Honestly not trying to take anything away from some of the fine shooting that is displayed here on this site because it is stellar.
The guns we are using today are nothing short of phenomenal compared to what daddy had. Even the cheapie knock offs from foreign lands.
So some of the videos taken through the scopes clearly show that the gun is rested at both ends due to the absolute lack of movement. At that point, if the wind is calm and the holdover is correct, the shot is determined on the ability to put the cross hairs where the shooter wants them to be and operate the trigger without moving. The rest is mostly dependent on the gun and pellet choice.
The next step is front resting the gun and holding it to the shoulder with no solid rest at the stock end other than what your arms are on. That can be seen with distinct movement in the scope and then hopefully releasing the trigger when on target. Precise accuracy may diminish slightly when done this way, but it mimics competitive shooting more closely.
Then there is holding the gun by the fore-stock with the hand on a rest and the stock against the shoulder. This many even add an increased factor of movement to the mix.
If going to the Olympics is in your future, you have to use the fourth method that I don't even like to talk about. May as well put on some good dance music on the radio to keep in tune with the shakin'. Standing hold only.
I like to use method # 3. Hold the fore-stock with hand on a rest and gun against the shoulder. It becomes a combination of aiming and trigger control when the shot should be released. I find my spring guns like this method better and I can go either way with the PCP's.
What method do you use and which one works best?
The guns we are using today are nothing short of phenomenal compared to what daddy had. Even the cheapie knock offs from foreign lands.
So some of the videos taken through the scopes clearly show that the gun is rested at both ends due to the absolute lack of movement. At that point, if the wind is calm and the holdover is correct, the shot is determined on the ability to put the cross hairs where the shooter wants them to be and operate the trigger without moving. The rest is mostly dependent on the gun and pellet choice.
The next step is front resting the gun and holding it to the shoulder with no solid rest at the stock end other than what your arms are on. That can be seen with distinct movement in the scope and then hopefully releasing the trigger when on target. Precise accuracy may diminish slightly when done this way, but it mimics competitive shooting more closely.
Then there is holding the gun by the fore-stock with the hand on a rest and the stock against the shoulder. This many even add an increased factor of movement to the mix.
If going to the Olympics is in your future, you have to use the fourth method that I don't even like to talk about. May as well put on some good dance music on the radio to keep in tune with the shakin'. Standing hold only.
I like to use method # 3. Hold the fore-stock with hand on a rest and gun against the shoulder. It becomes a combination of aiming and trigger control when the shot should be released. I find my spring guns like this method better and I can go either way with the PCP's.
What method do you use and which one works best?
