I was on the phone with Eyster's today and they suggested shooting POI without a rest. They draw a vertical line from the center dot on the pattern sheet down to the bottom. The shooter points the barrels at the bottom of the line and brings the bead up along the line to center, stops when the bead reaches the center dot and pulls the trigger.
An instructor told me of a different free-hand method that he thought corrected the tendency to tilt your head over the comb when "aiming" for POI. If right-handed, face the pattern sheet in a rifleman's stance, and then mount and point the gun at a target high and slightly to the left of the pattern sheet (~70 degrees above horizontal, and 10 o'clock to the pattern sheet). Bring the gun down to the center dot and pull the trigger.
I have heard several stories from gunsmiths about getting different POI patterns on a gun than the pattern sheets sent to them by clients. It sure seems simple in theory . . . .
Surely in this day and age, someone must have invented a gizmo that could use lasers or something to measure barrel concentricity and alignment? Rocketman, are you looking for a new project?
Last edited by Doverham; 04/08/13 05:54 PM.
