Money where my mouth is

[Tony Z]

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[Tony Z]

edited 15/11/05

[bruce moulds]

tony zed,
did you use a different sigt setting for each group, have a sighter target, or just luck a condition change when you returned to the original target?
bruce.

[AlanF]

Tony,

What was the reason for the 30 minute break? I agree that 10 shot groups tell you much more than 5, but I'm wondering how much of the windage spread is due to a change in conditions before and after the break.

Alan

[Tony Q]

Bruce, I know what your saying mate but iv done similar with strings of 3 shot groups fired alternately at five 1” disc targets. I shoot 5x3 then add 2 shots to each group to bring them up to 5 shot. I then add 5 shots to each group to bring it up to 5 x 10 shot groups.

There are reasons why i do this, but all i need to say is the data gathered from enlarging a 3 shot group to a 5 shot group and then to a 10 shot group all tell a story.

I normally do this kind of work at 6am when the conditions at the range are always very still.


Tony Z

This basically confirms what I have said all along that shooting form a pedestal is technically and inherently more accurate because of the additional influences the bipod places on the performance of the rile.

So you have proved a point and a point that I personally have had many unkind posts directed at me because I uttered the same findings from my own personal experience and experimentation.

In other words I was told by some that my findings were ‘rubbish’ and it makes no difference what you shoot of. This of course was in reply to my comments that FS should be shot of a bipod only as a pedestal rest can produce better results.

So again I will take this one step further and reclaim that FS should only be TR or Factory varmint style or similar rifles and shot of a bipod. If its too hard to outlaw pedestal rests then there should be no BR or Tracker stocks or any modifications that follow those design principals permitted in FS.

All this means is that you have a choice of hundreds of rifle/stock configurations but whatever you have its shot of a std F Class bipod or similar. It is not as some have posted restricting or limiting what can be used in FS, its allowing freedom to not have to keep adding things to compete against rifles that should be in FO.

So Tony Z do the same experimentation with 2 different stocks attached to that omark action and shot of a pedestal rest, a std TR or varmint stock and then again with a BR and Tracker stock.

And then post your findings. I will be very curious to see if they match our results.

[Tony Q]

Alan ..

The windage spread is all relevant to all the alternate groups shot, yes I would say the groups would be smaller if they had been shot at the same time .. but the difference is applied equally to all groups.

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[Tony Q]

G'day Matt

I agree and i have seen free recoil bipods shot of hard level mats giving no difference between that and a pedistal rest. A normal std F Class bipod gives slightly better results over a harris but i would consider them to be very small.

The main dif is the std F Class bipod allows a constant hieght at the rear and allows the front to be wound up or down, a harris requires the rear to be constantly moved up or down.

So, a std F Class bipod could give better shot to shot concistancy but again it a small gain.

[Tony Z]

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[bruce moulds]

tony zed,
so how is it that there are 2 different points of impact?
bruce.

[Tony Z]

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[Tony Q]

Tony Z I understand your method in why you shot the groups the way you did as its similar to the way I develop my loads or equipment.

However I see more and more reference to Benchrest shooting in these posts. I know some are referring to techniques learned or developed but I cannot understand why its relevant to FS.

Am I on my own here in saying that FS is not, nor should be, influenced by Benchrest rifles, equipment or techniques to the point that we are using said gear. As you all know I view FS as something between Fullbore and Field 'Target' rifle with the simplicity of restricted gear and caliber, a modern version of FB if you like. I do not see it as another form of FO or another form of belly bench gun.

Thats its main attraction ... simplicity!

Just my thoughts … again

[Tony Z]

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[Tony Q]

And your entitled to it Mate.

And I understand any hesitance in getting into a debate over equipment types, but I will again clarify four important points.

1. We are all long range target shooters.
2. There is no point having two classes shooting the same gear.
3. FS should remain as simple as possible using unmodified gear.
4. FO is the experimental class and can use modified gear within the limits.


In other words … we are all the same when it comes to what we love and do. But if you want to experiment past a certain point then play in Open class.

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