I am about 250 rounds into my first “real” rifle. Learning the basics of precision shooting. I am pretty much doing it on my own physically, but am trying to pick up as much as I can through reading, listening to some of the ES, and watching (and rewatching) the Rifles Only videos.
I am driving a Tac A1, with an Atlas bipod, a Trijicon A.P. 4.5-30, shooting Hornady 147 ELD factory ammo. I am limited to 100 yards by my local range for most of my shooting, but I am not sure this is really a “limitation” for me at this point as my errors show up just fine at 100.
Here comes the stupid question. I have been shooting exclusively in the prone. I don’t think I heard this defacto stated anywhere as “the way to go”, but it seems from everything I have been picking up that marksmanship starts there. I have sort of taken this as an invitation to focus my efforts on getting this right before throwing more variables into the mix by varying the mechanics around with different positions. Does this seems like a solid approach?
If I haven’t run too far off the road yet, and assuming I am on the right track, what am I aiming for here? With my equipment, what sort of accuracy am I looking to achieve before I can say to myself that I have a decent foundation on which to build. Or, to put it another way, what would you consider an degree of error that indicates I still have work to do on my basic fundamentals?
I undrstand that there is always room for improvement, I am just trying to set some goals for myself. Having something to work towards will help keep me on point.
Thanks in advance for any input you have to offer.
I am driving a Tac A1, with an Atlas bipod, a Trijicon A.P. 4.5-30, shooting Hornady 147 ELD factory ammo. I am limited to 100 yards by my local range for most of my shooting, but I am not sure this is really a “limitation” for me at this point as my errors show up just fine at 100.
Here comes the stupid question. I have been shooting exclusively in the prone. I don’t think I heard this defacto stated anywhere as “the way to go”, but it seems from everything I have been picking up that marksmanship starts there. I have sort of taken this as an invitation to focus my efforts on getting this right before throwing more variables into the mix by varying the mechanics around with different positions. Does this seems like a solid approach?
If I haven’t run too far off the road yet, and assuming I am on the right track, what am I aiming for here? With my equipment, what sort of accuracy am I looking to achieve before I can say to myself that I have a decent foundation on which to build. Or, to put it another way, what would you consider an degree of error that indicates I still have work to do on my basic fundamentals?
I undrstand that there is always room for improvement, I am just trying to set some goals for myself. Having something to work towards will help keep me on point.
Thanks in advance for any input you have to offer.