Unless you are completely inept with the operation of an AR platform, not practicing with the actual C7 should not be completely detrimental. Further, you are not competing against everybody else but against a set standard. Do a search of posts by Master Gene Econ on physical, technical, and mental aspects of marksmanship excellence. Mentally rehearse/visualize the course of fire, the physical steps of operating the C7, all the way to scoring perfect in all stages. Do it especially the night before.
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Unfortunately, I have been told that the skills I used (in particular exhaling and holding my breath before shooting) are more for a sniper type rifle and not a C7.
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IMHOO, not true. The shot process is the same, albeit at shorter cycle. It's not holding breath, it's natural respiratory pause. Not. The. Same. Note your respiration next time during a conversation, and you will find there's a spot where the brain is not telling the body to breathe. With good cardio and mental conditioning, that spot will get longer. Likewise with HR. My resp pause is about 20 seconds now with 36 resting HR. Folks always thought I was a runner, resulting in several curses from NCO's who thought by hanging out right behind me during APFT they'll get fast run times. By third lap they realize I was not going any faster and it's too late for them to make up the time lag
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I know fitness is part of shooting and have been engaging in exercises where I sprint a short distance and then run a distance before sprinting again. I have also been doing daily PT to help strengthen my core.
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Good. Just add the mental rehearsal part to it. Don't just do PT for PT sake, but incorporate the stages of your qual i.e. dry running the stage. You see competition shooters do it all the time. Heck, the door kickers use a mock house of the target and rehearse zillion times too.
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I even purchased a number of mags and have practiced getting them in and out of my tacvest while wearing my helmet and ballistic glasses while wearing gloves to help become more familiar with shooting. Any suggestions or comments would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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Unless, they are the minimum requirement of the qualification, looking like Rambo is neither the requirement nor the solution towards marksmanship excellence. The helmet and glasses are good idea since you cheek weld and positioning tend to be different with those two
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Originally Posted by Longstreet
One last thing which may be of importance. The C7 is equipped with a C79 optical sight rather than standard iron sights.
jaYson
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Well, it's a magnified optics like ACOG. Obviously if you have zero familiarity/proficiency with it, you'll be at disadvantage. But if you already know the eye relief and cheek placement that works with you from past training, it should not be a problem. Disciplining the eye to focus on the harder itty bitty front sight then going to a magnified reticle is good training.
Finally, practice these positions
http://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/cafsac/index.page
https://www.flickr.com/photos/canadianarmy/15235079680/
Kneeling is where most falter.