08-10-2018, 06:01 PM
grayfox Wrote:'55s method is what I'm striving for, although not as good a shooter as he is.
I want the AR to be one piece of a rigid system, involving the rifle, butt/shoulder, cheek/head weld, hand/finger grippings, arm tensions.
Same-o, same-o, same-o every time (that's where my learning still occurs!).
And bag/soft rest in front and bag rear (I don't have all the stuff to copy what '55's bench shooter does), not bipod at the bench.
Rigid but not so taut that muscles shake, if that makes any sense.
It's lighter than my other rifles so the movement/kick is a bit more pronounced (sharp/quick, not heavy though), meaning more control needed by me. Those 0.001's of inch at the shot mean inches at the target.
GF:
It was Stokes who used the classic bench rest set up. He did quite well with it too. I recall he described his technique in at least two threads on bench rest positions. Five or six years ago?
With my AR's that use forend rails, I go with a couple of G.I. sandbags with cat litter in them and a home made rear bag. The issue isn't as much the bags but how well you can get the bags to fit your position on a bench. Not sure who designs some of the benches I have used at various clubs but they must be thinking everyone is a basketball player. The club I belong to now means I have to have three, G.I. sandbags. One to sit on and the other two for use under the forend.
LR55