Big Rifle

There's shooting sticks. Not quite as good as a bench, but much better than free hand. A good sling technique helps alot too.

Shoot from a standing rest. A tripod with a pad on top or something like that, or use shooting sticks. I prefer to shoot standing as well.

set of shooting sticks with your backside up against a post or bench is how i handle it.

A tripod is your best bet...

Sling brace and steady your forearm against a post or tree.

My Dad stands on the ground, with rifle forearm on a sand bag on a step ladder rung.

Sticks.

The only way I could get close is off the Spartan tripod @MCMXI gave me. Im still not as steady as off a bench, tho Id guess some of those heavier-duty options I've seen pictures of might come pretty bloody close. Ive actually loaned that tripod to a friend of mine because hell be hunting back on Molokai before I will, and there you often run into situations where your standing and shooting across valleys, so hopefully hell have some real-world experience trying it soon.

I did a lot of dry firing with snap caps when I first got my .375 h&h, I think it helped alot, no matter which position.

Build a bench tall enough to allow you to shoot from a rest while standing.

A Lead Sled might answer.

Quad-sticks. Have tried them a few times and with a bit of practice they are very stable. I use them when testing loads in 450 Marlin an 45/70. It's the best solution I have found for mitigating recoil.

Just an example: https://bestfoxcall.co.uk/product/new-mjoelner-hunting-quad-sticks/

British gunmakers shoot to regulate double express rifles from a standing rest.
I have seen a sandbag on a stepladder.

dieselchief said:

set of shooting sticks with your backside up against a post or bench is how i handle it.

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I learned long ago that the easiest way to handle recoil is to shoot in the upright position and my preferred position is sitting on the ground as dieselchief said "with your backside against a post or bench" or anything solid. When I'm hunting it's usually a creek bank, tree or fence post. I use only a single sturdy shooting stick and grab the stick in my hand and lay the forearm of the rifle over my wrist. I can adjust for elevation just by moving my hand up or down and if I want to shoot a moving animal I can lean the stick as the animal moves. I shoot many moa 5 shot groups at 200 meters doing this but it is common to have 4 shots together and one shot out of the group. It is difficult to keep the rifle still so you have to control the trigger and finish the pull exactly when the scope is centered on the target. My heart beats about once a second and a second is a long time so I try to finish the squeeze between heart beats. I'm old and punch drunk so I don't even notice the recoil from calibers like the 30-06, etc. Another thing that helps to handle recoil when target practicing is proper hearing protection. I noticed when I started using both ear plugs and ear muffs my reaction to recoil was almost eliminated. The only place I notice recoil is when the trigger guard slaps my fingers.

Snap caps, for practice, to help eliminate flinching. Good sling discipline. A stick isn't as easy, when you're walking thru the woods,
but if you're shooting at some food, it surely doesn't hurt.

Obviously some good suggestions here already, so I'll just say there is a reason they call it "bench rest accuracy". Shooting from a proper rest on a solid bench is unbeatable for testing the accuracy of any gun, and it will take a lot of practice to get close to the same level from any other system. So be prepared to practice. I'd rather practice my bench technique.

Cuff sling - from the sitting position.

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There was recently a thread about the lost art of proper slings and use as a shooting aid, not just a carrying aid.

I find a 1907 sling, and seated using your legs as supports is about as good as it gets for me for accuracy and recoil handling without having to carry extra gear other than a slung rifle.

kell said:

....Give me a solution for bench accuracy when I'm standing up. ....

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It's not a solution, it's more of a philosophy about how to do stuff: make use of what's available. If there's something you can lean against or brace yourself against, or support the rifle on, use that. Be creative. I do agree that big rifles, usually being designed for military use, aren't really intended to be shot from a bench rest.

I used to have a bi-pod on my .22 for squirrel hunting and my muzzleloader for deer hunting when I'd hunt from the groud. I'm lucky to shoot 3" groups at 25 yards standing with a .22 rifle that shoots one hole, as many rounds as I wanna shoot, off a rest.
If I'm hunting with anything scoped, finding a spot with good shooting positions is as important to me as shooting lanes. If I'm on the ground, I almost always try to find a big, downed tree with a fork I can drop right into.