I used to hard hold the hell outta my 308's. Just couldn't get them to shoot any other way. When I switched to the 260 and later, the 243, I shot more free recoil. With different loads, I didn't notice any POI shift due to my hold, be it FR or hard hold. Same with my heavy 223's. So when I had my 308 rebarreled, I tried a couple different loads and for the heck of it, shot it free recoil. It shot great. It also shoots well with a hard hold. There wasn't a distinguishable advantage either way.
I still feel a little more comfortable with cold bores, dot drills, and such using a little lighter hold. For fast steel, multiple engagements, etc, I tend to hard hold.
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