I've been thinking quite a bit about the resurgence of prone shooting. It sure beats the jackwagons who go to the range and sit at a bench, shoot their rifle off a tripod or bipod and claim that they were practicing marksmanship.
Hey, I'm guilty too. Sometimes my truck is filled with guns, ammo, a tripod and a bag. Ewwww! That's not shooting. That's.....wuss. If I lay on the ground, I might get dirty. I might hurt myself. What happens if I get uncomfortable? It's so much easier to sit on this bench here and "sight in my rifle".....
I was pleased to see a gentleman seeking to improve himself by shooting off a bipod...prone. Attaboy! He's out there, it's cold out, he's wearing gloves, he's working on improving his capabilities. That's a great thing to see.
We've seen a huge buying spree, AR's flying off the shelves. Great! Let's get those people involved. Teach them about marksmanship. Start them out on the bench, but rapidly transition them to "real" shooting.
How many folks on this board actually know how to use a 1907 leather sling? If you head to the range with a bipod, and you're seeking ways to improve your marksmanship, I'd encourage you to pick up either a 1907 sling or an Armageddon Gear Precision Rifle sling. If you've never shot with a sling, it's enlightening. It's more stable than a bipod during recoil. It's easier to stay on target. As opposed to a bipod, the sling is multi-functional. You carry the gun with it, and you use it to stabilize your platform.
Then again, there's perfect legitimacy with bipod shooters. They've got to understand how to tame recoil. Great! Let's get them into the fray too!
Get down on the belly, and off the darn bench. Get into real shooting!
I'd propose that we set up a sub-directory in Basic Marksmanship/Hide to teach folks how to use a sling and how to shoot off the belly with a bipod. Hell, maybe the thread already exists, but I've not seen it...
Please let us all know how many folks are interested in this kind of information.
1smalljohnson
Hey, I'm guilty too. Sometimes my truck is filled with guns, ammo, a tripod and a bag. Ewwww! That's not shooting. That's.....wuss. If I lay on the ground, I might get dirty. I might hurt myself. What happens if I get uncomfortable? It's so much easier to sit on this bench here and "sight in my rifle".....
I was pleased to see a gentleman seeking to improve himself by shooting off a bipod...prone. Attaboy! He's out there, it's cold out, he's wearing gloves, he's working on improving his capabilities. That's a great thing to see.
We've seen a huge buying spree, AR's flying off the shelves. Great! Let's get those people involved. Teach them about marksmanship. Start them out on the bench, but rapidly transition them to "real" shooting.
How many folks on this board actually know how to use a 1907 leather sling? If you head to the range with a bipod, and you're seeking ways to improve your marksmanship, I'd encourage you to pick up either a 1907 sling or an Armageddon Gear Precision Rifle sling. If you've never shot with a sling, it's enlightening. It's more stable than a bipod during recoil. It's easier to stay on target. As opposed to a bipod, the sling is multi-functional. You carry the gun with it, and you use it to stabilize your platform.
Then again, there's perfect legitimacy with bipod shooters. They've got to understand how to tame recoil. Great! Let's get them into the fray too!
Get down on the belly, and off the darn bench. Get into real shooting!
I'd propose that we set up a sub-directory in Basic Marksmanship/Hide to teach folks how to use a sling and how to shoot off the belly with a bipod. Hell, maybe the thread already exists, but I've not seen it...
Please let us all know how many folks are interested in this kind of information.
1smalljohnson