04-04-2013, 05:19 PM
shotgun_wedding Wrote:I have some questions about this video compared to what they teach in Appleseed. Most of what they teach is identical or very close. There are some differences, though.
For example, they teach the Olympic prone. The prone position they showed in the video seemed to have the shooter's body square with the barrel of the gun, rather than angled, as is shown in 'The Art of the Rifle'. Is that a personal preference, or does it make some difference?
Another area is the trigger finger making contact with the stock/grip ('dragging wood'). That is discouraged at Appleseed, but was not mentioned in the video.
My only experience with 'formal' marksmanship training has been at Appleseed.
On one of the Guns and Ammo TV episodes, they had some military guys talking about shooting prone and they specifically pointed out shooting with your body behind the gun, not at an angle, so that your shots would not disturb your position as much (more solid to be lined up behind the gun).