Shooting from the prone Sergeant First Class Mark Mebes

Shooting from the Prone The Prone Position is the most stable firing position. Most people are the most accurate firing from the prone.

Shooting prone Getting into the prone position without a gun Lay on your stomach Draw up your right knee Body should rest on your left side Rest on your elbows, left elbow forward

Shooting Prone Using a shooting sling Shooting with a sling improves your stability and accuracy Remove sling from rifle Put left arm through sling loop and tighten Reattach sling to rifle Put shooting glove on left hand Get into prone position Place hand through sling so that it rests on the back of your hand Tighten sling until the weight of the rifle is resting on the sling, not your muscles

Shooting Prone Firing Hand Firing hand placed on the gun’s pistol grip Thumb rests on top of rifle without gripping Ring and middle finger “pull” rifle back into shoulder Pinkie finger lies “dead” Trigger finger is placed on trigger AFTER the safety is released Use the last pad on your finger to fire “Squeeze”, don’t “pull” the trigger Gun should “surprise” you when it goes off Squeeze directly to the rear

Shooting Prone Breathing Breathing while you are shooting will cause you to hit in a different place every time, destroying your accuracy. However, holding your breath too long will cause you to shake, also destroying your accuracy. To shoot accurately, you must learn to control your breathing, and squeeze the trigger ONLY when your breath is controlled.

Shooting Prone Breathing Cont… Before your shot, relax and breath normally until you are ready to shoot Get into position, find your natural point of aim Take a deep breath, let it out Stop breathing You can hold this position for 5-7 seconds before it starts to affect you physically (shaking, blurred vision etc..) Squeeze trigger If you cannot fire within 5-7 seconds, let your breath out, relax, and go through the steps again.

Shooting Prone Sight Picture 1. The human eye is an amazing piece of equipment. Trained properly, it will put a shot right into the center of the bulls-eye every time. Your eye automatically centers things. 2. Competition air rifles are equipped with rear and front sight apertures. This device “forces” your eye to center the sight on the bulls-eye 3. Do not try to hit the target, try to hit the center of the center of the target

Shooting Prone By putting together all of the following fundamentals you will find your self shooting more accurately than you ever thought you could. Proper equipment use Body position Sight alignment Breath control Trigger squeeze

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