oldracer
04-16-2011, 02:52 PM
Well I have the loads pretty much figured out and on a rest the Rolling Block is shooting great groups at 100 and 200 yds. So, I figured I would start working on my off hand shooting and found I need some help, as I expected.
I have done a bit of searching and read the article by Mr. Pope on shooting and where he talks about the hand position in front and how the position and the balance affects the accuracy of off hand shooting. He mentions that less weight in front of the front hand fools the shooter into the feeling of less weight and of course visa-versa.
So what I an curious about is adding lead to the stock, which I have done but the balance is still a bit forward of my hand position. I have arthritis in my shoulders, elbows and both hands so I try to lock my left arm against my chest as much as possible to reduce the movement of the barrel, so I made a cast lead replacement for the recoil pad that was on the rifle and am working on finishing the shape. When attaching it, the weight has brought the balance point to exactly where my forward hand is resting and in some testing I found that the front sight seems to move a lot less than before. The total weight of the gun is now at 14# according to a fairly accurate scale.
Does this sound reasonable and have some of the more experienced shooters done this in the past?
I have done a bit of searching and read the article by Mr. Pope on shooting and where he talks about the hand position in front and how the position and the balance affects the accuracy of off hand shooting. He mentions that less weight in front of the front hand fools the shooter into the feeling of less weight and of course visa-versa.
So what I an curious about is adding lead to the stock, which I have done but the balance is still a bit forward of my hand position. I have arthritis in my shoulders, elbows and both hands so I try to lock my left arm against my chest as much as possible to reduce the movement of the barrel, so I made a cast lead replacement for the recoil pad that was on the rifle and am working on finishing the shape. When attaching it, the weight has brought the balance point to exactly where my forward hand is resting and in some testing I found that the front sight seems to move a lot less than before. The total weight of the gun is now at 14# according to a fairly accurate scale.
Does this sound reasonable and have some of the more experienced shooters done this in the past?