I recently found a 100yrd indoor range and conducted my first load ladder test. I felt like my own shooting abilities affected the groups more than I would've liked. I was using a Caldwell Rock Jr front rest and a small squeeze bag rear rest. I kept everything as low to the bench as I could, found and used my natural point of aim, kept my feet flat on the ground, focused on breathing, trigger control, consistency, etc but I still felt like I was influencing the groups a little more than I would've liked. I'm currently seeking a lighter trigger and possibly a more vertical grip with a palm rest to aid in having as little influence as possible.
My question is this - Aside from a high dollar mechanical rest, what is the best way to test your reloads? If it's "cheating" for shooting groups I don't care - I am shooting for the sole purpose of seeing which of the loads in my ladder is best so that I can load up the most accurate rounds. Once I'm confident in my reloads using the ideal rest set up, I'll go back to the fundamentals and really hone my shooting skills with full confidence in the ammo and no question that larger group sizes are due to my shooting and not my ammo.
Thanks all for your help!
Chris
My question is this - Aside from a high dollar mechanical rest, what is the best way to test your reloads? If it's "cheating" for shooting groups I don't care - I am shooting for the sole purpose of seeing which of the loads in my ladder is best so that I can load up the most accurate rounds. Once I'm confident in my reloads using the ideal rest set up, I'll go back to the fundamentals and really hone my shooting skills with full confidence in the ammo and no question that larger group sizes are due to my shooting and not my ammo.
Thanks all for your help!
Chris
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