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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1449008" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>Like Tomas, I was taught to angle my body to shoot prone In the military.</p><p>The idea was to find the angle that best suited your build. I was told to lay flat on the ground with your back straight and while holding the rifle to your shoulder and cheek look at the natural angle caused by the difference between your cheek and shoulder. (Everyone is different).</p><p></p><p>Then move your body until the rifle lined up with the target while still keeping your back straight. Same principle as the 45o position but modified to fit the individual.</p><p></p><p>I didn't have any problems with my elbow moving during firing the Garand and later went on to shooting a bolt gun in the high power matches. these matches did not allow any part of the body to touch the ground except the elbows, so you could not use any form of rear rest.</p><p></p><p>Like many, I tried the inline body position to see if I could improve my scores at 300 yard rapid fire , 600 yard slow fire and 1000 yard slow fire. It did not work for me, so I went back to finding the best angle for Me.</p><p></p><p>I don't think there is any "One" position for everyone and that each must find whats best for him. I still don't use a rear bag (Maybe because that was not the way I was trained) and I feel comfortable not using one hunting even though For matches like F class I know the bag could help.</p><p></p><p>Prone was always my best position because I had found the best position for me.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1449008, member: 2736"] Like Tomas, I was taught to angle my body to shoot prone In the military. The idea was to find the angle that best suited your build. I was told to lay flat on the ground with your back straight and while holding the rifle to your shoulder and cheek look at the natural angle caused by the difference between your cheek and shoulder. (Everyone is different). Then move your body until the rifle lined up with the target while still keeping your back straight. Same principle as the 45o position but modified to fit the individual. I didn't have any problems with my elbow moving during firing the Garand and later went on to shooting a bolt gun in the high power matches. these matches did not allow any part of the body to touch the ground except the elbows, so you could not use any form of rear rest. Like many, I tried the inline body position to see if I could improve my scores at 300 yard rapid fire , 600 yard slow fire and 1000 yard slow fire. It did not work for me, so I went back to finding the best angle for Me. I don't think there is any "One" position for everyone and that each must find whats best for him. I still don't use a rear bag (Maybe because that was not the way I was trained) and I feel comfortable not using one hunting even though For matches like F class I know the bag could help. Prone was always my best position because I had found the best position for me. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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