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I have long had a tendency to tie marksmanship to morality. The essence of good marksmanship is self-control, and self-control is the essence of good citizenship. It is too easy to say that a good shot is automatically a good man, but it would be equally incorrect to ignore the connection.
The initial author of this page was formally trained in marksmanship in the Australian Army. Therefore the terminology and definitions on this page are strongly influenced by Australian and Commonwealth terminology. In addition the page has a military orientation. Marksmanship Page LET 1 Portfolio LET 2-4 Portfolio Promotions References/Textbooks Raider Videos Raiders (required paperwork) Ribbon Rack Builder. We are constantly amazed at the marksmanship and safe, efficient gun handling skills which are acquired by our clients in so short a time. Fighting with a firearm is a martial art and one cannot expect to learn a martial art in 2 hours or 2 days. Per the newly completed and signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the U.S. Army and the Civilian Marksmanship Program, M1 Garands will be limited to eight per calendar year, per customer. The CMP considers any item containing an M1 Garand receiver with a serial number to be an M1 Garand and will deduct from the eight M1 Garand rifle.
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The Things I Wish I Knew Before My First Training Course
January 19, 2021 4 CommentsI’ve got a bit of experience between training and competition, though not as much as I’d like. Still, I’ve learned a few things along the way and today we’re talking about some of the key lessons I wish I could go back and make sure I knew back at the beginning.
MoreHere’s Your Postal Match Winners for Q42020
December 9, 2020
No Comments The results are in, and it was a squeaker! The Q4 postal match for 2020 ended last week. If you recall, it was a pistol-focused course of fire consisting of 25 shots between 3 yards and 25 yards. There was no timer, no positions, nor anything else. The event was a pure pistol marksmanship challenge against a small target.
MoreAmmo Shortage? No Problem. Here’s a Solution
November 24, 2020 6 CommentsIf you’re anything like me, then the great ammo shortage of 2020 has been putting a significant damper on your range time. I have a healthy stash set aside, for sure, but the general turmoil I’m seeing out there makes me reluctant to start using it until there’s a ready replacement. So what do we do?
MoreQ4 2020 Postal Match: Bringing the Bull
October 1, 2020 1 CommentFor the fourth quarter of 2020’s match, we’re taking a note from the bullseye pistol game with a few tweaks. As much as I like …
MoreMike Green of Green Ops Tactical Talks About Adult Skills
September 18, 2020 8 CommentsMike Green is a 15 year veteran of Special Operations who began a training company in Northern Virginia as a bit of a side gig. His school has since grown into quite the training operation spanning multiple states and categories of students. One of the things that stood out to me about Green Ops is their motto, “Why Should Your Training Be Less Special?”
MoreThe Marksman’s Trinity: Balance for New and Old Gun Owners
September 10, 2020 No CommentsThe theme of the month is all about balance, so here’s another one to think about. I thought about the elements that should go into decision making regarding everything we do, and I categorized everything into these three: safety, capability, and security.
As gun owners and firearms enthusiasts, we should always be mindful of keeping these things in balance.
MoreAmmo Companies HATE this Substitute for 22LR Dry Fire
July 28, 2020 7 CommentsSure, the headline was a little clickbaity, but I thought it was funny. Regular dry practice with your rifles and pistols is an important component to keeping up your skills. Done right, it dramatically cuts back on the amount of range time and ammo you need to spend while also greasing the groove of your fundamentals.
The trouble is that you’re not really supposed to dry fire a rimfire rifle, right?
MoreAnswering the Question: Why Good Marksmanship is Important
July 17, 2020 3 CommentsI don’t know why this question has been on my mind lately, but I’ve felt compelled to try and put words to my answer. Why is good marksmanship important? What do we get from learning and practicing it?
I think there’s an assumption within the gun world that everyone already knows that marksmanship is important. But I don’t think most people actually care.
MoreA Marksman’s Guide to the Squatting Position
July 14, 2020 4 CommentsThe squatting position, otherwise known as “Rice Paddy Prone,” isn’t as common as it once was. It is a moderate stability position that supports both elbows, making it more stable than kneeling yet keeping a high level of mobility.
MoreQ32020 Postal Match Series: Five Position Rifle
July 1, 2020 3 CommentsThese are the rules for the Q3 2020 Postal Match. We’re taking on a five-position course of fire at 25 yards on an official NRA target. Let’s get to it.
MoreThe Everyday Marksman Postal Match Series Challenge
June 30, 2020 No CommentsWith this challenge, we introduce the new Everyday Marksman Postal Match series. What are postal matches, well I’m glad you asked. Think of them as friendly competitions you can do from home.
MoreNow Hear This: Are 22LR Trainers Overhyped?
June 23, 2020 12 CommentsBy this point, it’s no secret that I’m way down the path to building a 22LR rifle for training and competition. I’ve previously written about using 22LR as a short-range substitute for centerfire rifles at long range because of its inferior ballistics.
With that in mind, I want to share a podcast episode from Wolf Precision on this very topic, and why my thinking might be wrong.
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Precision is what a rifle system is mechanically capable of holding or grouping.
Precision relies on the following:
- Quality of equipment (components, design, manufacturing)
- Quality of ammunition
- Equipment care and maintenance
Accuracy is how well your rifle system and you can adjust the point of impact into the point of aim. A shooter can shoot a sub-MOA group (minute of angle); however, if it is not centered on the point of aim (POA) then they have not achieved Accuracy.
Accuracy relies on three important factors:
- Quality of sight or optics
- Proper calibration of sight or scope travel
- The shooter’s understanding of environmental factors and the ability to make proper sight settings
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The third component of marksmanship is consistency. This is YOU as the shooter! Your confidence in a rifle system and your shooting ability is an aspect many times overlooked or never considered. Confidence comes from familiarity of your equipment, lots of practice and shooting on a regular basis. . Two important variables impact shooter consistency: how the shooter manipulates the rifle system or “Drives the Rifle,” and environmental factors and interpretations. Let’s look at all of the elements comprising both these CONSISTENCY variables.
The shooter must ‘drive the rifle’ by reliably and constantly performing:
- Proper shooting position
- Sight alignment
- Sight picture
- Breath control
- Trigger control
- Recoil management
- Follow through
Each of elements above are important for the serious shooter to study and learn the proper techniques to become consistent. Long Gun Training will supply the initial education and foundation to enable the student to become consistent. empowering students to focus on these fundamentals.
Environmental Variables | Shooter’s interpretations
The ability for the shooter to read and judge environmental variables AND understand the elements which comprise these environmental variables is critical. These interpretations dovetail into the ACCURACY component of marksmanship as well.
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- Elements of Environmental Variables
- Range estimation
- Reading wind direction and speed
- Ballistics
- Lighting conditions
- Mirage
- Atmospheric conditions and their effects
Understanding and comprehending environmental factors should not be viewed as an exact science, but rather rely on a shooter’s ability to judge and adjust for them. Of the elements above, two are mainly responsible for the largest margin of error: poor range estimation and improper wind calls. In precision long range and extreme long range shooting, once a firing solution is made, you must separate the two variables of shooter and environmental.
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As the shooter, send the best round you can down range. If a miss is spotted and your spotter gives a quality correction, send another as soon as possible before the down range conditions change. If your second round is a hit, you as the shooter just sent two quality rounds down range; you just needed to correct for the environmental variable. If you are shooting during a match with spotters, then the environmental considerations become more about reading changes rather than establishing a singular reading in the first place.