01-23-2012, 11:47 PM
Deezil Wrote:one thing Id like to get better at is standing shooting, with no rests or anything.
3-gun forced me to spend most of my training time standing and shooting, quickly and accurately, which is very perishable. When I get in the prone, anything within 300yds is too easy as a result when it comes to making solid hits on steel silhouettes. You have to work really hard to fine-tune your error pattern while standing, and know when to consistently take the shot to get as center a hit as possible.
I would like to take some of these aspects of fast, accurate shooting from 3-gun and put a demand for them in more of the intermediate range stages in long-range matches, where you will see the advantage of a semi-auto platform with a flat trajectory like the .260 Remington/AR10 combo, which are meant for each other.
At BoomerShoot last year, I was able to clean 3 boomers that were 4x6" or 5x7" at 375yds as fast as I could index and pull the trigger, and to see one explode after the other in rapid succession was really a joy. Speaking of terrible conditions, you guys should start looking at signing up for LR1955's Precision Rifle Clinic this year and shooting steel from 375-700yds in totally unpredictable weather and wind conditions in the northern Idaho mountains. You will walk away with a more solid command of you and your rifle/optic/cartridge system's capabilities and limitations.