WayBeau
Member
Please bear with me as this is two-part inquiry.
First, is there a way to safely and accurately use sand bags to serve the same function as a Lead Sled? I was looking at buying a sled, but can't really justify the cost if I can acquire the same results with my sand bags. I'd like to get my rifle dialed in out past the usual 100 yds. Which brings me to my next question.
I have my rifle (Ruger M77 30-06, Redfield Revolution 3-9x50) sighted in at 100 yds with the scope set on 6x. I'm thinking POI should stay true to POA (obviously taking into account drop for distance) if I 'crank' the power up, but would like to hear some thoughts on the subject. The reason I ask is because I had dialed it back to 3x this past weekend and missed what should have been a 'slam dunk' shot on a nice 8pt. (the jury's still out whether Buck Fever had anything to do with it ). When I moved it back up to 6x I seemed to be on the money again. Just wondering why this might be. . .other than user error.
Thanks for any thoughts/suggestions/comments.
First, is there a way to safely and accurately use sand bags to serve the same function as a Lead Sled? I was looking at buying a sled, but can't really justify the cost if I can acquire the same results with my sand bags. I'd like to get my rifle dialed in out past the usual 100 yds. Which brings me to my next question.
I have my rifle (Ruger M77 30-06, Redfield Revolution 3-9x50) sighted in at 100 yds with the scope set on 6x. I'm thinking POI should stay true to POA (obviously taking into account drop for distance) if I 'crank' the power up, but would like to hear some thoughts on the subject. The reason I ask is because I had dialed it back to 3x this past weekend and missed what should have been a 'slam dunk' shot on a nice 8pt. (the jury's still out whether Buck Fever had anything to do with it ). When I moved it back up to 6x I seemed to be on the money again. Just wondering why this might be. . .other than user error.
Thanks for any thoughts/suggestions/comments.