New to using a 'F-CLASS BR' at 50 yards...
I have been running this thread... New to using a 'PEEP & GLOBE' at 50 yards... ...since last November and have been bitten by the accuracy bug in the .22lr platform. This has been a real kick in the pants 'learning curve' as I never in my 70 years have put much stock in the 'lowly .22 rifle'. In that thread I have been shooting a Savage MKII FVT bone stock except for the aftermarket stock.
Not long ago I was at my local gun shop picking up some Eley 'tenex' fodder when I discovered this little gem for sale...
https://i.imgur.com/pbpukL5.jpg
It is a 2003 CZ452 that's been totally tricked out, it has a Sightron 36X - 42mm fixed power scope with very fine cross-hairs & dot, & it has a custom barrel and chamber with a clamp-on Harrels barrel tuner at the end and included was a full brick of Eley Match ammo.
The rest is a POPPAS rest out of Texas... http://www.pappasrimfireproducts.com/index.html ...this entire rig was for sale as pictured.
I stood there trying to comprehend exactly what this is that I am looking at...it is obviously a rifle I could never have bought new and then afforded to have all the custom work done, it is way over my head all the details that make this rifle what it is.
Well....I figured that this is my opportunity to go down a new Rabbit Hole...to learn a new shooting style & dicipline...to go somewhere I've never been before.
I am an ole'retired'Fart and shoot here at my little property in the Sierras. I don't compete in any sanctioned matches or even know anything about competition, I just enjoy precision shooting and handloading & casting...been doing that since 74.
I have remodeled this rifle some to fit me, have added a stock extension, bought lower scope rings and have added a temporary 'red-neck' cheek riser till this proves out to be the correct height and then I'll build a permanent one to replace these yellow carpenters pencils I have taped onto the stock.
I have put the PAPPAS rest in storage until I can build a proper bench to use it on, a solid as a rock bench to replace this temporary folding table I use now.
https://i.imgur.com/VX3Fehj.jpg
I built a custom fit leather covered pad for the Cabellas rest to fit that forestock, until a new bench comes along this summer this will be the plan...the same as I am shooting the MKII FVT, the other pad fits the Savage fore stock and I can change them in short order.
https://i.imgur.com/kgrVNUd.jpg
I have done a little research on this 'f-class' shooting and discovered there are many ways they shoot, prone was one. Not having any experience with this particular style, I thought I'd try all the positions eventually.
Many members here have been most generous with their 'tips-n-tricks' on shooting the 'peep & globe' and I thought that perhaps I could repeat that thread with this particular style...Lord knows I have a lot ahead to learn. Learning keeps my mind young and engaged and shooting allows me a couple hours daily, 'weather permitting' of course, to escape the reality of this crazy upside down world we live in today!
Pray for our Republic boys..."were in a heap of trouble right now!"
Anyway...I thought I'd get started by learning about 'finding nodes' with that Harrels tuner. Never used one before so I watched some Y-Tube videos and read some articles and have a plan to start out. I figured I would start with the tuner set at 'zero' and work my way up through the settings to see what I can see about how this thing works.
There are so many click settings from 0 through 5 that I thought I'd start by skipping four clicks and just take a 'cursory' look at the 2 shot groups.
https://i.imgur.com/1M9OOXA.jpg
Since there are 3 click settings on each side of where we see the nodes here...I'm calling the groups where you see only 'one hole' the 'nodes' as there are two shots in that same hole. I thought I'd come back to them and shoot the settings on either side of the 'one holers' to see what would happen.
Obviously, I've never charted anything like this before outside of shooting a ladder with one of my center-fires so I will be very appreciative to anyone who would like to chime in here and help me to get off on the right foot.
As of this afternoon, this is all the progress I have made thus far (I am still shooting the 'peep & globe' MKII also and still have progress to make with that style so that thread will be running concurrently)....but with this class, I'm out here in uncharted water trying to learn as I figure these things out.
I appreciate all your commentaries and examples and encourage all of you to post pictures of what your shooting and what results your getting on your groups right here in this thread.