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rsterne:
I was doing some shooting at 100 yards yesterday, and I could clearly see my heartbeat moving the crosshairs over 1 MOA.... I tried shooting between beats, but the trigger pull was too high, and I ended up pulling every shot to a different location, I could not figure out how to "squeeze" the trigger in that 1/4 second pause.... Short of using a vice to hold the gun (not allowed in NUAH) and an electronic trigger, and not touching it during sighting, how do I minimize the effect of my heartbeat?.... There has to be a better way than forgetting my heartbeat and relying on luck to get under 1 MOA....

and no, turning off my pacemaker won't help, it only rarely paces me (less than 1% of the time)....  ::)

Bob

Back_Roads:
 That can be tricky, I hit a state of transcendental  meditation, when I have my Zen on. Try some mediative exercises.  ;)

Struckat:
After hand pumping I usually go right to the bench. The added difficulty does help me control breathing when shooting under normal conditions.

The heartbeat, no, can’t fix that. It moves me around a lot.

Madd Hatter:
I don't hold the rifle in my shoulder very tight like you would with a PB. I support the butt stock with my left hand in a fist. Another thing I've discovered is holding the scope with my left hand instead but haven't tried it at anything over 40 yards.

sb327:

--- Quote from: Madd Hatter on June 17, 2023, 01:18:43 PM ---I don't hold the rifle in my shoulder very tight like you would with a PB. I support the butt stock with my left hand in a fist. Another thing I've discovered is holding the scope with my left hand instead but haven't tried it at anything over 40 yards.

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Very much like this…no cheek contact and free recoil (except on the Texan). Only real contact is grip/trigger. Obviously this is a bench only technique with other means of support.

Dave

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