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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: TAB on August 22, 2008, 11:48:37 PM
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http://www.archive.org/details/Rifle_Marksmanship_with_the_M1_Rifle
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I miss the War Department.
Great video. Techniques in these old vids, turned many average recruits into true Rifleman.
On the flipside, The majority of Naval recruits during this time came from Midwest landlocked states, most never had seen the ocean, let alone engaged in combat on it.
But sound techniques and practice turned out what has been referred to "The Greatest Generation".
Thanks TAB
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Thanks Tab.
Did a quick look, but can see I need to find a few hours (or five half hour breaks) to sit and enjoy.
This should be good!
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Thanks TAB, good stuff, I learned this way and it is as sound today as it was then, a few improvements on sitting and prone technique, but the whole premise of good shooting position, is bone, versus muscle.
I shot U.S. service rifle for many years and love it, my eyeglass prescription, still allows me to see the iron sights on my M1a, ok on the AR as well, but perfect with the longer barrel.
If you truly want to be an accurate shot with rifle or pistol, it starts with the fundamentals sure, but the record book is the most important, logging your load, sight settings, sling position, conditions on the range ( wind direction, wind speed, sun position, altitude, humidity etc..) is where real shooting begins, when you go to a new place, you look up your record for that kind of condition and plug that into your rifle for shot #1 and your probably there, takes a while to build your book but it's worth it. You may not think a pistol book is worth the effort, but it is. By keeping a record book you can see trends in your shooting. I'm doing well, but my mean group is always low left, well after several strings, you can adjust your sights to compensate. Snipers keep record books, guess why.
One quick tip, I used to shoot NRA action shooting, it is no longer active in my area, I am master rated. I sighted my pistol for the top of the X ring, about 2" high, why, because a good shooter if he or she misses, will usually shoot low due to flinch or trigger jerk, by sighting in high, instead of an 8, I may clip the bottom of the 10 ring. A single 8 at the Bianchi cup, will put you in the top 20 maybe, but not the top 10 usually.
Anybody else recognize the DI's voice, it's been around for 50 years?
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;D That brings back a lot of memories. In the 60's I was in high school ROTC and we were issued M1s. That was one of the Army films we were shown in class. ;D
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I was in Army ROTC in late 50's, probably saw this film but don't remember it. In the Corps, don't remember what films we saw. In ROTC, we had M1's and also in the Corps. I never saw a leather sling, always a web sling, still have one. 48 years ago, the 24th of Aug was my 11th day in boot camp. Loved the M1.
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Great video Tab! Thanks for sharing!