Re: How to use a bench rest.

Jim Warren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
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I think it depends on what your intentions are or what you are trying
to determine? If its simple accuracy check for a particular gun, you
need to see if its a free floating barrel, or if its full length
bedded. When you fire a shot, the barrel vibrates in different
directions and any impingement on that will have an affect on accuracy
or at the very least bullet strike. In my time it was called barrel
whip. Anything that dampened or affected that "whip" was cause for
concern. As long as it is the same for every shot, the shot is
predictable. Even with new technology I think the principle remains
the same. So, to answer your question directly, I'd be more tempted to
place it near the balance as it will most likely be in a bedded area
of the stock. Most budget production guns are free floating and a not
so good job of action bedding which gives great latitude for accuracy
in an inherently accurate action/barrel.
Ol S&B
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