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THE TELESCOPIC SIGHT WILL NEVER MAKE A POOR SHOOTER ANY BETTER
THE ONLY ADVANTAGE TO THE TELESCOPIC SIGHT IS THAT THE TARGET AND THE RETICLE ARE ON THE SAME FOCAL PLANE AND THE MAGNIFICATION PROVIDES YOU WITH A MORE DISTINCT AIMING POINT
THE MAGNIFICATION IS ALSO A DISADVANTAGE BECAUSE IT ALSO MAGNIFIES YOUR AIMING AND HOLDING ERRORS

TO AIM WITH THE TELESCOPIC SIGHT, SIMPLY QUARTER YOUR INTENDED TARGET WITH THE CROSS HAIR.
THERE ARE TWO CONSIDERATIONS TO CORRECT AIMING WITH THE TELESCOPIC SIGHT : EYE RELIEF AND HEAD POSITION ON THE STOCK








EYE RELIEF IS THE DISTANCE FROM THE SCOPE TO YOUR SHOOTING EYE
TO OBTAIN THE CORRECT EYE RELIEF WITH THE TELESCOPIC SIGHT, BEGIN BY HOLDING YOUR EYE APPROXIMATELY THREE INCHES FROM THE EYEPIECE
NOW MOVE YOUR HEAD BACK AND FORTH SLIGHTLY UNTIL YOU SEE A CLEAR, SHARP OUTLINE INSIDE YOUR SCOPE AROUND THE OUTER EDGE
AT THIS POINT YOU SHOULD SEE THE FULL VIEW OF THE CROSS HAIR AND NO SHADOWING

TECHNICALLY THERE IS NO SIGHT ALIGNMENT WITH THE TELESCOPIC SIGHT
IF YOUR EYE IS NOT CENTERED ON THE SCOPE, YOU WILL RECEIVE SHADOWING
THIS ERROR WILL HAVE THE SAME EFFECT ON YOUR SHOOTING AS IMPROPER SIGHT ALIGNMENT
THE BULLET WILL STRIKE AT A POINT OPPOSITE THE SHADOW AND WILL INCREASE IN ERROR AS THE DISTANCE INCREASES


IMPROPER HEAD PLACEMENT ON THE STOCK IS THE MAIN CAUSE OF SHADOWING
DUE TO THE SCOPE BEING HIGHER THAN THE IRON SIGHTS, IT IS DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN A GOOD SOLID STOCK WELD

WHEN AIMING WITH THE TELESCOPIC SIGHT, EVEN THOUGH THE TARGET AND THE CROSSHAIR WILL BE ON THE SAME FOCAL PLANE, YOU MUST ALWAYS FOCUS YOUR ATTENTION ON THE CROSSHAIR, NOT THE TARGET, TO ENSURE THAT THE CROSSHAIR DOES NOT DRIFT OFF TARGET

THE PRIMARY ADVANTAGE OF USING THE TELESCOPIC SIGHT IS THAT YOU CAN ACCURATELY SHOOT UNDER CONDITIONS WHERE IRON SIGHT SHOOTING WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE, OR AT BEST VERY DIFFICULT
A MAJOR DISADVANTAGE TO THE SCOPE IS THAT IT MAGNIFIES FOG, RAIN, SNOW, AND MIRAGE IN A DESERT TYPE ENVIRONMENT
EMPLOY THE CORRECT METHODS OF ENGAGING MOVING TARGETS

THE BEST EXAMPLE OF A LEAD CAN BE DEMONSTRATED BY A QUARTERBACK THROWING A PASS TO HIS RECEIVER
HE HAS TO THROW THE BALL AT SOME POINT DOWN FIELD IN FRONT OF THE RECEIVER; THE RECEIVER WILL THEN RUN TO THAT POINT
THE SAME PRINCIPLE APPLIES TO SHOOTING AT MOVING TARGETS

MOVING TARGETS ARE THE MOST DIFFICULT TO HIT
YOU MUST BE ABLE TO ESTIMATE TARGET SPEED IN ORDER TO APPLY THE CORRECT LEAD
THERE ARE TWO METHODS USED TO ENGAGE THIS TYPE OF TARGET
THE TRACKING METHOD
THE AMBUSH METHOD

THE TRACKING METHOD IS THE MOST ACCURATE METHOD, BUT IT IS ALSO THE HARDEST TO MASTER
TO ENGAGE A TARGET THAT IS MOVING LATERALLY ACROSS YOUR LINE OF SIGHT, YOU MUST CONCENTRATE ON MOVING YOUR WEAPON WITH THE TARGET WHILE AIMING AT A POINT SOME DISTANCE AHEAD
HOLDING THIS LEAD, FIRE AND FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE MOVEMENT AFTER THE SHOT
RANGES AND LEADS USED TO HIT A MOVING TARGET

ANOTHER METHOD IS THE AMBUSH METHOD
WITH THIS METHOD YOU SELECT AN AMBUSH POINT IN FRONT OF THE TARGET
AS THE TARGET MOVES ACROSS THE HORIZONTAL CROSS HAIR AND REACHES YOU, YOU HOLD OFF THIS POINT ALLOWING FOR TARGET SPEED, DISTANCE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
AT THIS POINT YOU WILL FIRE YOUR WEAPON
HOWEVER, YOU MUST REMEMBER TO CONCENTRATE ON THE CROSSHAIR, NOT ON THE TARGET, AND YOU MUST NOT JERK THE TRIGGER
YOU MUST ESTIMATE NOT ONLY YOUR TARGET RANGE BUT ALSO ITS SPEED AND ANGLE OF TRAVEL RELATIVE TO YOUR LINE OF SIGHT IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE CORRECT LEAD
A FULL LEAD IS USED WHEN THE TARGET IS MOVING PERPENDICULAR TO THE LINE OF SIGHT
HALF LEAD TARGETS ARE THOSE TARGETS WHERE ONE ARM AND APPROXIMATELY TWO-THIRDS OF THE TARGETS FRONT OR BACK ARE VISIBLE OR TARGETS ARE MOVING AT A 45 DEG. ANGLE TO THE LINE OF SIGHT
THIS LEAD IS HALF THE NORMAL LEAD

NO LEAD TARGETS ARE TARGETS WHERE BOTH ARMS AND THE ENTIRE FRONT OR BACK OF THE TARGET ARE VISIBLE
NO LEAD IS REQUIRED TO HIT THIS TARGET
DOUBLE LEADS ARE SOMETIMES NECESSARY FOR SNIPERS WHO USE THE SWING THROUGH METHOD ON A TARGET THAT IS MOVING TOWARD THEIR SHOOTING SIDE
THE DOUBLE LEAD IS NECESSARY BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTY SOME PEOPLE HAVE IN SWINGING THEIR WEAPON SMOOTHLY TOWARD THEIR SHOOTING SIDE

KEEP LEADS TO 1/4(.25) MIL INCREMENTS. DO NOT GIVE YOUR SHOOTER A CORRECTION OF, EXAMPLE- “GIVE ME .35 MILS LEFT” YOU AS A SHOOTER CAN NOT SHOOT THIS, .25 WILL GET YOU ON TARGET WITH LITTLE TO NO ERRORS
REMEMBER THESE LEADS ARE ONLY A BASIS FOR BEGINNING TO COMPUTE YOUR LEADS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, SUCH AS WIND, WILL INCREASE OR DECREASE A LEAD, DEPENDING ON THE WIND DIRECTION


EMPLOY THE CORRECT METHOD OF ENGAGING SNAP TARGETS

IN MANY INSTANCES YOU WILL BE PRESENTED WITH A TARGET THAT WILL SHOW ITSELF FOR ONLY A BRIEF MOMENT
UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU CONCENTRATE ON TRIGGER CONTROL
MODIFY THE TRIGGER CONTROL TO A VERY RAPID PULL OF THE FINGER DIRECTLY TO THE REAR WITHOUT DISTURBING THE LAY OF THE WEAPON






EMPLOY THE CORRECT METHOD OF HOLDS FOR THE SWS WHEN ZEROED FOR 500 METERS

THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN A TARGET OF OPPORTUNITY WILL APPEAR AND YOU WILL NOT HAVE TIME TO ADJUST YOUR SIGHTS
IF YOUR SIGHTS ARE SET FOR 500 METERS, YOU CAN EXPECT A FIRST-ROUND HIT BY USING HOLD OVER OR UNDER
THE HOLDS REQUIRED (IN METERS) ARE AS FOLLOWS:



EMPLOY THE DIFFERENT SNIPER SHOOTING POSITIONS

UNDER MOST CIRCUMSTANCES YOU WILL WANT TO USE MORE UNCONVENTIONAL SHOOTING POSITIONS IN FIELD
THE TWO COMMONLY USED SNIPER POSITIONS ARE -

WHENEVER POSSIBLE YOU SHOULD STRIVE TO REST YOUR WEAPON ON SOME FORM OF COVER
THIS GREATLY AIDS IN HOLDING THE RIFLE STEADY
HOWEVER, THE HEIGHT OF THE COVER WILL LARGELY DETERMINE THE STEADINESS OF THE POSITION
ANY FORM OF COVER THAT PLACES THE RIFLE ABOVE THE HEIGHT OF THE PRONE UNSUPPORTED POSITION SHOULD BE AVOIDED
ALSO, THE HARDNESS OF THE COVER MUST BE CONSIDERED

ALL RIFLES, WHEN FIRED, VIBRATE, PARTICULARLY THE THE BARREL
THIS VIBRATION IS CAUSED BY A VARIETY OF FACTORS AND EFFECTS THE ANGLE AT WHICH THE BULLET DEPARTS THE BARREL
GENERALLY, THE HARDER THE REST, THE GREATER THE VIBRATION AND THE WIDER THE DISPERSION

WHEN SUPPORTING THE WEAPON, KEEP THE WEAPON AT THE SAME POINT SHOT AFTER SHOT TO MAINTAIN THE SAME BARREL VIBRATION
THE WEAPON SHOULD BE SUPPORTED BY A MODERATELY SOFT REST, AND IT SHOULD BE SUPPORTED BY THE FOREARM OF THE STOCK ONLY, SO AS NOT TO BLIND THE BARREL AND CHANGE THE VIBRATION PATTERN

A NUMBER OF ITEMS MAY BE USED TO SUPPORT THE WEAPON


WHEN ASSUMING THE PRONE SUPPORTED POSITION, USE THE SAME PROCEDURE AS IN THE PRONE UNSUPPORTED POSITION
HOWEVER, REST THE FORESTOCK ON THE REST, AND DO NOT USE THE SLING
YOU MAY PLACE THE NONFIRING HAND IN ONE OF THREE LOCATIONS, DEPENDING ON THE REST BEING USED
IF A LARGE REST IS BEING USED, PLACE THE HAND UNDER THE FORESTOCK AS IN THE PRONE UNSUPPORTED POSITION, OR YOU MAY GRASP THE REAR SLING SWIVEL

IF YOU GRASP THE REAR SLING SWIVEL, BE CAREFUL NOT TO TIGHTEN THE GRIP OF THAT HAND AS THE TRIGGER IS FIRED, OR THE ROUND WILL GO LOW, SINCE THE BUTT OF THE STOCK IS RAISED AND THE MUZZLE IS DEPRESSED
IF THE REST IS SMALL, YOU CAN GRIP THE REST TO STEADY IT

THE HAWKINS POSITION IS VERY USEFUL WHEN FIRING FROM A SMALL DEPRESSION OR A SLIGHT RISE IN THE GROUND
THIS IS THE STEADIEST OF ALL SHOOTING POSITIONS
CONCEALMENT IS ALSO GREATLY AIDED BY THE HAWKINS POSITION BECAUSE THE SHOOTER IS LYING FLAT ON THE GROUND

TO ASSUME THE HAWKINS POSITION -

WHEN THE RIFLE IS FIRED IN THE HAWKINS POSITION, THE RECOIL IS TAKEN UP ENTIRELY BY THE NONSHOOTING ARM
IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE ARM AND WRIST BE KEPT LOCKED TO KEEP THE RIFLE IN PLACE WHEN IT IS FIRED
SNIPER MARKSMANSHIP