Shooting long range , Long ago , 1 mile

[del2les]

I didn't see the caliber , you know what it is ?

Under the pic states .303

 

[del2les]

Fondly remembered as the 'dead frog' position...

That muzzle blast shield was VERY important! You only forgot that once!

I did, once. It gave me a reminder.

With revolvers, the shield protected against the cylinder gap gases also, and sometimes, we would wear two leather shields. One on the calf and one on the thigh, but every so often in revolver, someone used a complete leather leg chap.

 

[JustMe2]

Barn find , magazine cover photo 1959

Top of first photo.

Look at the time of the 2 posts. 340WBY asked what year at 4:42pm, then at 4:43pm the OP cornshank edited his post adding the year 1959. Then you posted at 5:14pm a dollar late. LOL

 

[crashlanding]

Using the old Creedmoor shooting position. That is how it was done back in the day, and a few of us used this instead of prone. It was also used in IHMSA (pistol) for the any position category, for we would lie on our backs with our pistol/revolver barrels pressed against our lower leg.

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Or a modified version for some:

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I could never hold that position, my legs would cramp so bad I'd throw the shot into the next county

 

[STGguy]

I'd prob have to fart or something to work into getting "comfortable " lol

 

[misterc01]

I didn't see the caliber , you know what it is ?

It was in the lead caption -.303