oldracer
04-20-2011, 01:15 PM
My Rolling Block had a recoil pad on it when I bought it, the original owner/builder did not like recoil it seems. While shooting on a rest the total stock length was not a big issue but last week I started trying my ability with off-hand shooting. I quickly found the stock was too long with the pad and also with the lead plate I made for the end so yesterday I shot without anything after trying both pads and having trouble holding the gun. The original owner is about 6ft 6in and has longer arms than I do.
I shot several shots and did not see a hit anywhere on the target off-hand so I thought that is strange as I should at least hit the backer??!! I put the gun on the rest and the same thing and the shooter beside me said the dust kicked up looked very low. So I raised the tang sight and full hash mark and hit the bottom of the backer. I raised it another (which now equaled the 200yd setting from my dope book) and bingo, right in the center! I fired a couple more and they hit together so I tried several off hand and they were now on target?!
I asked a couple of long range competitors that were there and they said that the recoil pad was causing what was known as "barrel whip" due to the rearward movement from recoil and the barrel was also trying to rotate so the shots were artificially high as to the tang sight setting. Thay also noted the gun would be more accurate WITH OUT the recoil pad so I made a new temporary butt plate while I sort things out.
Does this sound reasonable to those with lots of experience as it does to me especially about the part about the barrel trying to rotate?
I shot several shots and did not see a hit anywhere on the target off-hand so I thought that is strange as I should at least hit the backer??!! I put the gun on the rest and the same thing and the shooter beside me said the dust kicked up looked very low. So I raised the tang sight and full hash mark and hit the bottom of the backer. I raised it another (which now equaled the 200yd setting from my dope book) and bingo, right in the center! I fired a couple more and they hit together so I tried several off hand and they were now on target?!
I asked a couple of long range competitors that were there and they said that the recoil pad was causing what was known as "barrel whip" due to the rearward movement from recoil and the barrel was also trying to rotate so the shots were artificially high as to the tang sight setting. Thay also noted the gun would be more accurate WITH OUT the recoil pad so I made a new temporary butt plate while I sort things out.
Does this sound reasonable to those with lots of experience as it does to me especially about the part about the barrel trying to rotate?