Shooting a rifle standing unsupported (rimfire).

[Fushigi Ojisan]

In all fairness it was a light boy's rifle that was shooting .22 long. I doubt I could've done as much unsupported shooting with an SMLE trainer.

 

[Doco Overboard]

In all fairness it was a light boy's rifle that was shooting .22 long. I doubt I could've done as much unsupported shooting with an SMLE trainer.

You would be surprised, they're easy to manage and give a nice solid hold because of the weight.
I have a no 2 rifle I use from time to time and the best thing about them, is the ammo.
The savings in ammo pays for the rifle nearly in a summer of regular shooting vs feeding those other 303 beasties.
From standing, I think I can make much better hits than with my M2 even at first starting.
I use a little square scrap steel gong target thats about 8x10 at the 100 yd berm.

 

[DAVIDMAGNUM]

This coming Saturday I will be at the Atglen Sportsmen's Club shooting lever action rifles with peep sights out to 200 meters, offhand. Love it!

 

[Twist]

Come out for an Appleseed Shoot. 25m rimfire events are a lot of fun. Prone, seated and standing are taught with a sling. Timed AQT targets with a magazine change can be quite humbling.

I'll second this motion. What a fun day and my marksmanship definitely improved. These are open to any age and there were a couple of kids there shooting with their dads making a good memory together while learning a bit about how the American Revolution started. I didn't score well enough on my first time out to earn my rifleman's patch but I did shoot a clean redcoat challenge and earned my Maryland "Morgan's Shingle" patch. I would do this again to attempt the rifleman's patch.

 

[Spaceballs]

A friend brought his AK out to the range.

He handed it me, I stood there and aimed unsupported.... he was like "wait you have to rest it on something"

I ignored him and popped off 3 shots that hit a b mod at 200 yards. Not exactly a difficult task with an AK. But he had never seen anyone do that.

I didn't understand then and I don't understand now. Seems like a pretty important thing to be able to do.

there isn't always a 6 foot fence post near you when you have to make a shot NOW

 

[U.S.SFC_RET]

Its nice to shoot off a bench and it has its place but few are shooting standing unsupported and its pretty cool to smack a 12" target at 100 yards.

 

[U.S.SFC_RET]

Perseverance is key I suppose.
I shot two strings of 40 22 rimfire standing unsupported. This time the targets were smaller like they are supposed to be. I am making inroads in this discipline. My groups tend to open up at 100 yards but hey Rome wasn't built in a day. A good time all around.

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

I went down to a shooting club in Suffolk county Virginia and shot two matches at steel targets. I had a blast shooting standing unsupported. Its a safe bet that I didn't win any matches today. The rifle was the new CZ American 457 left handed bolt action with a 2.5 to 7 power Leupold scope. Its fun.

Are you a lefty?

When I learned to shoot 22lr in my Rifle Class in College, I learned that I was left eye dominant, so I switched to shoot lefty.
I am ambi at most things, so I had no struggle to pull a trigger lefty.

 

[U.S.SFC_RET]

Are you a lefty?

When I learned to shoot 22lr in my Rifle Class in College, I learned that I was left eye dominant, so I switched to shoot lefty.
I am ambi at most things, so I had no struggle to pull a trigger lefty.

Chilipepper I am a lefty and shoot a left handed CZ 457 American 22LR bolt action. My piddly @ss little scope 7 power isn't cutting it. I will go to a higher power. Spoke to a guy on the same range who is shooting a 24 power scope. He says it works for him and that he can hold a target at 24 power. I am not there yet.

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

Chilipepper I am a lefty and shoot a left handed CZ 457 American 22LR bolt action. My piddly @ss little scope 7 power isn't cutting it. I will go to a higher power. Spoke to a guy on the same range who is shooting a 24 power scope. He says it works for him and that he can hold a target at 24 power. I am not there yet.

Well, to quote the fishing people. " A bad day fishing, beats a good day at work..."

Glad you have gotten out and know how to hone your skills.

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

Perseverance is key I suppose.
I shot two strings of 40 22 rimfire standing unsupported. This time the targets were smaller like they are supposed to be. I am making inroads in this discipline. My groups tend to open up at 100 yards but hey Rome wasn't built in a day. A good time all around.

What kind of targets are you shooting at? Paper or Metal or both?

 

[U.S.SFC_RET]

What kind of targets are you shooting at? Paper or Metal or both?

Steel targets and they get mighty small. I hit one and spun it 360 but it didn't fall and I couldn't count the hit. There are two sets of sizes. The larger for plinking and the smaller for scoring.
The rifle is a CZ American 457 22 LR.

 

[U.S.SFC_RET]

I shot two strings of 40 today. I am basically finding out where I miss and its usually high and usually not by much. I am gradually improving and shooting better but lemme tell you that I have a long way to go.
Shooting standing unsupported is slowly diminishing as I see fewer people shooting. They still come. The range that I have been shooting at that I found out was just sold with the future of that range uncertain.

 

[U.S.SFC_RET]

You are trying to hit steel rams the size of your hand at 100 yards. I only hit a couple.

 

[Cold Warrior]

The Best way to Learn 3-position shooting is attending a Project Appleseed Rifle Marksmanship event. I happen to know the Maryland crew - none better! Check out Project Appleseed and go to the events page and find an event in Maryland near you.