OzFclass

John, you can find them here.

http://www.nraa.com.au/wp-content/uploa ... ers-2b.pdf

I've always found it important to look at what I am about to shoot at.

One of the key requirements of holding a shooters license is the responsible use of firearms. I consider knowing what your rifle is pointing at prior to firing it is one of those responsibilities.

I'm concerned that an accident could occur on our rifle ranges if this type of technique was adopted.

Would it be acceptable to state "well it was pointing at the target for the previous shot"? "I must have bumped it"

+1 Stew and Norm's technique.

In regards to safety I see no issues as it is very clear what direction the rifle is being fired and being used at a rifle range there are no people in the danger area.

In terms of the technique I will clarify how I was using it.

After firing a shot , looking at the conditions and seeing my score the rifle is checked to see if it is back to POA.

Whilst the wind was obviously not correct I spent a fair bit of time behind the rifle looking though the scope checking and rechecking that I was aiming at the point I wanted.

Once I felt the wind easing I then raised my eyes up watching flags.

Free recoiling the rifle the only real factors that could move the rifle were the joystick I was holding, my trigger finger, and the environment ( wind).
I use the joystick so it is at its bottom of its adjustment. This way I wind the rest up to set the elevation and then use the joystick to hold windage only.
This way my joystick hand is always firmly resting naturally at ground level. Keeping the rest still is as simple as holding the ball and relaxing. No fine motor controls are needed.

I think these 3 factors are easy to control as I have the sense of feel for the first 2 and as for the wind moving the rifle, I think this should be clear though checking the anti cant device.

Being in such a solid rest , 3" wide stock 1.5kg of lead over the front bag plus the weight of the barrel ect I firmly believe that the rifle cant really go anywhere.

Although I am new to Fclass I am not new to shooting and I would not take a shot that I felt was dangerous in anyway.


JH

John
I quite often use that method, especially with my Dasher when the conditions are twitching. I will use any method that works, if it works for you go for it.
Matt P

Bartman, I with you on this one. Read the wind, check flags etc, but check point of aim througth the scope before releasing the shot.

Cheers
Danny

Yes it may be easier to get the shots away in certain conditions, however my comments are more around ensuring the shots are aimed at the target, not an assumed point of aim based on the last check.

As some F Class shooters use joystick rests, their range of movement exists to allow the Bench Rest shooter to aim a long way down to a sighters area. A malfunction of the rest due to a hot day or simply bumping the stick, will move your point of aim.

Sure hitting the mantlet or stop butt isn't a big deal, but a richochet from hitting a metal number or flag pole could be enough to injure a marker.

That of course is the worst case scenario.

Looking at your score, you have just lost 6 points.