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  1. Sterling Shooter

    which reticle, moa? mil?

    Your suggestion of playing it on paper is an awesome aid, and it is seen in modern curriculum workbooks on ranging, zeroing, and countering for wind. Requiring the shooter to do the math for wind without a calculator allows the shooter to discern preference for reticle sub tension, as well as...
  2. Sterling Shooter

    Advanced Marksmanship Dealing with mirage

    You might want to attach a mirage band from muzzle to receiver. I have this problem sometimes with the M14 in LR competition. The target simply disappears. Since the mirage band is not authorized in Service Rifle competition I just cool the barrel with whatever means available.
  3. Sterling Shooter

    Targets for longer range group shooting.

    Here's another thought. Using NRA HP targets, permits syncing to a score book. The score book makes any shooting a more productive experience, as it helps the shooter evaluate performance, keep track of progress, and be aware of trends. Just shooting at sight-in targets to get a feel for the...
  4. Sterling Shooter

    Targets for longer range group shooting.

    You might want to consider the NRA LR target if you have the wherewithal to make a frame for it which can support the target and its backer in strong winds. Without pit service you will also need remote video at target with feed to laptop to analyze error from shot to shot. This target will sync...
  5. Sterling Shooter

    Muzzle brake affecting shooting position?

    Felt recoil comes after the bullet has left the bore. The muzzle brake redirects gas to change direction of this recoil from reward to forward. Thus, what the salesman said is wrong to the extent that the only thing the brake may screw up is the NPA for the shot to come. Still, a 300's movement...
  6. Sterling Shooter

    Consistency issues

    Today's basic marksmanship breaks down the fundamentals to: the principles of marksmanship, which is about sight alignment and trigger control, and the elements and factors of a steady position. What you want from trigger control is best described as SMOOTH, not squeeze. Also, breathing is not...
  7. Sterling Shooter

    Consistency issues

    You could have a multitude of problems/errors; yet, since all error originates from inconsistency, quick correction is possible by focusing on what needs to be accomplished, i.e. sight alignment and trigger control. As a beginner, however, you may not know how to get the job done. Folks here...
  8. Sterling Shooter

    Problems with COLT CRP 18 PRO

    Wonder if it's really marketed to "top-notch"? I think it's marketed to folks wanting to get into it.
  9. Sterling Shooter

    vertical stringing why

    some of the possible causes of vertical grouping: 1. Poor follow through 2. Changing sight picture 3. Changing sight alignment 4. A very low position 5. Failure to maintain proper eye/sight alignment 6. Varying the butt position in shoulder 7 .Not enough head pressure 8. Position of left elbow...
  10. Sterling Shooter

    Advanced Marksmanship How do you manage recoil?

    What's different is recoil resistance. You are now using the bipod as a rest rather than a support. Unless you relax into the bipod, just serving as a rest, you will loose control of the rifle as the bullet moves from breech to muzzle. In other words, as hard as you try you cannot follow...
  11. Sterling Shooter

    which reticle, moa? mil?

    In ranging with MOA you multiply 95.5 times target height in inches and divide by height of target in MOA for yards to target, with mils it's height of target times 27.78 divided by height of target in mils, so how is mils superior? Seems to me the process with either unit is the same and only...
  12. Sterling Shooter

    Advanced Marksmanship Need help with sling for improvised positions

    Your notion that the 600 yard target is not appropriate for scope shooting is a mindset. Remember, your eye wants to naturally center and balance things. The bulls eye target allows for you to do what's natural. Two MOA is a perfect score on the target, which is possible with irons without too...
  13. Sterling Shooter

    Advanced Marksmanship Need help with sling for improvised positions

    M1 web sling, use hasty or with loop.
  14. Sterling Shooter

    Lets play "diagnose shooters error"

    You seem to have a good perspective on all of it. If you want a manual on M4 rifle marksmanship PM me with an email address.
  15. Sterling Shooter

    Lets play "diagnose shooters error"

    The OP's group shows all shots are misplaced, since there are no shots where bullet path appears to have intersected point of aim. Also, since only the shooter knows how the shot looked, only the shooter can discern whether the error is caused by defective ammunition, unsatisfactory/broken...
  16. Sterling Shooter

    Lets play "diagnose shooters error"

    All you know for sure is hits indicate where the barrel was pointed. You could have a multitude of problems/errors. You do not need discern the cause/s of error, you just need to concentrate on what is needed to get the desired result, i.e. properly pointing the rifle with consistent sight...
  17. Sterling Shooter

    Advanced Marksmanship How do you manage recoil?

    No. The example is to show that resistance to recoil constrains and directs movement. Making this movement predictable (the arc of movement) enhances accuracy. Arc of movement is produced both by recoil as well as wobble.
  18. Sterling Shooter

    Advanced Marksmanship How do you manage recoil?

    There is movement of the rifle while the bullet is moving through the bore; and, there will be movement of the rifle after the bullet leaves the barrel. The muzzle brake reduces the effect of the recoil after the bullet has left the barrel. You can imagine it as a tug of war game where the...
  19. Sterling Shooter

    Advanced Marksmanship How do you manage recoil?

    Consistent recoil resistance, this is describing a consistent shot to shot movement of the rifle from the time the trigger is pulled to the time the bullet departs from the muzzle, is essential to great shooting; yet, it is a concept, it appears, not recognized to be important by some...
  20. Sterling Shooter

    Better training: 100 rounds one day a week or 20 rounds a day for five days a week?

    Good luck figuring it out. I mean that sincerely. In all my appearances at the 200 yard line to shoot the standing event, I have had an inclination to just vomit. I'm a pile of nerves. I've addressed the issue most successfully with a blind call and plot exercise, but, still sometimes, the...
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