Below is from an old post. Difference between holding the forend down vs free recoil with a Kimber Montana in .308,

From something I did a few years ago. Below are two 3-shot groups from the same rifle/same load from 100 yards. The first 3 shots are covered with tape and were shot letting the rifle recoil freely on the forend. The second 3 shots are holding the forend firmly into the bag. Big difference on this rifle (6.5 lbs scoped .308). I've had several other 6.5 lb (or less) scoped rifles that didn't require the same tight forend hold, but the same hold didn't seem to adversely affect them either. I've noticed on a few other lw's that the a tight forend hold helped a little but none as drastically as this one. Now I generally grip the forend tightly on lw's as a general practice.

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