Shooting long range accurately RC, Tofaz anyone?

I tend to shoot from a standing position as well when in the field, using my home-made shooting sticks.

This may sound far-fetched to you, but my best improvement was realized after installing Superfeet insoles in my shoes. They give the proper arch support which makes your legs and lower back work the way they are supposed to. This improves balance and sure-footedness and sure as hell seems to work for me.

LOL! Ahhhh yes, the coffee. I forgot that one….lol!

And don’t forget the extremely important aspect of Follow Through! FT will be even more critical in the big bore haley’s than the low or no recoil AF but just because most PCP’s don’t kick doesn’t mean you should get lazy. FT (especially considering POI variation from different fill pressures and other variables in air gun shooting) helps me know if the reason the round hit low left (calling the shot) was shooter error and not to do with the rifle itself. Think of FT as simply keeping your sight picture secure until after your bullet hits the mark. When shooting my recurve bow I use FT as I mentally guide the arrow to the bullseye (kind of a “Zen” thing) and in archery consistency and follow through is even more critical!

BRASSF “Breath, Relax, Aim, Stop, Squeeze, Follow Through”!

Walter,

Hello Sir! Hope all is well.

I will try to keep this short….

As far as my TD257 goes, because its hold sensitive, I will leave it out of the equation cause my hold on this gun is super light and I do something differently than whats described below.

But for all my other air guns and powder burners I use bipods and or bags. For table top shooting (off the bed of my truck also) I use shooting bags or rests. For ground work, I use my shooting mat to lay on and the guns bipod. For all out accuracy with either type of gun, I use the bags for all out accuracy. I can also get GREAT accuracy from using my bipod also

For bench work while the gun is on the bag, you can use both front and rear bags if your rear bags is small enough. With bags, you simply have to make sure you can get a good centered sight picture on your target 1st. Once your set up is right (gun setting on bags so that you get your crosshairs on your targets centers), you can move your shoulder up to the butt of the gun the way you normally would. I usually fold my left arm under the stock and around the rear bag. I cradle the gun so to speak and shoulder it the way you normally would while shooting off a bench.

I use a light to medium hold and not a firm one. To me, the body should be more on the relaxed side while squeezing a trigger than the TENSE side. And with airguns, you don’t need a bear hug…….they simply don’t kick that much plus, being tense AIDES IN JERKING A TRIGGER.

SIGHT PICTURE: This along with trigger squeeze is one of the most important aspects to get good groups. And by that I mean, the cross hairs should HIT THE EXACT SAME SPOT ON THE TARGET EVERYTIME when you gently squeeze that trigger. So a consistent sight picture is key. Its simple logic but remember, the bullet goes where your crosshairs point.

BREATHING: For me, I inhale and exhale 3 times per shot. This will AIDE in keeping the heart beat at NORMAL speeds. On the 3rd INHALE, I let out half the air then relax, hold the sight picture and gently squeeze the trigger (shoot). Many people breathe while shooting and some hold their breathe for long periods of time all the while trying to hold perfectly still WHILE THEIR FACES ARE TURNING PINK and that in itself will cause the scope to bounce all over the place and your to jerk the trigger…..lol! Another thing about breathing to remember is that when you set up targets downrange, give yourself some time to return your breath to normal after you return from downrange.

CONSISTENCY: Everything you do while target shooting or sniping should be as consistent as humanly possible. The hold, the breath, the trigger squeeze, the fill pressure, the weight of the projectile, the sight picture as well.

SETTING UP TARGETS: When you set up targets downrange, you want to set up PLENTY of them so that you don’t have to walk back and forth downrange. This in turn will keep your breath at a normal rate therefore keeping your heart from jumping out of your chest while your trying to shoot. This also keeps you from getting fatigued which also can result in JERKED TRIGGERS and loosing focus.

WHile shooting off a bipod while on the ground, I use my left hand under the stocks butt to keep the rear end steady and I can elevate or lower the gun with that hand also. But that takes practice and i’m quite used to it. I shoot just as well off a bipod as I do bags. But, I’ve been doing it for years. Its best and easiest to start with a bench and some bag rest. But if you shoot while on the ground using a bipod, please remember to use correct form and to keep the gun in front of you and not off to the left (if your right handed) and too place your FEET SIDEWAYS on the ground. By that, I mean, while your laying on the ground, turn your left foot LEFT and lay the inside of your foot nearest the ground. If you can imagine, imagine that you are standing above yourself and you are looking at yourself on the ground shooting. Your left leg should make the shape of a reversed L and your right leg and foot should look like the letter L ( _I , L )

Hope this helps and I hope it makes some sense to you also.

Let me know………………… :5: