CMC Final Flashcards
Aiming, breath control, trigger control, follow through, stability of hold
fundamentals of rifle marksmamship
Aiming
aligning the weapon on the target
two components of aiming
Sight alignment and sight picture
Sight alignment
reticle and the full field of view
sight picture
reticle and the target
close range
- 50 meters or closer
close range
- 50 meters or closer
factors that effect aim
Stockweld, eye strain, eye relief, scope shadow, perception of scope alignment, sight glare, scope parallax, body alignment, stability of hold, breath control, natural respiratory pause, trigger control, grip and trigger finger placement, proper trigger control, follow through
Stockweld
point of firm contact between the stock and the shooters cheek. good stockweld helps create eye relief, it also allows the shooters head to be as erect as possible in order to have shooters eye look directly through the ocular lens.
-buttstock placement high in the shoulder pocket creates consistent stockweld. SW changes depending on the position.
eye strain
improper placement of the head will cause the eye to rest in an unnatural position, this will fatigue the eye which can cause involuntary eye movement. ultimately eye fatigue will cause shooter to perceive the sights improperly, shots will be affected.
eye relief
distance from eye to optic. usually 1.5 inches. use 3 fingers for measuring. improper eye relief will cause scope shadow.
perception of scope alignment
wearing of glasses or shooting glasses can alter the PSA look through the center of the lens.
sight glare
too bright makes reticle Bleed.
scope parallax
when the target and reticle are not on the same plane
-wont have affect until longer ranges
body alignment
body/rifle combo when oriented in stable shooting platform.
stability of hold
holding the rifle sights still on a target point.
natural respiratory pause
2-3 seconds long. where body stops pushing air out on the exhale. inhale low exhale high
trigger control
manipulation of trigger that does not disturb SP/SA
2 types- uninterrupted and interrupted
grip and trigger finger placement
high and firm, this will allow good trigger control,
correcting trigger controll
Observe the shooter for movement- you will see little or no movement then a quick pull of the trigger.
-fixed through dry fires and by having them relax slow down and not think about pulling the trigger, let that shot break on its own.
follow through
continued application of the fundamentals until round exits the barrel.
correcting trigger controll
Observe the shooter for movement- you will see little or no movement then a quick pull of the trigger.
-fixed through dry fires and by having them relax slow down and not think about pulling the trigger, let that shot break on its own.
-observe for muzzle movement- harder to tell during live fire recoil can mask the movement
-fixed by working on stability of hold, lots of shooters jerk trigger to try to get shot to break on target. have shooter accept the movement as long as its within the aiming area, shoot through it.
Observe a stationary object- coach stands behind shooter observing the FSP for movement.