frostfire
10-10-2014, 22:38
The registration for the 2015 All Army Small Arms is open. I'd like to see if anyone is going and would to train together like running 1.5 miles with gear right before firing :D
A few lessons to share from a similar match I shot recently:
- Beyond sight alignment and trigger control, nothing much transfer from NRA High Power to combat EIC match. Slinging a rack grade (non free floated) M16A2 is the sure ticket to the bottom ranking
- When no one on the line sling up, to include those with P100 tab, it is probably a bad idea to sling the rifle into position
- Did I say don't use sling? Seems the way to go is the good 'ol mag on the ground with the support hand cradling the front of mag well and never use support whatsoever from zeroing all the way to 500m. The A2 and M855 can hit standard E silhouette just fine that way at 400 & 500m, even in rapid fire.
- Accept "imperfections" on rack grade i.e slight wobble on front sight. Good idea fairy showed up and I should have choked her out and burned the carcass. I bottom out the front sight so it won't move around when the rifle supposed to be zeroed at mechanical zero. As a result, I was in twilight zone when I actually dialing the rear down from 100 to 200, 300, and 400 just to put round on target....and produced the lowest score since 2006
- That thumb beside the handle HSLD method from Todd Hodnett and range 37 folks works for $$$ precision rifle, not rack grade, beat up A2
- If you are at Bragg and have access to SOCEP or the CSF program, that biofeedback and breathing training that comes with it is money. Whereas other competitor struggled, my scores actually soared when we did 100yards dash before firing from 500 to 400, 400 to 300, and so on.
- The rack grade M9 is a very very accurate pistol. I was able to keep a fist size group from 30 yards. Use the first joint for better leverage, which allows smoother, uninterrupted straight to the rear pull, no matter how slow you squeeze the trigger.
- If you shoot 170+ in the shoot-in for a SFARTEC slot, you are a strong contender to get EIC points or even win the combat pistol EIC match.
- Probably the best tips on dry fire from Olympic shooter SFC Sanderson. Optimize your dry fire with eyes open, eyes closed, target, no target, and follow-through holding practice. Details here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hySB5_6QdYo&list=UUcI2JbIf2tUhEzSYNfGSIyQ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfARgCqWCvQ&list=UUcI2JbIf2tUhEzSYNfGSIyQ)
Clips from 2014 All Army, note the prone rifle, kneeling rifle, and prone pistol, kneeling pistol positions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRIdri8xjhQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnbwFD9giQc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9IMmsVivvM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1JM2Pmi7l8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRIdri8xjhQ
Sadly, the days of $$$ prize table from sponsors of all sorts are no more :(
Compete to train-the-trainer and validate training.
A few lessons to share from a similar match I shot recently:
- Beyond sight alignment and trigger control, nothing much transfer from NRA High Power to combat EIC match. Slinging a rack grade (non free floated) M16A2 is the sure ticket to the bottom ranking
- When no one on the line sling up, to include those with P100 tab, it is probably a bad idea to sling the rifle into position
- Did I say don't use sling? Seems the way to go is the good 'ol mag on the ground with the support hand cradling the front of mag well and never use support whatsoever from zeroing all the way to 500m. The A2 and M855 can hit standard E silhouette just fine that way at 400 & 500m, even in rapid fire.
- Accept "imperfections" on rack grade i.e slight wobble on front sight. Good idea fairy showed up and I should have choked her out and burned the carcass. I bottom out the front sight so it won't move around when the rifle supposed to be zeroed at mechanical zero. As a result, I was in twilight zone when I actually dialing the rear down from 100 to 200, 300, and 400 just to put round on target....and produced the lowest score since 2006
- That thumb beside the handle HSLD method from Todd Hodnett and range 37 folks works for $$$ precision rifle, not rack grade, beat up A2
- If you are at Bragg and have access to SOCEP or the CSF program, that biofeedback and breathing training that comes with it is money. Whereas other competitor struggled, my scores actually soared when we did 100yards dash before firing from 500 to 400, 400 to 300, and so on.
- The rack grade M9 is a very very accurate pistol. I was able to keep a fist size group from 30 yards. Use the first joint for better leverage, which allows smoother, uninterrupted straight to the rear pull, no matter how slow you squeeze the trigger.
- If you shoot 170+ in the shoot-in for a SFARTEC slot, you are a strong contender to get EIC points or even win the combat pistol EIC match.
- Probably the best tips on dry fire from Olympic shooter SFC Sanderson. Optimize your dry fire with eyes open, eyes closed, target, no target, and follow-through holding practice. Details here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hySB5_6QdYo&list=UUcI2JbIf2tUhEzSYNfGSIyQ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfARgCqWCvQ&list=UUcI2JbIf2tUhEzSYNfGSIyQ)
Clips from 2014 All Army, note the prone rifle, kneeling rifle, and prone pistol, kneeling pistol positions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRIdri8xjhQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnbwFD9giQc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9IMmsVivvM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1JM2Pmi7l8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRIdri8xjhQ
Sadly, the days of $$$ prize table from sponsors of all sorts are no more :(
Compete to train-the-trainer and validate training.