3 Day Precision Semi-Auto

[TheBelly]

OK, now ask any questions you might have.

[02ducky]

Thanks for posting and providing an AA report, looks like a great course.

Was this something the DOD provided or was this money out our own pocket?

Anyways, what was the your number one take away?

Thnaks man, hope you are digging Texas.

[TheBelly]

This was my own money, and well worth it.

number one take away is the positional stuff. How to get set up for a 300 yard mover from the kneeling position, and things like that.

[Mick-Boy]

Belly,

Thanks for the AAR. Glad to see you hit the ground running in the Republic. I've done Precision Rifle classes through work a couple of times and shot the Magpul PR class but Rifles Only is definitely on my to-do list.

[TheBelly]

Mick,I would have provided more info about the course content, but I don't want to teach others the course via an AAR. It's their information and teaching methods. This course falls under their description of 'basic courses' and I had to really try and get it right; I mean REALLY try to perform well using their methods. One of the last things I got told was, "take one of our longer courses.... Your brain will melt!" (I don't think he was talking about the heat, either.)

[TheBelly]

More equipment notes:Everyone used PMAGs. None failed. For certain drills we only loaded them with 1, 2, or 5 rds, or other numbers. For me, the 30rd mags made me too high off the ground, so I used 20 rd after that. The Colt rifle was a backup rifle. The one that failed was an old M14 with the Troy ind battle stock on it. The optic is attached to the stock and not the receiver, so when the stock screws backed out and the whole thing became loose, the zero was lost, by about a foot at 100m. The 12.5" OBR was not enough barrel for the farther shots, I don't think. That rifle might not have had the oompf to get out there. No failures, and the 300 & 500 targets weren't a problem, but 600-700 was a stretch I think. The user was a pretty good marksman, so I don't think it was him. More to follow as I remember.

[Hoser]

OK, now ask any questions you might have.

Why does it burn when I pee?

[TheBelly]

Why does it burn when I pee?

you've got a UTI in your va-jay-jay.

[TheBelly]

Equipment (continued):

everyone had a rear bag. On day one, no one used them in the positional exercises. On day three, everyone was using them in their positional shooting. I was the only one that actually used a little carabiner and some 550 cord and attached it to my rifle. That made it a little easier to move quickly between awkward positions and up and down that apparatus they call the mouse trap. It was pretty difficult to get to a good position when shooting at a 600m target. The other fundamentals HAD to be rock solid.