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MARKSMANSHIP BASICS - Prone position
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<blockquote data-quote="royinidaho" data-source="post: 164440" data-attributes="member: 2011"><p>#1 Please describe your optimum prone position for best accuracy in the field. Angling (30-45 degrees?) to target or torso in a straight line?</p><p></p><p><span style="color: Blue">Torso in a straight line. Shot lots of small banana shaped groups out of large cartridge braked rifles until torso in straight line was pointed out to me. For smaller cartrigde non-braked rifle I go the angle route.</span></p><p></p><p>#2 Please describe the position of your feet - flat to ground or upright on an angle.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: Blue">Feet wide spread and toes down, relaxed. Heals usually end up pointed out.</span></p><p></p><p>#3 Please describe, if you have not covered this in #1, the position of your elbows, head and neck.</p><p><span style="color: Blue">Took a lot of fiddling with the length of bipod legs (fixed length legs) to get it correct for up and down angle shots. This was key to not having to follow range sessions with chiropractor visits.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">Shooting mat lined up with target. (Aids in torso straight behind rifle.) Rifle on bipod and rear beanie bag. Natural point of aim achieved. Things are steady as a rock. Palm swell/pistol grip/thumb hole indexes the trigger hand followed by the elbow. Elbow position width wise influenced by beanie bag height (up/down angle). Off elbow positioned 'naturally' based on other elbow. Hand adjusting beanie bag height (shouldn't be much) Delicate cheek weld. Proper 'squeeze' of bottom three fingers and thumb. Gently back off of touching the rifle except for cheek weld. Natural POI still spot on. Slip back in to position. Inform spotter, control breathing, see impact, break out the the skinning knife after the 2 hour walk over to the POI.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="royinidaho, post: 164440, member: 2011"] #1 Please describe your optimum prone position for best accuracy in the field. Angling (30-45 degrees?) to target or torso in a straight line? [COLOR=Blue]Torso in a straight line. Shot lots of small banana shaped groups out of large cartridge braked rifles until torso in straight line was pointed out to me. For smaller cartrigde non-braked rifle I go the angle route.[/COLOR] #2 Please describe the position of your feet - flat to ground or upright on an angle. [COLOR=Blue]Feet wide spread and toes down, relaxed. Heals usually end up pointed out.[/COLOR] #3 Please describe, if you have not covered this in #1, the position of your elbows, head and neck. [COLOR=Blue]Took a lot of fiddling with the length of bipod legs (fixed length legs) to get it correct for up and down angle shots. This was key to not having to follow range sessions with chiropractor visits. Shooting mat lined up with target. (Aids in torso straight behind rifle.) Rifle on bipod and rear beanie bag. Natural point of aim achieved. Things are steady as a rock. Palm swell/pistol grip/thumb hole indexes the trigger hand followed by the elbow. Elbow position width wise influenced by beanie bag height (up/down angle). Off elbow positioned 'naturally' based on other elbow. Hand adjusting beanie bag height (shouldn't be much) Delicate cheek weld. Proper 'squeeze' of bottom three fingers and thumb. Gently back off of touching the rifle except for cheek weld. Natural POI still spot on. Slip back in to position. Inform spotter, control breathing, see impact, break out the the skinning knife after the 2 hour walk over to the POI.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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