2nd time High Power

So, I shot a CMP match at the Buckeye Joe Foss range a few weeks ago.  This time I shot a 411-4x out of 500, and used my M14 rifle.

Interestingly, as my body position transitioned from horizontal (prone) to vertical (standing), my groups got worse.  Part of this was probably due to the gusting winds that I estimate exceeded 15mph and pushed the muzzle sideways... but I also think some of it is inherently due to the different designs of these rifles.

The AR has sights that are very high above the bore.  This lends itself to very upright shooting positions without canting the upper torso, and the pistol grip gives improved control over the horizontal twist of the gun in wind.  At least, that's my working theory right now.

I'll test that theory sometime later this summer, and take both rifles out for some testing during the windy monsoon season here.

Anyways, I'm happy to see my scores climb 44 points from one time to the next.  The breakdown was disappointing to me, though:  184, 96, 77, 54.  The standing just murdered me, and I had 3 shots escape the bull entirely, though still on paper just outside the 5 ring to the bottom left (the wind was coming from my left and I would push into it, only to have it let off as I squeezed the trigger).

I'm thinking that in high wind, I need to "squeeze" less and firmly pull, more quickly.  From standing, at least.

Seated was quite blatantly a lack of practice on my part.  Bad NPOA, stringing my shots down and left.  More seated dry-fire practice is in order.

Shooting another match in Payson this weekend, so I think I can add another 30+ points.  Haven't decided if I'll shoot the AR-15 with the new NM 0.050 front sight post, or the M14 again.  Probably the M14, but we'll see.