I know the POI will likely shift if I hold my rifle differently. It is just some interesting observation, and would like to confirm with other shooters.
I zero a rifle on bench rest, not sled, with front and rear rests. When I fire the gun, my right hand is on the trigger while my left hand is squeezing the rear rest to adjust the aim.
When I am done with zeroing, I shoot the gun in field position, say prone. My left hand supports, not grabs, the front of the rifle similar to the front rest. POI will be consistently 3-4 MOA lower.
3-4 MOA sounds a lot. But translated into muzzle drop, it is like 0.02", or half a mm. I can see it is quite probably to be caused by change in position.
Do you observe the same? Thanks.
-TL
I zero a rifle on bench rest, not sled, with front and rear rests. When I fire the gun, my right hand is on the trigger while my left hand is squeezing the rear rest to adjust the aim.
When I am done with zeroing, I shoot the gun in field position, say prone. My left hand supports, not grabs, the front of the rifle similar to the front rest. POI will be consistently 3-4 MOA lower.
3-4 MOA sounds a lot. But translated into muzzle drop, it is like 0.02", or half a mm. I can see it is quite probably to be caused by change in position.
Do you observe the same? Thanks.
-TL