask hole was open to suggestions at the end.. not open to personal attack and provocations, that’s another story

But it’s ok, call me an askhole, as you wish

Can we move on now?
 
I never called you anything, I responded to someone else who was commenting on a behavior he sees regularly of the internet.
you presumed the rest.
After 7 pages of provocations presuming that is pretty obvious, but that’s ok, i couldn’t care less. I just want to stick to the topic and move on

This is very important to me since hunting is my main passion and this rifl was a big investment for me
 
i am a bit confused because many say that it is better to have a chin weld instead of a cheek weld, thus influencing less the recoil dynamic of the rifle.. so maybe i don't have a too light of a chin weld but an inconsistent one? but this way if i shoot uphill or with the bipod canted how can i "direct/control" the dynamics of recoil?


The chin weld/nearly free recoil/“heads up” deal is a tripod and barricade driven (with a bit of nonsense “tactical” history thrown in) thing. It utterly falls apart when actually measured in dynamic and unconventional shooting.

Anything that requires control benefits from more contact. More contact= more friction= more control.

It is quite possible to get a full cheek weld and shoot a gun neutrally.





The pic with the olive camp t shirt is the one with the higher home Made cheekpad, the one with the woodlamd camo shirt is the standard configuration.. the other one is the only pic i have of the complete rifle on this phone and it was the homemade rende ring i did when i was doing the project before ordering the rifle!

Maybe the Montecarlo stock ends up too low against my “shoulder” thus making the rifle jump more?



That stock is awful. It absolutely reveals any flaws or errors in your position, body, contact, or anticipation. It is not your full issue, but it is making everything worse.
 
Applying a lot of pressure through a cheek weld will absolutely affect point of impact and your ability to spot impacts.


It doesn’t though. Or doesn’t have to. I can have you put your hand over the comb, smash my face in hard enough that it is painful for you, and yet the group doesn’t move, and I watch all the impacts. I’ve done this at multiple S2H course with the students.

Now- I’m not saying that anyone should be putting a ton of pressure into the cheek. I am saying, that face contact (especially with cheek fat) add a demonstrable level of friction, and keeps your head, body as one locked in unit with the rifle.

Simply- pressure does not have to mean torquing the gun. Putting torque into the gun is generally bad. Pressure ≠ torque.
 
So for some reasons i was much more consistent with my old RIfles than with this one.


Having seen your rifle, it’s understandable.



But regarding the error introduction, if you shoot with legs of bipod extended vs gold ed or extended unevenly vs evenly of if you shoot with a great uphill angle vs flat, there will be some differences in how the rifle recoils, right?

Yes by itself. However, the answer there is “don’t do that”. You can learn to build a neutral position very quickly on any terrain, and from any rest.



Even with a very skilled shooter, this could shift POI? If so, by how much?

If the person is competent, it will not shift POI.



And do you think the amount of shift i observed could be mostly related to a too low cheek weld?


It’s related to poor fundamentals (I’m not being rude), a very poorly designed stock, and just enough recoil to exploit both.



If I close my eyes, rest naturally on the stock, and open them, i am a good cm below the right height to get a full sight picture. Could this be the reason why with this rifle i am less consistent than with my older ones?


It will hurt you, yes. The first thing is to get a better designed stock. Barring that, build a cheekpiece with foam and duct tape.


And could only this explain the amount of shift i am descrivono? (Up to 2 MOA for example when shooting 20 Degrees uphill with the rear bag horizontal instead of vertical?

All of it combined can amount to a lot more than 2 MOA shifts. Just the stock alone is hurting you severely- the top of the recoil pad is very low in you “pocket”- you are functionally on top of the rifle; and if you think about the rifle moving back and up during recoil- which way does the muzzle move?
 
I have an X Bolt 7mm08 that shoots just OK at paper. However I have first round impacts on MOA size steel out to 910 yards consistently. So I hardly ever shoot it at paper unless to re zero or check a load. I killed a mile deer DRT at 648 this year.
I hate those rifles that just won't shoot well at paper ...
 
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