dmancornell
Member
Hi, would like some feedback on this issue. I zero all my rifles rested on sandbags. Sometimes I shoot offhand with a sling and I often see a change in POI, sometimes drastic.
Two examples are a AR-15 (govt profile barrel) with a Turner sling, and a Steyr Scout with a Galco safari sling.
- At 100 yards, cross-legged with the sling loop tucked in tight almost up to my armpit, the AR-15 is low and left about 3-4 inches.
- At 200 yards, prone with the sling loop around my tricep, the Steyr Scout misses the A4 paper target entirely.
I go back to sandbags after missing a bunch and POI is back to normal.
My hunch is the pressure I am exerting on the sling is pulling the barrel down and left, and the Steyr Scout being especially impacted due to the thin barrel profile.
Is this expected? How do competitive shooters who use slinged positions deal with this? Or am I using the sling incorrectly?
Two examples are a AR-15 (govt profile barrel) with a Turner sling, and a Steyr Scout with a Galco safari sling.
- At 100 yards, cross-legged with the sling loop tucked in tight almost up to my armpit, the AR-15 is low and left about 3-4 inches.
- At 200 yards, prone with the sling loop around my tricep, the Steyr Scout misses the A4 paper target entirely.
I go back to sandbags after missing a bunch and POI is back to normal.
My hunch is the pressure I am exerting on the sling is pulling the barrel down and left, and the Steyr Scout being especially impacted due to the thin barrel profile.
Is this expected? How do competitive shooters who use slinged positions deal with this? Or am I using the sling incorrectly?