If you should have a slam fire and you have not moved you just got a zero score. If you have moved you should get a score maybe not a great score but you should get something. Happened to me once, so now I move first. I also think it gives me another opportunity to check the wind.

 

I move first and I don’t eject the spent brass until I have already moved.i don’t like to leave the bolt open very long.

 

Pat,
I think it's just become a habit for me to shoot, eject, load and then move to next bull as quickly as possible when the wind is favorable.

I'm live in a very windy State also so when the wind gusts come up, I'll move to a sighter and wait. When the conditions change back to a more favorable condition I'll shoot a few into the sighter then move to a record bull.

 

I chose A, but I have accidently pulled the trigger and put 2 on the same target. I think B is the correct answer for this reason, but it is a habit I haven't been able to break.

 

After the first shot is fired, I eject and place the next round then close the bolt. After jiggling/sliding the gun to get back on the bull I then move on to the next target. Leaving the first target with the gun in the same position in the rest/rear bag as it was fired before moving.
If the target and rest were leveled, there is no elevation adjustment needed on the rest when I arrive at the next bull.

If I have a slam fire one time, I fix the problem and don't take it into consideration in my routine.

 

I've always done A out of habit. Back when I started shooting BR50 targets back in the 90's I was using my 513T that has a relatively heavy trigger. Later is was USBR targets with my 541X Voelker Match with 8 oz trigger (still heavy compared to what I use today). So no concerns about loading and moving. I did A with my Tikka in ARA factory class too.

Now that I've been shooting ARA Unlimited with really light triggers I've shot thousands of rounds and never had a rifle fire when I didn't want it too. Except, there was one time that I let my ring finger touch the trigger as I was closing the bolt on my X3L and put two shots on one bull. I don't think it was during a match. If it was it was on a sighter and didn't cost me points. It was still kind of traumatic for me and is always in the back of my mind. The triggers on my rifles are absolutely reliable but I'm not. I've also seen others accidentally put two rounds in the same bull during a match. So after that I started doing option B for awhile. For some reason I eventually migrated back to doing it as described in A.

This past weekend I had a couple good cards going and it made me think how mad I'd be at myself if I accidentally put two in the same box. I didn't change how I was doing things but it was on my mind. So I thought I'd ask here what you all do.

I should have a new trigger coming this week to test. After the Bix I have failed miserably on my 2500X (yes, I had it set correctly and no I haven't messed with it since I put my Jewell back on) I'm a little concerned about replacing something critical mid-season. But I think next month I'll have enough time between matches to test at our club before using in actual matches. I'm pretty sure I'll be doing option B for awhile until I have full confidence in the new trigger

 

I should have a new trigger coming this week to test. After the Bix I have failed miserably on my 2500X (yes, I had it set correctly and no I haven't messed with it since I put my Jewell]

How did your Bix fail? Was it in a match? Also what new trigger are you getting?

 

I have done both but and trying to force myself into the habit of moving then loading. I have lost points several times over the years when doing A and touched the trigger when moving to the next bull. Nothing worse than when I turn a 100 into a zero

 

I do A. Last year I shot two 100s on the same record bull when my finger was somewhere near the trigger I think. I was surprised and don't remember exactly what happened. I switched to B for a little while, but migrated back to A at some point. A is in my subconscious.

 

I brushed the Flavio on my V22s in the last ABRA match, got a 9 out of the that. I usually do A but had just shot a sighter or two/three and moved over to the record bull before reloading for some reason. 😏

 

Shoot then move, It's my muscle memory

 

A. I shoot, eject, load and move to next bull. During all this my trigger finger is nowhere near trigger until I'm ready to shoot next bull. Yeah, I've put two into the same bull but not due to an AD.

 

I use a two piece rest. Just dialing the front rest to get the reticle onto the next bull is not as accurate as manipulating the rifle backwards/forwards until the reticle movement settles, and the motion of chambering the bullet helps with this settling. This surely matters less with a one piece rest.

 

I shoot, load then move, only way I do it. Shooting a bull twice doesn't cross my mind at all, my shooting technique is solid and my equipment is good to go.