[jonjon1885]

Hey guys. I shot in my first high power m1 garan/ corious&relics comp today and had my rear end handed to me. To pu it in perspective, i shoot 3in groups @ 200yrd with my m38 using rusky mil surp heavy ball ammo thats bench rest.

the comp was not bench rest :( .

the comp was 50 rds @ 200yrd 10r standing slowfire offhand, 10 rds siting slowfire, 10rds siting rapid, 10rds prone rapid, 20rds prone slow fire.

and i relized somthing, i suck at standing sitting and prone.

morle of the story. practice before you shot in a comp. prior to this i had never shot in the standing freehand, sitting or prone before only with bench rest.


but now i know where to work on for the next service rifle comp next month :).


just kinda puts your ego back in place you know

[P-32]

Ah, working your way to become a rifle man.

Almost everyone I know, even the High masters, don't care for standing.

Get a tack, stand off 15 feet and dry fire. Make sure you do this with no ammo around but do it like you are going to fire a live round. Your eye will take a photo if you will and you can call your shots. If you hold the rifle loose because you know there is no kick, it will kick the snot out you when you do fire live.

Dry fire for 20 minutes every other day and you will be rewarded for the hard work. Dry fire doing the same as you would if firing a match.

[30Cal]

morle of the story. practice before you shot in a comp. prior to this i had never shot in the standing freehand, sitting or prone before only with bench rest.

Nah. I disagree with that. You need to shoot a match first before you know what it is you have to practice.

[Jenrick]

Far as standing goes, if you can get that down (which I sure haven't), then you'll win. Most people don't drop to many points in sitting and prone (though I do), so if you can drop less in standing you'll be way ahead.

-Jenrick

[30Cal]

Just found a link to this video of a Highpower clinic. This ought to be very good info for those guys shooting the M1/M1A.

http://video.yahoo.com/watch/2156823

[jonjon1885]

30Cal your right, now i know where to start practicing. Every position but bench rest lol.

for the guys here in AZ the Rio Salado Sportsman Club has a M1 clinic coming up i forget exactly when you can check their site.

either way sounds fun and i'll be there to see what i can do to bring my scores up.

[30Cal]

http://video.yahoo.com/watch/2185680/6919066

Prone position clinic video.

[MutinousDoug]

An addage I learned some years ago: "A match is won at 200 offhand and lost at 600 prone".
The lesson is: learn to shoot offhand and learn to read the wind at 600 prone. You appear to be shooting a reduced match which makes reading wind a non-issue. If you can learn to shoot offhand you can learn sitting and prone. Build a solid position at your NPA. The rest is eliminating each of your mistakes one by one.
I shoot High Power in master class with the AR. JCG .30 matches? not so well.
I'm still eliminating my little mistakes; one by one.:banghead:

[VAshooter10]

I would recommend that anyone who wants to get into high power competition attend an Appleseed Clinic.

They will teach you the prone, sitting and standing positions. They will teach you how to transition from standing to sitting and standing to prone. They will teach you how to use a sling to get solid support and how to find your natural point of aim. You will learn the six steps of firing a shot, how to follow through and how to call your shots.

It won't make you a High Master but it will teach you everything you need to know to become a High Master. All this in a weekend. It would take ten years of shooting high power competition to learn all the stuff they will cover.

I know this because I'm an Appleseed Instructor, a High Master and am Double Distinguished as well. I wish there had been an Appleseed Clinic available when I was learning to shoot.

Doug