Equipment versus practice posts and Rifle practice/shooting

[Speaks]

any good resources for positional training or technique?

I keep waiting for the STH video course but I think it may have fallen off their radar.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

any good resources for positional training or technique?

The Carl Ross drill targets are great.

If you mean, “how to get into shooting positions?”, then chapter 6 of this is probably helpful for the basics.

https://www.trngcmd.marines.mil/Portals/207/Docs/wtbn/MCRP%203-01A.pdf

 

[lak2004]

I keep waiting for the STH video course but I think it may have fallen off their radar.

Me too!

 

[goalie]

The Carl Ross drill targets are great.

If you mean, “how to get into shooting positions?”, then chapter 6 of this is probably helpful for the basics.

https://www.trngcmd.marines.mil/Portals/207/Docs/wtbn/MCRP%203-01A.pdf

Yeah, the KD range didn't exactly translate to combat effectiveness by itself, but the fundamentals got hammered home, and that mattered a lot when we moved past positional shooting.

As for me, my new year will involve no new "gear" other than ammo. I got my 5.56 bolt gun set up with an SWFA 3-9x HD and my competition AR hasn't changed in a few years. My ULUL is dialed in as well. I have an LS Wild pack pillow and UL rear bag coming. I've printed a bunch of the positional targets from post 1, page 1.

It's time to focus on skill, not stuff.

 

[ddowning]

Yeah, the KD range didn't exactly translate to combat effectiveness by itself, but the fundamentals got hammered home, and that mattered a lot when we moved past positional shooting.

As for me, my new year will involve no new "gear" other than ammo. I got my 5.56 bolt gun set up with an SWFA 3-9x HD and my competition AR hasn't changed in a few years. My ULUL is dialed in as well. I have an LS Wild pack pillow and UL rear bag coming. I've printed a bunch of the positional targets from post 1, page 1.

It's time to focus on skill, not stuff.

You have it figured out. The best investment in gear is more ammo and barrels to burn out, especially once you get to a certain point with gear.

 

[Anschutz]

You have it figured out. The best investment in gear is more ammo and barrels to burn out, especially once you get to a certain point with gear.

I'd argue it's a good place to start as well. Shoot a stock rifle a bunch and you'll learn what you do and don't like about it and experience will lead you to needed gear.