02-07-2017, 10:06 PM
Retro Wrote:Retro won't be coming up with anything for couple of months because of shoulder replacement surgery. I have to say that I've been surprised at the direction this thread took. Most of the time I haven't seen these kinds of divisions. There are some brilliant folks on this forum that most like myself can learn from. I've tried something similar to what Rick suggested in my quest for improved shooting technique. It didn't work for my situation but i'm ok with that. During the next couple of months of physical therapy I can practice creating the perfect pocket for bench rest shooting. I seriously doubt that I'll ever elevate my shooting to 1000 yd marksmanship but I will continue to develop a decent position for repeatability in my performance. Repeatability currently is about 2 MOA and I know that my equipment is capable of doing better as I have managed a couple of SUB-MOA groups. What I'm incapable of doing at this point is doing that over and over again.
It was a surprising side show but I think we all agree that a particular technique suggested to mitigate stringing is unsuited to your gun. The lighter frames mean they jump more and the semi auto action brings with it the risk of an unauthorised discharge..
The vertical stringing as opposed to simply a larger group is specific and I remain convinced it will be something simple like not returning the gun to the same position after recoil (if you are comfortable it's not the ammunition). My experience at 1,000yds is it's all down to the wind. If your bullet is still stable at that range and you can see the splash to correct subsequent shots then it's all good fun. Good luck in the surgery.