I'd forgotten to bring things to raise my front sandbag to a comfortable level for the low tables they have, so I rented a shooting rest. The last time I used one of their 'lead sleds', it was pretty well worn out, and all the padding was either gone, or had holes in it. Today, they were all new. Nice.
Jenny, trying my rifle
However, the new ones don't raise as high in the front, so the rifle was aimed at the base of the target stand, at the sled's highest position. I rotated the front "V" and rested the stock on top of the cushion. That was just about right, but not quite as stable.
No matter.
We discovered that no left-to-right adjustment was necessary, but almost all our shots went high. Looks like I must finish work on my front support a.s.a.p., so that I'm not aiming for 230 yards at a 100-yard range. We did try to pull the front down, but it was forced, rather than actually "resting" on the cushions.
The other shooters there were normal folks - not a single camo outfit to be seen, and mostly experienced shooters. One fellow seemed to be firing a cannon, given the noise level his smokepole produced. On closer examination, I discovered that his barrel was ported, which explained why it seemed so loud on the line.
We concluded the shoot, satisfied that the holes were appearing more-or-less where they should, and went for coffee. Subsequent points of the discussion about Hobbes, Locke, common law, Blackstone, and the Anti-Federalist Papers will wait for a future post.
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