what is follow up after the shot and what to do in the prone position 308 bolt gun thanks
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Re: follow up
A follow up shot is just what it says, a follow up shot.
Makes no differance if it's a gas or bolt gun. If you have a proper (prone or any other) position, there is little effort in firing another shot. The rifle should never leave the shoulder while working the bolt, the recoil of the first shot should help you in the bolt operation.
Proper bolt operation is gained through hours of dry fire practice. It should be one continious motion, flip up with the fingers of your open hand, flip the hand over, slapping the bolt back into battery.
A follow up shot is just what it says, a follow up shot.
Makes no differance if it's a gas or bolt gun. If you have a proper (prone or any other) position, there is little effort in firing another shot. The rifle should never leave the shoulder while working the bolt, the recoil of the first shot should help you in the bolt operation.
Proper bolt operation is gained through hours of dry fire practice. It should be one continious motion, flip up with the fingers of your open hand, flip the hand over, slapping the bolt back into battery.
Re: follow up
i meant follow threw after the shot sorry
i meant follow threw after the shot sorry
Re: follow up
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">i meant follow threw after the shot sorry</div></div>
Pretty much the same thing. Kind of.
People are creatures of habit and get programed. Our mind works quicker then the frest of the body. When we shoot, we want instant results, so we look at the target, or spotting scope, or dust, what ever. So sitting in the background is the thought that we want to see what happened. We subconsciencely jump the gun and relax the postition just as we fire, or think we fired. Some times we start this when the bullet is still in the barrel. It only takes a split second. So our follow through consist of dropping the gun so we can see what happened.
Now what would happen if we fed another habit. Lets say we fool our body into thinking we need an instant follow up shot, so as we press the trigger, we want to jump back on the target for another shot. In stead of relaxing, we are getting back on the sights, back on target for a second round.
Now if the mind gets a head of itself, because of habit, instead of dropping out of position a bit to see what happened, we get in the habit of getting back on target. If we jump the gun a bit and get back on target while the bullet is still in the barrel, what happens, NOTHING, we are forcing the sights back on target.
That is follow through.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">i meant follow threw after the shot sorry</div></div>
Pretty much the same thing. Kind of.
People are creatures of habit and get programed. Our mind works quicker then the frest of the body. When we shoot, we want instant results, so we look at the target, or spotting scope, or dust, what ever. So sitting in the background is the thought that we want to see what happened. We subconsciencely jump the gun and relax the postition just as we fire, or think we fired. Some times we start this when the bullet is still in the barrel. It only takes a split second. So our follow through consist of dropping the gun so we can see what happened.
Now what would happen if we fed another habit. Lets say we fool our body into thinking we need an instant follow up shot, so as we press the trigger, we want to jump back on the target for another shot. In stead of relaxing, we are getting back on the sights, back on target for a second round.
Now if the mind gets a head of itself, because of habit, instead of dropping out of position a bit to see what happened, we get in the habit of getting back on target. If we jump the gun a bit and get back on target while the bullet is still in the barrel, what happens, NOTHING, we are forcing the sights back on target.
That is follow through.
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