04-17-2011, 03:18 PM
We were always told we are creating a firing machine, everything done the same way, every time regardless of conditions or stress.
Now that I am older and not in great shape it is more difficult to attain but many things are even more clear now due to it being harder to achieve the same performance level.
Cheek weld and pressure, consistent and with enough pressure to feel your facial muscles compress on the stock, same way every time. (also the reason foam pad was added for cheek riser, hey sometimes it was very cold)
Consistent trigger pull, if you practice until you actually get tired of squeezing the trigger you can then see how much you would be tempted to change, this is to be avoided.
Follow through, even in hunting I spot my round hit and track with the cross hairs either establishing lead or POA if it is barely moving.
Gene and others probably remember firing so much that you nearly did not want to shoot more, we were made to do this so that fatigue would be dealt with and the problems would become apparent, in theory it is easy, in practice not so much.
That millisecond it takes for the rifle to fire your brain should have retained the sight picture and the POA, it will help when you need to determine the POI if you did not have a spotter or if a follow up is needed, plus it helps in training you to "call the shot" you should know where the bullet went, you fired it.
I have to dust off my skills in not just shooting but teaching others to shoot at 600 soon, I will be running the precision course at an event we are having on June 4th to benefit the DAV and Wounded Warrior.
If anyone is interested I will post the details soon and the website, all proceeds will go to helping our wounded warriors who wish to return to the line for competition and the remainder to be used as those organizations see fit.
The name of the event is M1 for Vets.
Sorry I have not been able to contribute as much lately, school is a real chore.
Lately I have been firing quite a bit of subsonic 22lr, on a scoped Savage model 93 with a nice trigger and bbl, it is truly a good training tool and very cost effective. I am glad you guys pointed that out, some think the only good training is firing high power rounds, the subsonic tend to make your skills quite apparent on a shorter range.
Now that I am older and not in great shape it is more difficult to attain but many things are even more clear now due to it being harder to achieve the same performance level.
Cheek weld and pressure, consistent and with enough pressure to feel your facial muscles compress on the stock, same way every time. (also the reason foam pad was added for cheek riser, hey sometimes it was very cold)
Consistent trigger pull, if you practice until you actually get tired of squeezing the trigger you can then see how much you would be tempted to change, this is to be avoided.
Follow through, even in hunting I spot my round hit and track with the cross hairs either establishing lead or POA if it is barely moving.
Gene and others probably remember firing so much that you nearly did not want to shoot more, we were made to do this so that fatigue would be dealt with and the problems would become apparent, in theory it is easy, in practice not so much.
That millisecond it takes for the rifle to fire your brain should have retained the sight picture and the POA, it will help when you need to determine the POI if you did not have a spotter or if a follow up is needed, plus it helps in training you to "call the shot" you should know where the bullet went, you fired it.
I have to dust off my skills in not just shooting but teaching others to shoot at 600 soon, I will be running the precision course at an event we are having on June 4th to benefit the DAV and Wounded Warrior.
If anyone is interested I will post the details soon and the website, all proceeds will go to helping our wounded warriors who wish to return to the line for competition and the remainder to be used as those organizations see fit.
The name of the event is M1 for Vets.
Sorry I have not been able to contribute as much lately, school is a real chore.
Lately I have been firing quite a bit of subsonic 22lr, on a scoped Savage model 93 with a nice trigger and bbl, it is truly a good training tool and very cost effective. I am glad you guys pointed that out, some think the only good training is firing high power rounds, the subsonic tend to make your skills quite apparent on a shorter range.