Designated Marksmen Training in Utah/Idaho/Nevada/Colorado/Wyoming Region

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  • #16
    More flat range Alternate Position Work

    Seated w/sling: This shooter was effective out to 450yds with this technique, and was able to lock-in very well with the sling and his knee-elbow-cheek weld positioning...







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    • #17
      Standing supported:

      Shooter was effective out to at least 450yds with this technique...





      Kneeling:


      Paddy Squat:
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      • #18
        Day 2: Scenario-based Training

        We start with a cold turkey stress test, where the shooter has to apply lessons learned from Day 1, but plug them into scenarios where cover is now a factor, with time critical constraints on exposure, and moving from position to position using cover and concealment.

        Then we go back to each position after a lessons-learned discussion from the stress test, and turn each position/scenario into a classroom with how target focus drives our position selection, occupation, gun emplacement, and target engagement-lots of fun.





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        • #19




          There are steel targets all over out there.



          Here is where bore clearance under optical line-of-sight is evaluated, balanced against head exposure and stand-off from vertical cover:

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          • #20
            The puff of dust is where the target is:







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            • #21
              Shooting through loopholes: Every one of these has a steel target in the crosshairs from the position, from 200-456yds.







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              • #22




                Here you can see standing supported come into play:



                The loophole from the same position:

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                • #23






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                  • #24




                    Views from all aspects of a small tree loophole:
                    Changing mags...relying on concealment for security, as trees are not cover.


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                    • #25
                      Rear view:



                      Side view:


                      Frontal right oblique:



                      Frontal:

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                      • #26






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                        • #27
                          Modified kneeling supported:



                          Some dude with a 16" Grendel. Notice the contrast difference between the black SPR and the FDE Grendel.





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                          • #28
                            A Rifleman's Paradise



                            There's that dude with the 16" Grendel again...




                            Grendel smacking steel. If you zoom in, you can see the dust kicking up on the target in the left upper 1/3 of the image. From the tip of the little stony cliff outcrop in front of the shooting position, go up to the first shrub, then left. You'll see half of a red steel plate, with dust kicking up at the base when the 123gr A-MAX vaporized.
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                            • #29
                              Environmental impact study complete:

                              All wildlife traumatized...

                              Endangered species in fear of reproducing...

                              Spent brass collected...can't afford to pollute just yet...

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                              • #30
                                The weather was really pleasant. I was actually peeved that we didn't have a lot of full value winds. Down in Price, they had 50mph gusts. As soon as we packed up, the wind started going bat turd crazy, even blowing over the range's 55gal drums. Go figure...

                                Every time I run one of these, I walk away more convinced of how the 16" 6.5 Grendel is an ideal blaster for the DM role. The 5.56 18" SPR was cranking out Mk.262 boxed 77gr SMK's at 2820fps average, which is a very flat-shooting load, but the wind throws it around like a rag doll, and when it hits steel at 300yds and further, it sounds like someone hit the target with a small pebble thrown from a child's hand.

                                The 123gr bangs the steel much harder, closer to a .308, but with very little recoil.

                                Training Scars:

                                * Make sure you PUSH-PULL when inserting your magazine, and practice mag changes slung-up, on a knee, in the prone, in the dirt, with your gear if you are interested in pursuing practical use of your firearms.

                                * Keep your support hand away from the ejection port. When in certain positions with natural support, it will be tempting to place your hand on the mag well and try to steady the gun that way, especially if you're a lefty. We had several malfunctions that were induced by the support hand covering the ejection pattern, and the brass bounced back into the action.

                                * Take a knee or get down behind cover when changing mags, keeping Situational Awareness oriented to the surroundings. It's very difficult not to look down at your gear when changing mags, especially when you're slung-up.

                                * When occupying a position covertly, be aware that dust kick-up and vegetation disturbance are target indicators.

                                There are a ton of little nuances that we cover during the course, that could never really be conceptualized effectively in text format, but you see how the images really help gain a better perspective of what we're doing here. For those interested in attending, contact me at:

                                orders@ar15buildbox.com

                                ...with DM COurse in the message title.

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