
Originally Posted by
rob_s
I have experienced this firsthand in trying to be quick about zeroing prior to a class and doing it from the bench because it was more convenient only to find that from prone in the class I was not getting the same POI.
It only gets worse if the barrel is not free-floated.
Was this first hand experience on a rifle w/o a FF rail? How do you get a "shift" with a rested FF rifle if you are not applying any forces to the barrel? I would say think you may be causing the "shift".
Also, theoretically why wouldn't you want any weapon sighted to be as close to the actual mechanical zero?
If your POI is off then I would say that you are influencing the rifle. Knowing this you could correct your shooting.
I'm having a hard time following the logic here.
With a pistol this would even be more obvious. If you were jerking the trigger you may be low and to the left (right handed). With this philosophy I would be zeroing the gun high and to the right.
I would would rather practice until I was shooting the actually zero of the gun.
Last edited by OldState; 10-10-11 at 09:31.
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