So you are a Rifleman?

[Kinked_Chrome]

Best way to test your general rifleman skills is to shoot the Black Rifle match at Rio Salado. Its the first Saturday of every month. 4-5 stages, 120sec par times and engagements from 0-500yds, sometimes all in the same stage!

 

[xerts1191]

 

[xerts1191]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO51L6VEKuU
Let’s talk body count riflemen

 

[Doc]

is this supposed to simulate the military (USMC at least) KD qualification course?

No elevation adjustments needed, which are a large part of KD shooting.

This course is more the beginning, first time shooting a rifle kind of class.

They go through and teach you to build a shooting position, standing/seated/kneeling. As each shooting position becomes more stable the target size shrinks.

You zero rifle then get in a LOT of reps building good foundational shooting skills. They prefer everyone to come ready to shoot but they wouldn’t have any problem getting a new shooter w all new gear set up. I bet they secretly love it.

classes have ample staff to walk the line and look for mistakes.

 

[QuangTri]

The idea of getting down into the classic shooting positions is painful to even think about.

Age takes a toll, and the toll keeps increasing.

 

[xerts1191]

Yes what Quang said

 

[kenpoprofessor]

The idea of getting down into the classic shooting positions is painful to even think about.

Age takes a toll, and the toll keeps increasing.

Like a Massachusetts toll bridge, yep.

Have a great, gun carryin', Kenpo day

Clyde

 

[QuangTri]

2 ) Print it on 11X17 paper (AKA tabloid)
3 ) Set it at 25 yards
4 ) Sight in on the grid target in the upper right
5 ) Shoot the test
a ) Each stage of shooting is separated by the dotted lines with Stage 1 the big silhouette at the top... ending with Stage 4 the four smallest targets on the bottom.
b ) Track time for each stage.
c) Check and mark targets between each stage. Mark the score for each stage on the target. Values are doubled for stage 4 as the targets are smaller. I presume that the number of "V" hits should be recorded separately as a tie-breaker...

My 2 cents... if someone knows this process well and I'm wrong I'd like to be corrected - I'm planning to get out in the next few weeks to give this a try.

Did some printing out to see how the targets scale if you print them full page 8.5x11.

Right about 0.65 reduction in size.

So you would need to shoot it at 25 yds X 0.65, or about 16 yds to be in rough target scale.

Works in my back yard with a .22 air rifle.

 

[Doc]

The idea of getting down into the classic shooting positions is painful to even think about.

Age takes a toll, and the toll keeps increasing.

Oh it gets worse. You start standing then get into seated or prone. And it’s timed.

But they tell a lot of great stories about men of all ages taking up muskets to fight.

I’m excited to attend the next shoot.

 

[Mako-72]

I guess if printed on 8.5x11(50% reduction from 11x17), one could shorten the distance shot to 41 feet, no? This would make it easy to shoot on a pistol range under 25 yards.

Edit- woops, didn’t see the above for 16 yds

 

[Shootist]

https://store.rwvaappleseed.com/page4.html

AQT Targets

Be advised, they charge a heavy s&h fee