fun·da·men·tal
/ˌfəndəˈmen(t)əl/
noun:
fundamental; plural noun: fundamentals
a central or primary rule
or principle on which something is based.
"two courses cover
the fundamentals of microbiology"
a fundamental note, tone,
or frequency.
marks·man·ship
/ˈmärksmənˌSHip/
noun:
marksmanship
skill in shooting.
"officers trained in
advanced marksmanship"
To list the central or primary rules of skill in shooting.
To
provide explanation and discussion of each element in the list.
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here for an extensive discussion of 'Fundamentals Of Marksmanship'
in my notebook.
It seems likely that there are 'universal' rules that apply to all
forms of marksmanship, and 'task specific' rules that apply only to
those marksmanship categories where the task is an element of the
category.
Initially I will build this document to cover the
categories of UNIVERSAL and PRECISON RIFLE SHOOTING.
Universal
Fundamentals by their nature will always be primary, and will be
applied at the appropriate time within the task specific rules.
Possess sufficient knowledge of the rules of safety to be
safe with any weapon.
Possess sufficient knowledge of the
features of the weapon in use to be safe and effective with that
weapon.
Sight Picture
Trigger Control
Stability
Body
Contol
Followthrough
Just to be argumentative, and to boil this down the the most fundamental level, one way that I see the “Fundamentals of Marksmanship” is this;
Point the gun at the target accurately.
Use magnification to see exactly where to point the gun.
Use tools and techniques to account for external ballistics effects.
Primarily gravity and wind, including air density: (temperature, humidity, pressure, velocity), mirage and secondarily Aerodynamic Jump, Spin Drift, Coreolis, and Magnus. DOPE (Data On Previous Engagements). Spotting. Coaching. Expert Training.
Keep the gun accurately pointed at the target until it has fired, and then some.
Reduce or eliminate all sources of instability by use of mechanical support, isometric tension, natural point of aim, trigger pull weight and creep.
Reduce or elininate sources of pre-shot physiological and psychological error; anticipation, expectation, hypoxia, isometric tremmor, focus, concentration, preformance anxiety.
Reduce or elininate sources of post-shot physiological and psychological error: expectation, reaction to sensory input (sight, sound, touch).
Don't do anything to screw up #1.
Don't use excessive magnification.
Don't shoot in a boil (vertical mirage).
Learn to read wind in zones between your position and the target. Understand the combined effects of zone winds. Learn where wind matters the most. Learn to aim your uncertainty zone to maximize target impacts.
Settle on one rifle and one load to start with. Obtain good DOPE across a wide range of TOD (Time of Day), Elevation, Temperature, Wind, DOF (Direction of Fire) and of course range. Write the DOPE down! Go over DOPE between range sessions to improve your record keeping technique and the data recorded.
Don't do anything to screw up #2.
Trigger technique is critical.
Breathing is necessary to life ,and detrimental to accuracy.
Touch or don't touch, but do it consistently.
Testing your positions
The following discussion pertains to sport, match and operational marksmanship techniques for precision rifles only.
Detailed understanding of sighting systems.
Discussion:
About Sights, Aiming, And Such
Discussion: Calibration using
Tall Target Test
Detailed understanding cant.
Discussion: Sope
cant.
Discussion: Rifle cant.
Detailed understanding of trajectory etc.
Discussion:
Trajectory – Gravity and Weather
Discussion: Trajectory – Air
Density
Discussion: Angular Measurements
Discussion: How to
Communicate.
Discussion: Understanding G1 & G7
Discussion:
Understanding MV, ES, SD
TBD (To Be Determined)
Discussion:
Build A Position
Discussion: Acquire/Identify The
Target
Discussion: Compute And Apply Sight
Corrections
Discussion: Compute And Apply Lead/Lag (moving
Shooter/Target)
Discussion: Aim At The Target
Discussion:
Execute The Shot - Trigger Techniques
Discussion:
Breath Control Part II
Discussion: Achieving Straight Line
Recoil
Discussion:
Follow Through
Discussion:
Follow Through Part II
What's different here?
Using a monopod rear support.
What's different here?
There's a LOT different here!
Center of scope w/ slight vignette
Upright as much as possible for position
This page is under construction as of 10/10/2019.
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