Thread: Prone shooting in the field

One thing to remember is if you are resting on a fence or tree anything for that matter make sure the barrel isn't touching anything. If it is the harmonics in the barrel will be affected and your shots will fly different. I remember my mate once using the spocks on his motorbike as a rest on his 200 yard range on his orchard, he lay down to shoot but the barrel was on the spocks not the forearm and he shot a group a bit like a shotgun pattern. After a bit of head scratching we figured it out and the next group was back to normal. Having something soft to rest on is always a plus imo.

Originally Posted by Mooseman

One thing to remember is if you are resting on a fence or tree anything for that matter make sure the barrel isn't touching anything. If it is the harmonics in the barrel will be affected and your shots will fly different. I remember my mate once using the spocks on his motorbike as a rest on his 200 yard range on his orchard, he lay down to shoot but the barrel was on the spocks not the forearm and he shot a group a bit like a shotgun pattern. After a bit of head scratching we figured it out and the next group was back to normal. Having something soft to rest on is always a plus imo.

Even the stock sideways against a tree will cause vibration and change of impact - so when resting stock forend against side of a tree have your hand in between.