Shooting standing up..... argh
- Thread starter Valashnikov
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Hey -another thing just occurred to me. If you know anyone who's a good shooter, have them watch you shoot from the standing position. A lot of people know the drill and think they're doing everything correctly, but it sometimes takes someone else to see what they're doing wrong. Definitely true with handguns, but also very much so with rifles.
Ya and unfortunately thats the one we all got to master. Theres a couple of key things here. In no particular order. The gun should balance. There is articles all over the net about rifle balance,but the short of it is, a gun to light in the front wont dampen your bodies rythm. Neither will very short ones. I'm guessing you've been hooked up with lightweight and short. Secondly, and this is the biggy. This is the one that will almost overcome all of the last one when you master it...Trigger control. You know how you've heard it said that the gun going off should be a surprise? WRONG!!!!. You want to know exactly when that trigger is going to break.. SSSSOOOOO heres what ya do. You get in the longest section of your house you can,and tape a piece of paper to the wall with a dot on it. You get far away as you can with rifle(UNLOADED)With body just off perpendicular to the spotted paper you shoulder the gun,as you exhale you slowly squeeze as the crosshairs or sights are being lowered to the dot. In time you will notice the firing pin snaps closer to the dot. Having a quality trigger helps all this the same as a balanced gun, but by repeated dry firings on a spot like that you will be in control of the gun ,not the other way round. The key is to do it over a long period. Not so much at any one time that you get tired and sloppy. Holy frig I hope that helps,I aint never typed so much
Brutus
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
I found myself that archery & a boxing type workout (a hanging heavybag)
really helped developing those muscles needed for offhand firing.
Also some firearms just seemed more suited, therefore natural for offhand. Such as a traditional levergun, like a Winchester M94 or a Marlin of the same type.
Even one of 'thier' rimfire offspring.
My daughters have the same issue. But they shoot so infrequently as of late, they do not care as long as they are happy with the 10/22.
Cheers Valash!
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- Fraser Valley
Darn, that will be such a hardship to have to go shoot more.... Hahahaha. Like I need an excuse! My job is renovating right now so I have some spare time once my daughter is back in school. I could either stay at home anddo housework and laundry or go shooting..... What a hard choice.
Brutus
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Good on you Valash!
I think Wichita Machine & Tool Co. have a saying like this: "All time is wasted, what is not spent shooting."
This must be your moto too!
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- Fraser Valley
Great motto and very cool picture!
Twenty years ago I was shooting virtually exclusively muzzle-loading rifles. Bearing in mind my rifles of choose were a 38" barreled Hawken half stock and 40" barreled Hawken full stock flintlock both in 50 caliber, with 1" across the flats Bauska barrels.
Since both rifle were fitted with crescent butt-plates I would initiate the shot by elevating the muzzle while the gun was at the shoulder then lowering the muzzle bringing the stock to my line of sight. My left hand would be at the lower ramrod thimble, or tip of the fore-end, exerting a light pull to the shoulder. I did not bring the elbows close to the body since this put too much imbalance and swing on the muzzle. My trigger finger hand would also put a light rearward pressure of the grip area of the gun, leaving the trigger finger free to contact the trigger. This stance locked the gun in place and provided a very balanced and steady hold. With double set triggers...trigger control was excellent. The sights were a square blade and notch rear.
Using this stance I was able to fire scores in the 45 to 50 point range out of 50 on a 2" ten ring target at 50 yards.
This technique worked well with average sporting rifles as well.
Cheers
Since both rifle were fitted with crescent butt-plates I would initiate the shot by elevating the muzzle while the gun was at the shoulder then lowering the muzzle bringing the stock to my line of sight. My left hand would be at the lower ramrod thimble, or tip of the fore-end, exerting a light pull to the shoulder. I did not bring the elbows close to the body since this put too much imbalance and swing on the muzzle. My trigger finger hand would also put a light rearward pressure of the grip area of the gun, leaving the trigger finger free to contact the trigger. This stance locked the gun in place and provided a very balanced and steady hold. With double set triggers...trigger control was excellent. The sights were a square blade and notch rear.
Using this stance I was able to fire scores in the 45 to 50 point range out of 50 on a 2" ten ring target at 50 yards.
This technique worked well with average sporting rifles as well.
Cheers
- Location
- Whitehorse, Yukon
Mettalic Silhouette, either rimfire or centerfire. Wonder why nobody even mentioned it. Great shooting discipline for off hand shooting out to 100mtrs rimfire and 500mtrs centerfire.
shooting is a lot like peeing.. you're guaranteed to hit the "target" while sitting, but standing takes practice.. first start off close to the bowl (target), then slowly work your way back.
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- Fraser Valley
I'm pretty sure I only have one option for peeing tho.....
with a little practice, you can do anything
