Posted: 6/25/2010 12:27:53 PM EDT
| What is the correct prone position.Angled or straight back?Any lonks with pictures would be helpful. |
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Open up a pack of green army men, find the prone guy. Copy him.
ETA, ok so apparently there are TWO prone guys, and one is a jackass.. lol I was taught by the Boy Scouts many moons ago to crook the leg of the same side I held the rifle. Right handed shooter crooks right leg, let handed shooter crooks left leg. It is supposed to help you maintain position from recoil.. (why the Boy Scouts were worried about recoil with single shot .22's I don't know...lol) |
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This is a bit of an old thread but...
Support hand open and relaxed, under the forend of the rifle. Support elbow UNDER the rifle (this should be DIRECTLY under the rifle) Sling taught and forming a triangle between your forearm and armpit. Support leg straight/inline with torso, with toes NOT digging into the ground. Trigger leg bent, knee up as far forward as you can. (this absorbs recoil and gets the diaphragm off the ground) Trigger elbow pressed firmly into the ground. Trigger hand with somewhat firm, handshake grip on rifle. Trigger finger "C" shaped, not touching the stock with pad of finger on the trigger. Neck extended all the way forward (turkey necked) Cheek weld solid and consistant. THis is the Steady Hold Factors we came up with in the Appleseed Project. They work well, and if you've found your NPOA you can rapidly lay in rounds inside 1 MOA pretty consistently. |
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THis is the Steady Hold Factors we came up with in the Appleseed Project. They work well, and if you've found your NPOA you can rapidly lay in rounds inside 1 MOA pretty consistently. Make that 4MOA.(rifleman's standard)..  I have yet to see anyone keep 1MOA in prone unsupported... 
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THis is the Steady Hold Factors we came up with in the Appleseed Project. They work well, and if you've found your NPOA you can rapidly lay in rounds inside 1 MOA pretty consistently. Make that 4MOA.(rifleman's standard).. I have yet to see anyone keep 1MOA in prone unsupported...
Sorry about that typo, it is indeed 4moa. I've been able to hold under 2moa fairly consistently lately. Not usually my first shooting of the day, but after a couple "warm up" groups I can stuff 'em in there pretty well. |
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Open up a pack of green army men, find the prone guy. Copy him. ETA, ok so apparently there are TWO prone guys, and one is a jackass.. lol I was taught by the Boy Scouts many moons ago to crook the leg of the same side I held the rifle. Right handed shooter crooks right leg, let handed shooter crooks left leg. It is supposed to help you maintain position from recoil.. (why the Boy Scouts were worried about recoil with single shot .22's I don't know...lol) it has little to do with recoil (air rifle shooters do it!) and everything to do with getting your chest off the ground. It does serve and added benefit of positioning you shoulder better to absorb recoil, should that be an issue. |