jackie schmidt
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At our match at Tomball last Sunday, we were shooting in a cool, damp, dreary condition,. a north wind was blowing all of this right into our faces. Everything was wet.
I was mentioning to fellow shooters that my Rifle was glued to the bags. Nothing I did seem to help, as the north wind just kept blowing that mist right in on us. I would even have to make a determined effort to make sure I was pushing it back against the stop after every shot. I was not happy about this.
But, the Rifle never shot better.
I can see in group shooting, where many shooters want that Rifle as free as possible so they can cycle quick for the next shot, that having the Rifle moving as free as possible is a big plus.
But score is shot different. You have to move the Rifle to another point of aim after each shot.
I guess I am thinking out loud. Maybe if a Rifle is really right, it does't matter much one way or another.
I was mentioning to fellow shooters that my Rifle was glued to the bags. Nothing I did seem to help, as the north wind just kept blowing that mist right in on us. I would even have to make a determined effort to make sure I was pushing it back against the stop after every shot. I was not happy about this.
But, the Rifle never shot better.
I can see in group shooting, where many shooters want that Rifle as free as possible so they can cycle quick for the next shot, that having the Rifle moving as free as possible is a big plus.
But score is shot different. You have to move the Rifle to another point of aim after each shot.
I guess I am thinking out loud. Maybe if a Rifle is really right, it does't matter much one way or another.
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