Why does magnum movement matter for rifle accuracy?

[K9kodi]

Haha I don’t own a computer , all my responses are on my phone and sometimes it tries to say what it thinks I’m thinking.

Apples to apples, no. I have 22 lever guns and 3030 lever guns and shoot both as accurately off hand as can be. Def slower firing rate w 3030.

I also have a 308 lever gun and as long as instead the shot my shots aren’t less accurate.

I have 22 bolt guns and 270, 300 bolt guns, and id be willing to bet my 22 and 300 first shots are gonna be as accurate. Follow ups will take more time w 300.

But I enjoy recoil, pain generally. Haha. You should see what I do for a living.

I will secede the fact that science is real, you can’t control large calibers as easily as yiy can lower recoil rounds, but shooting fundamentals don’t necessarily change much. First round hit should be sane w a 22 or 300 from a bench 1000% n off hand too if the weight of the larger rifle is able to be controlled

 

[jjohnsonElknewbie]

Shooting prone off an old Harris bipod with a backpack as a rear bag, I shoot my 25-284, 6.5 WSM, and 7-08 equally well. I use heavy for caliber bullets and near max charges for all of them. I also shoot all of them suppressed which makes a dramatic difference IMO. I also have the Tikka OEM triggers set as light as possible (jammed against the trigger group screw).

Fundamentally, I always make sure I'm as straight as possible behind the gun, my right hand is solid underneath the stock supporting the bag (lefty), and I deliberately control breathing. I mount my left hand with my thumb on the side of the stock pointing at the target, and I use the pad of my index finger to squeeze the trigger after taking a deep breath and letting half out. This is how Dad taught all us boys to shoot, and its more or less how he was taught in the army.

My best groups come when I'm steady on target, squeezing the trigger, and the rifle fires after the last bit of breath is gone.

I may notice more recoil from the 6.5 after shooting for a while, but in the heat of the moment, each shot feels the same. That being said, I consistently shoot 1" or better 10 shot groups at 100 yards with all 3 of these rifles.

The rifle I never enjoyed shooting as a young person was my Dad's 30-06 with 180 and especially 220 grain bullets. That thing kicked like a mule, akin to a 12 gauge slug.

 

[Macintosh]

How do they compare from positions other than prone? When this gets thrown around on here its always in relation to “field positions”, with prone being the position showing the least influence from recoil. When I did it I also am not sure I could see a difference prone other than time, but am pretty sure I could see a difference seated, offhand, kneeling, etc.

 

[jjohnsonElknewbie]

How do they compare from positions other than prone? When this gets thrown around on here its always in relation to “field positions”, with prone being the position showing the least influence from recoil. When I did it I also am not sure I could see a difference prone other than time, but am pretty sure I could see a difference seated, offhand, kneeling, etc.

I notice the difference seated on the bench. Kneeling and offhand not so much. It could be I'm just not shooting seated correctly, but its the least comfortable for me personally.