shooting

[procraft]

hey i have a problem maybe one of you sharpshooters can help me with my weapon is a17hmr it is shoots hole for hole at 35 yards from a bench and a vice now i hav shot at 3 black birds on a pole at about the same distance with a bipod and have missed all 3 what is the problem thanks please pm with advice emoQuestion

 

[dhpro]

it called bird fever emoLaugh

 

[Guest]

Trade it in on a shotgun.

 

[jonathanfaith2]

My thoughts and i maybe wrong but i think it is you third point of contact (Elbow most of the time) if you are not puting it on anything at all i would try that

 

[mariner156]

Doc1 - 4/27/2009 5:41 PM

Trade it in on a shotgun.

nice emoEnforce

 

[jonathanfaith2]

Procraft if you really want some advise PM Weims on here i can bet he will tell you what to do.

 

[Kirk]

Aim a little lower when your shooting up.

 

[AThornton]

Definitely a small error somewhere in your setup. The 17hmr is a MEAN little round and definitely a great shooting gun! I have never seen a bullet so small do that much damage!! emoEek

 

[booche']

Go with the shotgun. When you aim up and miss your target, then that little bullet has got to come down somewhere!!! And it will be at an increased velocity with an unknown impact area.

 

[weims]

First off I agree with Booche, unless the target has a suitable backstop up is never good with a rifle.

I think you have two problems. First off you zero on sand bags then shoot off a bipod. (If you change the recipe you change the taste.) Always do a finale zero check under real shooting conditions. A bipod can affect the harmonics of a barrel, depending upon how it mounts to the gun. This will possibly shift the zero. Next and the most likely culprit is the zero distance. 35 yards is too close. I would back out to 65 yards and then test it at 35 and 90 yards. I would say that you shot over the target. Angles, unless very steep, have no where the effect on trajectory that most think, but can compound and existing problem. Hope this helps.

 

[bbdown]

Pick a small spot on the bird to aim for. Aim small miss small. Also, are the bags and bipod on the forearm of the rifle or the barrel. Resting your barrel on something would change your point of impact.

 

[BOBBY BULLET]

open sites or scope you didnt say. If its a scope site it in at 75 to 100 yards with the scope on 10 power. Once this is set then any thing short of a 100yds is dead.

 

[jakemac]

gotta get a three cycle zero at the same position that you want to shoot from. also breath and trigger control are probably being an issue. slow steady squeeze on the trigger. dont anticipate the shot. let itr catch you off guard but on target