Field Gun Positions at Katrina Berg blog

Field Gun Positions. The four basic nra or competition rifle shooting positions are prone, sitting, kneeling, and standing (also called offhand). Prone is the best field position, ever and always. These are in order of steadiness; Standing (or offhand, as the pro shooters call it) comes in dead last. Like bench shooting, practice makes perfect—so the next time you’re at the range, ask your parents or other adult if you can try shooting from each of these four positions to find out. Sitting comes second, followed by kneeling. Each position can be radically improved by the addition of support for the firearm, be it bipod, backpack, shooting sticks or convenient tree trunk. To promote the sport of field gun around the world as an ethically robust, competitive team sport with a path from junior to representative crew member. The key is knowing which of the four standard shooting positions to use, and when and how to quickly and safely get into position for the shot. Generally speaking, the closer you can get to the ground, the steadier you are.

Each position can be radically improved by the addition of support for the firearm, be it bipod, backpack, shooting sticks or convenient tree trunk. Generally speaking, the closer you can get to the ground, the steadier you are. The key is knowing which of the four standard shooting positions to use, and when and how to quickly and safely get into position for the shot. Standing (or offhand, as the pro shooters call it) comes in dead last. Like bench shooting, practice makes perfect—so the next time you’re at the range, ask your parents or other adult if you can try shooting from each of these four positions to find out. The four basic nra or competition rifle shooting positions are prone, sitting, kneeling, and standing (also called offhand). These are in order of steadiness; To promote the sport of field gun around the world as an ethically robust, competitive team sport with a path from junior to representative crew member. Sitting comes second, followed by kneeling. Prone is the best field position, ever and always.

German artillery DAK field gun in action firing at an enemy

Field Gun Positions The four basic nra or competition rifle shooting positions are prone, sitting, kneeling, and standing (also called offhand). Sitting comes second, followed by kneeling. Generally speaking, the closer you can get to the ground, the steadier you are. The four basic nra or competition rifle shooting positions are prone, sitting, kneeling, and standing (also called offhand). To promote the sport of field gun around the world as an ethically robust, competitive team sport with a path from junior to representative crew member. Standing (or offhand, as the pro shooters call it) comes in dead last. The key is knowing which of the four standard shooting positions to use, and when and how to quickly and safely get into position for the shot. Prone is the best field position, ever and always. Each position can be radically improved by the addition of support for the firearm, be it bipod, backpack, shooting sticks or convenient tree trunk. Like bench shooting, practice makes perfect—so the next time you’re at the range, ask your parents or other adult if you can try shooting from each of these four positions to find out. These are in order of steadiness;