Posted: 9/18/2008 11:31:06 PM EDT
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I need to better my tactic for shooting a rifle. I need the 'basics' before anything.... apparently what I do now is pretty bad because I couldn't hit jack (AK) during my research I found these would help me, which i'll have to try next time I go shooting... 1. put your nose on the charging handle - (why is this?) 2. shoot either during the pause on ur inhale or exhale (I think the pause on my exhale would be better) don't hold your breath! 3. focus not on the target, but on your front sight - I haven't tried this yet, but on a long range (300+) or small targets at around 50-100 (like water bottles) the target would become too blurry I'm thinking? 4. ease up on the trigger gently and 'dont expect' the shot. 5. keep the stock tight as you can to your body 6. don't chicken wing, put that forearm in! 7.relax your body! 8. during prone, don't use the mag as a pivot point. - I think this could really help stabilizing the gun though, since all the weight is now on the ground,so the rifle doesn't wander around as much. anything else, or anything you can feedback me on what I gathered so far? |
One more thing to add: Trigger follow-through. It is very easy to get into the habit of resetting the trigger immediately after the shot, but this can lead to 'slapping' the trigger. When you fire your shot, wait about 1 second before you release the trigger. What I learned to do is to make the TRIGGER RESET, NOT the shot, the "high point" of the event! This is very similar to the follow-through of a golfer's or a tennis player's swing. They don't stop swinging after they hit the ball; they follow through with a (hopefully) perfect swing, making the 'swing' the most important part of the event, not the contact with the ball. In this way, they improve their control of the ball. Ever seen Japanese feudal-era archery? The point of this pastime is to perfect FORM, and NOT to hit the target. After form is perfected, the archer finds that he or she has become a marksman. |
do you actually TOUCH the CH? lol |
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If you are holding the firearm tight enough you'll be fine. This also helps control muzzle climb and keeps you closer to the target for a fast second shot if needed. I have a question? If he is using an AK i don't see why pivoting on the mag will cause any problems. The Russian army does PT using there rifle, including push ups on the gun with all there weight on the mag into the ground. I can see where wear could be a problem but with the weight of the rifle only i don't see it causing much of a problem. |
One thing I would add to all that has been said so far is repetition. You can do yourself a lot of good by running dry fire drills in the living room. |