Thread: Teaching newbie target shooters to use a scope

As a newbie myself I had the rifle sighted onto the target by my more experienced, younger, shooter.
Then I lay down on the rifle getting my body positioned correctly, including my head position so I could see the target.
Found I had to raise the bipod legs as I couldn't get as low to the ground and put a board under the rear bag.

Of course, because of my eye sight I'm shooting kack-handed, left hand set up on a right hand rifle.

Once we had that sorted I could fire my first shots. A 10 shot detail, score 55.2 at 300 yards.
Enough to have me try again the following weekend at 600 yards, 56.1.
Perhaps I should stop while I'm ahead.

My lessons.
Get the rifle set up on the target, then get the shooter to position correctly, then get them to sight the target through the scope. Then fire.