what sort of rest do you use?

[tweaky]

I tried my hand at a bit of long range shooting today, the weather was dead still so i set a target at 100 yards and after a bit of scope adjustment i managed to get 2 shots bang on the cross and 3 more within an inch of the centre, out of 5 shots, so about 2" spread, i was sitting on a chair and using the back of another chair to rest my front hand on, what sort of rests do you use for this type of shooting? i dont think i could do any better the way i was doing it, but would like to improve.

[springboy]

I rest my gun on a open gloved hand on top of my shooting cushion.Thats the best result i get with both of my springers,with a pcp though i would just simply rest it directly on a shooting cushion.

[flims]

Harris SR bipod with podlock so it stays just where i leave it. i have a CTK precision Monopod at the rear so as to finetune elevation. best setup i have found so far.

[ollie243]

i am going to sound very cheap but 80-90% of the time i use my hand lol, regularly take rabbits at 80-100 meters away standing shots, i also do some deer stalking and i have shot deer freehand on numerous occasions.
bi pod = weight
not convenient to pull out the shooting cusions when out in the field.

[premierpistol]

i am going to sound very cheap but 80-90% of the time i use my hand lol, regularly take rabbits at 80-100 meters away standing shots, i also do some deer stalking and i have shot deer freehand on numerous occasions.
bi pod = weight
not convenient to pull out the shooting cusions when out in the field.

Wow! what a good shot you must be. You should train for the next olympics with shots like that mate

[Davey K]

regularly take rabbits at 80-100 meters away standing shots

That's roughly 88 - 110 yards standing

Your either a superhuman shot (which you might very well be) or your rangefinder is broken.

What FAC PCP rifle do you take these shots with?

[ollie243]

dont own range finders lol
erm .22 lr rim fire
and its my mistake not meters paces but my steps are pretty big

[Davey K]

Gottcha

This is the long range air rifle shooting section so I was somewhat sceptical of your claims if they were related to an air gun. Don't know much about .22 lr other than it's got a lot more uumph than even the most powerful available air rifles. Must be nice to have the power to reach out that far!

ATB

Dave

[Alegazmoz]

i am going to sound very cheap but 80-90% of the time i use my hand lol, regularly take rabbits at 80-100 meters away standing shots, i also do some deer stalking and i have shot deer freehand on numerous occasions.
bi pod = weight
not convenient to pull out the shooting cusions when out in the field.

Which hand do you use?
Do you employ the open handed slap technique, a full on rabbit punch or the knuckle rap sleeper tap?
Where do you leave your HW80 during all this?

arf!

[Alegazmoz]

Gottcha

This is the long range air rifle shooting section so I was somewhat sceptical of your claims if they were related to an air gun. Don't know much about .22 lr other than it's got a lot more uumph than even the most powerful available air rifles. Must be nice to have the power to reach out that far!

ATB

Dave

I think the clue was in his screen name .......