I was working up loads for my 6.5 Creedmoor and .25-06 and at the very end of the session, the last 5 shots I fired with the .25-06 delivered a 4-shot bullseye group that measured 0.5 inches. I had pulled the 4th shot on purpose because I thought I may have missed the target with 2 of the previous 3. When it landed outside of the bull at 5 o’clock, I put the fifth shot into the same hole as the other 3.
This morning I woke up and my mind wandered into this scenario above, and I suggested to myself that I would probably not be able to duplicate this again because my shooting history generally finds great groups are difficult to duplicate for a variety of reasons.
I learned from the benchrest guys that the vertical rod on the rifle rest should be the stop you use every time when placing the rifle on the rest so the muzzle is exactly the same distance from the target each time. In addition, if I use a rest that jumps back from recoil, I mark the table where the rest legs touch so I can return the rest to the same location as well.
But I NEVER considered initially putting the rest itself in exactly the same location on the table with each shooting session. So it makes sense to me if the rest jumps back two inches and that changes the bullet trajectory, so would the trajectory change from session to session if I start with a rest that is two inches (or more) from the same place it was at the last session.
Should I go back to bed or simply search for my T-shirt that says “Let me overthink this!”?
This morning I woke up and my mind wandered into this scenario above, and I suggested to myself that I would probably not be able to duplicate this again because my shooting history generally finds great groups are difficult to duplicate for a variety of reasons.
I learned from the benchrest guys that the vertical rod on the rifle rest should be the stop you use every time when placing the rifle on the rest so the muzzle is exactly the same distance from the target each time. In addition, if I use a rest that jumps back from recoil, I mark the table where the rest legs touch so I can return the rest to the same location as well.
But I NEVER considered initially putting the rest itself in exactly the same location on the table with each shooting session. So it makes sense to me if the rest jumps back two inches and that changes the bullet trajectory, so would the trajectory change from session to session if I start with a rest that is two inches (or more) from the same place it was at the last session.
Should I go back to bed or simply search for my T-shirt that says “Let me overthink this!”?