Last year while stand hunting deer I was reading "13 cent killers" and when I got down from the stand I thought I would try the Jack Knife position like is depicted on the cover of the book. (At least that's what I was told the position was called)
It seems like a very useful position to shoot from. While it is not as stable as prone it is a valuable position. Especially if you are ground hunting for almost anything. The position affords the ability to be able to pivot the rifle horizontally (at my estimation) 30 to 40 degrees without having to totally reposition your whole body. It also allows you to have the rifle much farther from the ground which is very useful in tall grass. I practiced dry firing from that position Wednesday after returning from my rifle range, and decided that I will be employing that in my lot of shooting skills for ground hunting.
So my question is what are the key factors in properly applying this shooting position, just as you all so greatly addressed shooting from the prone position?
It seems like a very useful position to shoot from. While it is not as stable as prone it is a valuable position. Especially if you are ground hunting for almost anything. The position affords the ability to be able to pivot the rifle horizontally (at my estimation) 30 to 40 degrees without having to totally reposition your whole body. It also allows you to have the rifle much farther from the ground which is very useful in tall grass. I practiced dry firing from that position Wednesday after returning from my rifle range, and decided that I will be employing that in my lot of shooting skills for ground hunting.
So my question is what are the key factors in properly applying this shooting position, just as you all so greatly addressed shooting from the prone position?
