Competition Style Shooting Research Paper

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In competition style shooting, form can either win the competition for you, or lose it for you. Just like in anything, perfecting your form will take practice, but after a little while, shooting near perfect scores will be easy. Traditionally, small-bore rifles are considered anything under 32 mm, but the competition style small-bore rifles are usually .22 LR rifles. In the competition, the shooter is allowed 5 shots on each target, the bullseye being 10 points and not hitting the target gives no points.
To begin practicing for a competition, the first step is to locate a shooting range that offers a small-bore program. The range that I shoot at is Rio Salado. Next, you will need a small-bore rifle. Make sure the rifle you get has a blinder,
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To begin, lay out your mat at the edge of the fire line (the line that you must stay behind while anybody on the line is shooting) pointing towards where the target will be, if your mat has extra padding at one end, put that end at the edge of the line. Next, place your ammo block next to the end of the mat closest to the line. Next, remove your rifle from your car and immediately open the chamber by pulling the bolt up and back, the bolt is the metal piece sticking out of the gun behind the rear sight. Immediately place the ECI in the chamber, which is the small opening that was created when you opened the bolt. After this, place the rifle in the nearest rack with the ECI clearly visible. The ECI is used to show that there is no ammo in the chamber, so the gun won’t fire. After the gun is in the rack, use 9 thumb tacks to pin 2 targets to the target stand cardboard, there should be 3 pins on the left edge of the left target, the right target’s left edge should be slightly overlapping the right edge of the left target and 3 pins should be holding both targets in place, and the last 3 pins should be placed on the right edge of the right target. When placing the targets, be sure to place them just below the center of the cardboard so that it will be easier to aim at. After the targets are pinned on the stand and the range is called cold, bring the stand with the targets out to the stand holder with your lane number on it …show more content…
Begin by opening the action and lacing one round of ammunition from the block into the chamber. Close the chamber and aim the gun. This time, when you pull the trigger, you will hear and feel the shot fire. The .22 LR is a small round, so the recoil will be minimal, but you will still feel a slight push back from the gun. Once you have fired your first round, check your shot by using a range scope or something like it to see where your shot landed. If your shot landed low, move the gun up, if it landed high, move it down, if it landed left move it right and if it landed right, move it left. For your first couple rounds, experiment until you find the right distances to adjust your aim. Repeat the firing stage until you have five shots on each target, then wait for the range to be called cold. During this time, feel free to get set up for the next round and don’t forget to place your gun in the rack with the ECI