Noob to rifles has some questions

[ghbucky]

Red dot with the ass end of the rifle hanging in the wind needs some real concentration to shoot real good

Yeah. The range has a light (plastic) front rest you can use, and I'm sitting on a stool, but I am the rear rest. I took the advice above and started shooting for groups, rather than trying to judge by shot. My inexperience and my growing dislike for the trigger shows in the group size, but at least now I know more or less where the impact point is going to be at 25 yards.

Thanks for the tips on MOA. I'm working on educating myself on this stuff. As a pistol shooter, I just pointed at the target and pulled the trigger.

This rifle stuff has MATH! No one told me there would be MATH!