Rear Grip Shooting Technique

[cchastain]

Most of my sp experience has been with center grip XP's but my latest endeavor is a rear grip XP chambered in 243AI sitting in a Lee Six 3inch benchrest stock. I'm using a Sinclair front rest and a brick bag in the rear. So far I am very unhappy with this setup. I was wondering how you Guys with similar sp's shoot from the bench. Any advice will be appreciated.
Chris

[Blue Avenger]

small bag under grip I can pinch or release for elevation and what ever bag height under forend to get on target.

[RCE1]

Based on the photo, I think I'd like to have a longer bag so the grip would tend to recoil straight back. Also, I would want somehow to rest my elbows on the bench for stability

[Dan L]

I am differnt than most
I do not like a sand bag in the rear, I feel the gun settles in too much and you have to constantly adjust
I use a block of wood with a mouse pad
This way the pistol just slides back and forth
I use a one piece rest and am able to adjust windage and elevation from thr back


Dan

[cchastain]

Appreciate the replies. Dan I saw a picture of your setup and have been thinking about trying a more solid piece under the grip. I agree completely about the sandbag settling too much . I'm getting occasional shots going high and left and I'm sure it's in my technique. How much grip pressure do you use ? I feel like that is where my problem is. Even though I have a break it's not a free recoil gun .
Chris

[Blue Avenger]

How much grip pressure do you use ? I feel like that is where my problem is. Even though I have a break it's not a free recoil gun .
Chris

Let the gun move as it wants to. Don't fully brace yourself. Only use enough to keep it from hitting you or flying away.

[Iowa Fox]

Chris your rear bag is holding you back. Like Blue Avenger mentioned a squeeze bag is the way to go. Good ones are not easy to come by in my experience. Protektor was good enough to make me three of them from paper drawings I emailed them. Each one was less than 20 bucks shipped. I filled them myself. When you squeeze them up they get solid as a rock, I filled mine with steel cut oats.

Here is a little clip of a rear squeeze bag getting used.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5gvQgMo2NA



Dan thats a beauty of a set up. I've got one of Cayles standard steel rests but I wish I would have had him make me a aluminum extendable like yours along with the steel one for the TC's.

My Savage PTA has a flat bottom rear grip that I use the squeeze bag with and my Remington is in a McMillan rear grip hatchet grip so that one uses a bag with ears.

[cchastain]

Iowa Fox thanks for the video. I have a friend who has bag similar to that , I will get it and give it a try. I wonder how many rounds the young man shooting in the video has sent down range ?
Chris

[jimreed1948]

I use a similar setup to yours. Since this photo was taken, I have added a Lothar Walther barrel and an arca rail. The arca rail is really nice since it is flat on the bottom, the rail prevents it from rolling from one side to the other.

Hunting I use a tripod setup for the rail.