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    Fundamentals of Rifle Marksmanship

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    The document provides instruction on the fundamentals of rifle marksmanship, including eight steady hold factors, the importance of bone support and muscular relaxation in different firing positions, sight alignment and sight picture, proper breath control, and trigger control techniques. It discusses standing, kneeling, and prone shooting stances and emphasizes following through with fundamentals until the round exits the barrel and quickly recovering sights onto the target.

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    Fundamentals of Rifle Marksmanship

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    The document provides instruction on the fundamentals of rifle marksmanship, including eight steady hold factors, the importance of bone support and muscular relaxation in different firing positions, sight alignment and sight picture, proper breath control, and trigger control techniques. It discusses standing, kneeling, and prone shooting stances and emphasizes following through with fundamentals until the round exits the barrel and quickly recovering sights onto the target.

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    The document provides instruction on the fundamentals of rifle marksmanship, including eight steady hold factors, the importance of bone support and muscular relaxation in different firing positions, sight alignment and sight picture, proper breath control, and trigger control techniques. It discusses standing, kneeling, and prone shooting stances and emphasizes following through with fundamentals until the round exits the barrel and quickly recovering sights onto the target.

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    Fundamentals of Rifle Marksmanship

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    The document provides instruction on the fundamentals of rifle marksmanship, including eight steady hold factors, the importance of bone support and muscular relaxation in different firing positions, sight alignment and sight picture, proper breath control, and trigger control techniques. It discusses standing, kneeling, and prone shooting stances and emphasizes following through with fundamentals until the round exits the barrel and quickly recovering sights onto the target.

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    The key takeaways are the fundamentals of rifle marksmanship including steady position, aiming, breath control, trigger control and follow-through/recovery.

    The eight steady hold factors are: 1) left hand guard, 2) rifle butt at the pocket of the shoulder, 3) right hand grip, 4) right elbow placement, 5) constant spot weld, 6) breathing, 7) relaxation, 8) trigger control.

    The three firing positions discussed are standing, kneeling, and prone.

    PLT JOSEL BILUGAN

     STEADY POSITION
     AIMING
     BREATH CONTROL
     TRIGGER CONTROL
     FOLLOW-THROUGH /
    RECOVERY
    EIGHT (8) STEADY HOLD FACTORS

    1. LEFT HAND GUARD


    2. RIFLE BUTT AT THE POCKET OF THE SHOULDER
    3. RIGHT HAND GRIP
    4. RIGHT ELBOW PLACEMENT
    5. CONSTANT SPOT WELD
    6. BREATHING
    7. RELAXATION
    8. TRIGGER CONTROL
    Bone Support – Position are designed as
    foundation of the rifle (HARD TO SOFT / SOFT
    TO HARD)
    Muscular Relaxation – the rifle shooter must
    learn to relax as much as possible in the
    various firing position
    Natural Point of aim on the Target – is establish
    during respiratory pause, it is but necessary to
    adjust the position of the body until the rifle
    points or aim naturally
    STANDING

    KNEELING

    PRONE
     Sight Alignment. Sight alignment is the
    relationship between the front sight post and
    rear sight aperture and the aiming eye.
     Sight Picture. Sight picture is the placement
    of the tip of the front sight post in relation to
    the target while maintaining sight alignment.
     Stock Weld. Stock weld is the point of
    firm contact between the cheek and the
    stock of the rifle.
     Eye Relief. Eye relief is the distance
    between the rear sight aperture and the
    aiming eye.
     Proper breath control is critical to the aiming
    process. Breathing causes the body to move.
    This movement transfers to the rifle making it
    impossible to maintain proper sight picture.
     Take a breath, let it out, then inhale normally, let
    it out until comfortable, hold and then pull the
    trigger (inhale, exhale normally and hold your
    breath at the moment of the natural pause, then
    the shot must be fired before feeling any
    discomfort from not breathing).
    Trigger control is the manipulation of the
    trigger that causes the rifle to fire without
    disturbing sight alignment or sight picture
    a. Grip. A firm grip is essential for effective
    trigger control. The grip is established before
    starting the application of trigger control and
    it is maintained through the duration of the
    shot.
    b. Trigger Finger Placement. Correct trigger
    finger placement allows the trigger to be
    pulled straight to the rear without disturbing
    sight alignment. The trigger finger should
    contact the trigger naturally. The trigger
    finger should not contact the rifle receiver or
    trigger guard.
    c. Resetting the Trigger. During recovery,
    release the pressure on the trigger slightly to
    reset the trigger after the first shot is
    delivered (indicated by an audible click). Do
    not remove the finger from the trigger. This
    places the trigger in position to fire the next
    shot without having to re-establish trigger
    finger placement.
    a. Follow-Through. Follow-through is the
    continued application of the fundamentals until
    the round has exited the barrel.

    b. Recovery. It is important to get the rifle sights


    back on the target for another shot. This is
    known as recovery. Shot recovery starts
    immediately after the round leaves the barrel.
    To recover quickly, bring the sights back on the
    target as quickly as possible.
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