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Prone Position
Today we’re going to cover the prone position so I brought Charlie along so you can see what we’re talking about. As you can see Charlie is laid directly behind the gun so that the recoil runs down his spine without moving the gun left or right when it’s fired. He’s supported the weight of the gun with his weak hand. And then he’s holding the pistol grip with his strong hand. This way by moving his elbows in and out he can adjust the elevation on the gun without moving his body weight behind. As you look further back his feet are spread out as close to the ground as possible. So he has as most contact to the ground as he can. This way the position is stronger and he’ll have better recoil absorbing qualities.
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Sitting Position
O.K. now we are going to go to the sitting position. As you can see the sitting position is supported by the sling and by the fact that the elbows are inside the meaty part of Charlie’s legs here. So he can support the weight of the weapon. He has the correct eye relief and cheek weld and the weapon is pulled tight into his shoulder. By locking his feet down here, just by squeezing his legs together and releasing them out he can move the weapon up and down without having to pivot his backside on the floor to move the weapon.
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Kneeling Position
Charlie’s dropped down into the most versatile and most used shooting position out there. This is the kneeling position. The sling is still utilized to strap up the weapon and put tension on it. This allows the arm to support the weapon’s weight. His leg is straight down so it’s supporting his arm. There’s no bone-to-bone contact, just bone to meat. The back arm, or his strong arm, is again supporting the pistol grip where he can manipulate the weapon and use it. His back is as straight as possible to help him ride the recoil.
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Standing Position
Now we move to the standing position. As you can see once again tension is put onto the weapon by use of the sling. Which now brings the weight of the weapon underneath his arm, which is locked against his body so that the weight is carried down his front leg. So he’s supporting the whole weapon with the front edge of his body. The rear of his body, by lifting his elbow up a little, he’s made a pocket for the gun to sit in. He’s got correct cheek weld and eye relief so that when he’s working the gun he doesn’t have to drop it away from his face to fire. He’s leaning forward with his weight on his front leg and his back leg is just supporting him.
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Once you’ve mastered the 4 positions you’ll be able to take your weapon out wherever you want. Whether it be for hunting or just having fun on the range. Stay safe.
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