Hold that foreend!

[bruce moulds]

rick,
have you taken the head off a turkey with one of those guns yet?
shooting with your rest holding the forearm will set you up for that job much better than off sticks or a bag.
there is no argument between fclass technique and black powder technique.
reasons include differences in barrel time, rifle weight, stock design, and recoil.
most fclass open rifles weigh about 22 lb, and their cartridges have a lot less recoil than black powder guns.
the stocks are much straighter, and designed to track on bags.
forends are wide and flat to minimize torque reactions, while ours are small and round, or we just use a round barrel.
barrel time with black powder is far greater than with fclass guns.
international fclass allows free recoil, and this works for those guns.
with black powder guns, a good consistent hold on the forend is unquestionably worthy of consideration.
keep safe,
bruce.