...about “Being Drawn to The Shot”. Has this happened to you?
I’m talking about a previous shot on a target. Today, while practicing out to 50 using an 8.5 x 11 copy of an N50 card, I tried to put at least three shots in each of the 12 targets. I’d start at number one, end in number 12, then go back to 1, and each time rechecking wind and using the sighters available.
What I’ve noticed for a long time, even back to the shoot n see target days, it seems follow up shots get drawn to previous shots on the target. Didn’t matter to me back then as my rest wasn’t the best. But with my equipment upgraded and I try to cover all my bases during set up, I really took notice today. While aiming at that tiny center dot within a 3/8” circle, it didn’t matter if I adjusted elevation or held for windage, 90% of the time a second and even a third shot would land on where the first shot was placed. So some of the targets have all three within the X, some 3/4” away and low at 7:00 all stacked on top of each other, some 1/2” high at 1:00, again, all three on top of each other.
My questions: if wind was a steady factor of say 3-5 mph, does the angle of the shot from bench to target have a big play in this?(I’m on a slight 10 degree slope downwards from bench to target, btw). Three clicks left to right at 50 yards will show a change, right? In my case it doesn’t matter, the second shot lands on the first.
Or is it cheek weld sight picture thru scope? I make dang sure I have no black rims and my picture is wide open clear edge to edge.
Is it cant? My set up is a front tripod attached to arca rail and a ST rear monopod. I prelock my cant level with the ball head and unless I make a large swing left to right on the tripod, I never have to readjust the level.
Lastly, and I’m just throwing this out there- does it have anything to do with parallax adjustment not in “Sync” with a perfect ocular adjustment that’s typically done first when setting up a scope for the first time?
So before advising on this, just remember, my hold offs or windage/elevation adjustments are going to be as if I’m at a competition, a click or two there is usually what’s needed, so please don’t ask if I click over 10 clicks worth does it still follow the first shot, or hold off 3 whole MOA, because of course not it wouldn’t.
And remember, this is at 50 yards.
I’m talking about a previous shot on a target. Today, while practicing out to 50 using an 8.5 x 11 copy of an N50 card, I tried to put at least three shots in each of the 12 targets. I’d start at number one, end in number 12, then go back to 1, and each time rechecking wind and using the sighters available.
What I’ve noticed for a long time, even back to the shoot n see target days, it seems follow up shots get drawn to previous shots on the target. Didn’t matter to me back then as my rest wasn’t the best. But with my equipment upgraded and I try to cover all my bases during set up, I really took notice today. While aiming at that tiny center dot within a 3/8” circle, it didn’t matter if I adjusted elevation or held for windage, 90% of the time a second and even a third shot would land on where the first shot was placed. So some of the targets have all three within the X, some 3/4” away and low at 7:00 all stacked on top of each other, some 1/2” high at 1:00, again, all three on top of each other.
My questions: if wind was a steady factor of say 3-5 mph, does the angle of the shot from bench to target have a big play in this?(I’m on a slight 10 degree slope downwards from bench to target, btw). Three clicks left to right at 50 yards will show a change, right? In my case it doesn’t matter, the second shot lands on the first.
Or is it cheek weld sight picture thru scope? I make dang sure I have no black rims and my picture is wide open clear edge to edge.
Is it cant? My set up is a front tripod attached to arca rail and a ST rear monopod. I prelock my cant level with the ball head and unless I make a large swing left to right on the tripod, I never have to readjust the level.
Lastly, and I’m just throwing this out there- does it have anything to do with parallax adjustment not in “Sync” with a perfect ocular adjustment that’s typically done first when setting up a scope for the first time?
So before advising on this, just remember, my hold offs or windage/elevation adjustments are going to be as if I’m at a competition, a click or two there is usually what’s needed, so please don’t ask if I click over 10 clicks worth does it still follow the first shot, or hold off 3 whole MOA, because of course not it wouldn’t.
And remember, this is at 50 yards.
