Looking for standing shooting fundamentals instruction

[tjtjwdad]

I’ve never shoot silhouette rifle matches but I’ve seen them shot locally and based on what I saw they’re not that much different than high power as far as the standing position goes. However, I’m no expert on that shooting discipline.

I’ve never read Jim Owen’s book but the aforementioned David Tubbs (high power rifle) book has excellent info of how to establish your NPA (Natural Point of Aim), each time-every time regardless of skill level particularly if you’re on a range and your firing point doesn’t allow for that natural NPA without some adjustments on your part, to get your NPA. It helped me go from the lowest classification (Master Unclassified) to highest (High Master) with a M14. In a nutshell, there are a lot of manipulations that can be done with your feet and legs to get your NPA whether you’re standing on nice level concrete, uneven ground, sand, pea gravel or shooting in high wind conditions where you “may” have to alter your normal techniques.

I’m not familiar with the “Competitive Shooting” book previously mentioned but it looks like it covers several disciplines although that $254 price tag for a new one is out of my price range for sure. The David Tubb book is available on his website.


HTH,

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Silhouette differs in the fact you cant use a sling, glove or coat for support.

 

[tjtjwdad]

Silhouette differs in the fact you cant use a sling, glove or coat for support.

I see, thanks.

Highpower allows the use of a coat and a glove but no sling in standing (when I competed) but perhaps it has changed. The coat, especially the hardback versions will help steady the hold but only with a NPA otherwise the shooter is still forcing it.

Establishing a NPA is not something that necessarily comes quickly. For me it did with the M1 and M14 but when I shifted to the AR it took quite a bit of effort. In the end, it was a simple stock to the shorter A1 model is what did it for me.

IMO, the best thing that any shooter can do is to start out by dry practice. And looking back I would start in this order;

- Grasping and holding the weapon.
- Positioning the rifle into & out of the shoulder and master doing it the same time after time...

Practice...practice and then practice some more until these items are done consistently because the process of a NPA starts here, IMO. Concurrently, hold the rifle into position for several seconds to build muscle control. As practice goes on, increase the hold time and the wobble will decrease and all the while, the NPA is being honed.