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omega50

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I noticed when I was shooting groundhog at longer distances (300 plus) yards that i seem to be shooting left. When I shoot on paper at 100 yards I am right where I need to be, but noticed sometimes I "lean" into the stock more which obviously moves the crosshairs left. My question is will the amount of side pressure on the stock change your point of impact like I am describing or will it hit with the crosshairs regardless of your cheek weld? Thanks
 
definitely...............

............During my first several short range BR matches I also was getting flyers to the left, despite what the flags were indicating-------my stock was only primered and when I had my targets analyzed by a more experienced competitor--------he noticed the primer was worn off where my cheek contacted the stock---yet it was intact everywhere else.

Now, I shoot free recoil and only my trigger finger touches the gun.

For shooting hunting guns, I just let my whiskers just touch--------only on light recoiling calibers.

The often repeated adage : "Do everything the SAME from shot-to-shot-----you can even fall off the stool -----just do it exactly the same on every shot."
 
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The zero or sight in you get off the bench will be different from other shooting positions. That is why, once we sight in off the bench, we pratice and adjust to our shooting positions.

So.........from your hog shoot'en position if you keep on missing to the left crank the knob or hold off.

The real fun in shooting at distance, is the ability to make adjustments. Making those adjustments in the middle of a match or shooting at hogs and doing it correctly will make you feel warm and fuzzy;-)=

Then there is the wind and mirage. Fun stuff!
 
When a friend was having trouble (inconsistent groups) shooting a well built rifle, with an adjustable cheek piece ,using a rest and bags on a bench, I had him lower the cheek piece to the point that it was barely brushing his cheek, just enough so that he could find the scope quickly. (Previously he had had it jacked way up, which resulted in maximum cheek pressure.) Lacking that option you might try higher rings. This should remove most, if not all of your cheek pressure. Some rifle weight/stock/caliber combinations have to be held. In those situations equipment adjustments that improve fit can improve accuracy. If the new fit feels a bit strange at first, give it a chance. In many most cases what we are used to feels better than anything else, even if it doesn't work very well. Sort of like a fellow having a pro correct his bad golf swing and protesting that the corrected swing feels unnatural. Go with what works the best. You will get used to the feel.
 
I had a problem with lateral stringing and found that I was gritting my teeth sometimes in anticipation of recoil. The tightening of the jaw muscle pushed the stock very slightly to the right moving my group left.
 
How much you push against the stock with your cheek or hand will move the bullets impact from where you want it to be. If you're using a bipod in the field, use a bipod on the bench with a carpet remnant or sample under the bipod's feet so that it will tend to slide rather than bounce. Shooting from the position you will use in the field to confirm zero can't hurt, but if you're using a bipod and shooting from a bench for sight in and are careful to be consistant with cheek and hand pressure things should improve.
 
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