Thread: Changes in the impact point

Originally Posted by ebf

Gillie, not sure I agree with you. I suspect you will find that POI changes in different positions is more about the person behind the rifle... Assuming that you are able to get consistent grouping from a particular position, so we can discount bedding and stock issues. You should be able to change from prone to kneeling to offhand for the same distance and windage without having to re-zero or adjust the scope in any way.

ebf, i agree with you it is always about the shooter. Particularly how they hold the rifle and as a result how it recoils while the projectile is still travelling down the barrel. I agree you should be able to change from prone, sitting (excluding the cradle), kneeling and standing wihtout changing the scope. That said most hunters hold their fore end basically the same way in these positions. But when we are talking about a "free recoiling", no resistance foreend compared to loading it up the crap off a bipod i suspect with a lot of cheaper stocks there will definately be a POI variation.