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    Air rifle for practice

    Re: Air rifle for practice Thanks Casey much appreciated.
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    Flinching by closing the shooting eye

    Re: Flinching by closing the shooting eye HonkeyMcGee88 that’s exactly what I am referring to.
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    Air rifle for practice

    Re: Air rifle for practice I performed my zero in the prone supported and most were hitting the centre of the bull’s eye then I thought I would shoot in the prone unsupported. My groups in the prone unsupported were low and to the right. It was an air rifle and I was about thirty meters...
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    Flinching by closing the shooting eye

    I got to the point where I was not doing this, then after a break I recently started doing it again. Any tips for preventing this?
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    Snipers hide Australian aid apeall

    Re: Snipers hide Australian aid apeall I was going to buy a SIRT to improve my trigger pull, but due to government red tape and associated exorbitant costs I decided against it. There are even laws against owning certain cap guns now! Yet despite such laws Lebanese gangs regularly shoot...
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    Advanced Marksmanship Keeping the wrists straight.

    Re: Keeping the wrists straight. <span style="font-style: italic">Lay your thumb beside the stock rather than across it so it allows you to keep your shooting hand in line…are designed to keep the shooter’s hand in line … for undistorted, natural aiming. </span>
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    Advanced Marksmanship Keeping the wrists straight.

    Re: Keeping the wrists straight. Major John L. Plaster mentions it in his book.
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    Head to the stock or stock to the head?

    Re: Head to the stock or stock to the head? Thanks for the replies I was just watching the NZ hunting forum video and it said bring head straight down on the rifle. Sterling I do recall reading that in the manual as well, but I keep seeing so many elite shooters bringing head to stock...
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    Advanced Marksmanship Keeping the wrists straight.

    I have read that there should be a straight line from wrist of the firing hand to the elbow. And that the left hand and wrist must be in a straight line with the left arm, with the fore-end of the rifle resting on the heel of the hand (NOT across the base of the fingers). Has anyone else...
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    Head to the stock or stock to the head?

    Firstly I have been told the head should be as erect as possible. Face goes down on the cheek piece 1:50: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkrBN5Is5Z8 Another hide member said: <span style="font-style: italic">Bring the stock to the head, not the head to the stock. Then, place the butt of the...
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    Fairbairn Sykes Commando Knives

    Re: Fairbairn Sykes Commando Knives What would you consider to be currently the best combat killing knife (not utility or survival)? If I remember rightly a criticism of the Fairbairn Sykes Knife was that the tip was liable to snapping.
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    Advanced Marksmanship SHOT GROUP analysis help PLEASE!

    Re: SHOT GROUP analysis help PLEASE! Good to see another Aussie here! Possibly trigger pull???
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    Training Courses CCA Defensive Edged Weapons Course 12-1-12

    Re: CCA Defensive Edged Weapons Course 12-1-12 Looks great! From what system is the course derived?
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    Advanced Marksmanship Full contact of rifle butt with the shoulder

    Re: Full contact of rifle butt with the shoulder Thanks for the replies, I am learning a lot. Cheers
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    Advanced Marksmanship Variables that affect POI Questions

    Re: Variables that affect POI Questions Thanks for the elucidation.
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    Advanced Marksmanship Variables that affect POI Questions

    Re: Variables that affect POI Questions <span style="font-style: italic">A general rule is that when a rifle is zeroed, a 20 degree increase in temperature will raise the point of impact by 1 MOA. A 20 degree decrease in temperature will drop the bullet 1 MOA. The key is consistency in...
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    Advanced Marksmanship Full contact of rifle butt with the shoulder

    Re: Full contact of rifle butt with the shoulder No that’s not me mate. The higher scope mount and raised cheek piece does make good sense. Cheers
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    Advanced Marksmanship Full contact of rifle butt with the shoulder

    Re: Full contact of rifle butt with the shoulder It seems like less of the rifle butt in contact with the shoulder.