04-04-2013, 04:14 PM
Buck2732 Wrote:A cracking vid, some parts of the took me straight back to 84 and basic training. It reminded me of the four marksmanship principals that was drummed into us.
1, The position and hold must be firm enough to support the weapon.
2, The weapon must point naturally at the target, without any undue physical effort.
3, Sight alignment and the sight picture, ie aiming must be correct.
4, The shot must be released and followed through with out disturbing the firers position.
Written in the course book fifty times that night (checked in the am by the trg team). Then used as a training period at every range we went to.
I guess you folks knew all those already.
One thing I noticed is that in Basic Rifle Marksmanship instruction in US Army basic training, I didn't recall mention of follow-through. I'm pretty sure it was absent from the training. I became familiar with follow-through as I studied TC 23-14 and other Sniper Training Manuals, and it is part of Sniper marksmanship instruction. I like how the instructor gets into the details of position, breathing, trigger control, diagnosing shot placement/vertical stringing, buttstock-to-shoulder-to-head positioning, dispelling common training habits about trigger finger positioning, etc.
As a long-time shooter, I always find it beneficial to immerse in the basics, become intimate with them, and focus on them more as time goes on.