Re: Help with Magpies
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:19 pm
I would suggest letting a shooter who you know is a good shot have a go with your rifle to see if you can narrow the fliers to the rifle or to something that you are doing.
Much of what you are describing could be the affects of wind. Not knowing how much experience you have at target shooting makes it difficult to formulate an answer for you.
Wind coming head on will have a different affect to wind coming from the rear, knocking the strikes high in one case and low in another.
I would suggest having a read on the affects of canting your rifle. If you do not have a bubble on your rifle, you may be surprised at how much it is possible to cant your rifle before your eye picks it up. It does not help that many target backers are not on level and anybody using them as a reference point can become un stuck.
Have a read here for more info: http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/201 ... -explains/
The condition of your barrel may be a factor as well, but try and eliminate one thing at a time,
We assume that you are using consistent ammunition? I don't have much time for RG any more, it has it's limits,
DM
Much of what you are describing could be the affects of wind. Not knowing how much experience you have at target shooting makes it difficult to formulate an answer for you.
Wind coming head on will have a different affect to wind coming from the rear, knocking the strikes high in one case and low in another.
I would suggest having a read on the affects of canting your rifle. If you do not have a bubble on your rifle, you may be surprised at how much it is possible to cant your rifle before your eye picks it up. It does not help that many target backers are not on level and anybody using them as a reference point can become un stuck.
Have a read here for more info: http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/201 ... -explains/
The condition of your barrel may be a factor as well, but try and eliminate one thing at a time,
We assume that you are using consistent ammunition? I don't have much time for RG any more, it has it's limits,
DM