CURRENT MISSION

travel inbetween my nuts job :P

ABOUT ME

Pies are what im all about (will expand later)

Expanding!

I am currently in the british army earning my wage and what not I am a fairly chilled out guy and all
I want to do is not work and travel but hey I couldnt travel without the green machine. I have seen a fair few things to say the least and looking forward to seeing more things ! woohooo! I Eventually want to be a paramedic and I also want to get a couple of A levels under my belt! all in the proces!

PHILOSOPHY

dont get blown up!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I havent yet :) Will be though ! lets help each other out weee (thats if you dont mind sleeping in army digs! HAHA)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

nil to little! did stay with TAQ for a while :o

Oh and a couple of meets and event in Vegas! I was so drunkles that night. :)

Interests

Chip music, Music, Travel, Playing Computer games, Nerding it up!, Cooking (not great but I try), Tim Hortons Canada! YEAH ITS LIKE LIQUID CRACK! Drinking, Socializing (when I am not chin strapped) Poi and the list is soooo endless!

• causes
• cooking
• running
• drinking
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• cycling
• hunting
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Films anything action and unrealistic. Horror is just stupid. I have so many books my brain is hurting.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I Have seen so much in my life so far and it isn't even over yet. But lordy there is some pretty cool stuff out there. :)

Teach, Learn, Share

um here we go!

The Marksmanship Principles
Some time known as the lore of shooting or the meaning of life to some, are a set of guide
line set out to help shooter hit what they are aiming at.
The position and hold must be firm enough to support the weapon
The weapon must point naturally at the target with out any undue physical effort
Sight alignment and sight picture (i.e. Aiming) must be correct
The shot must be released and followed through with out any undue disturbance to the
position
The idea behind the principles is to allow the firer to build there shooting position, align onto
the correct point of the target and release the shot so that it land where they intended. If the
marksmanship principles are applied we area ¾ of the way to achieving this. We still have to
be able to constantly hit the same point, this is called grouping then we can adjust the sight to
ensure our shots hit the point we are aiming at. That just leaves outside factors that affect the
position of the shots on the target such as wind and light.
So let’s look at the 4 principles in a little bit more detail.
The position and hold must be firm enough to support the weapon.
It is essential to adopt a correct position and hold of the weapon. Each individual has
variations on the basic position due to differences in that individual persons build and height.
How ever the position adopted must provide the maximum degree of support for the weapon.
To meet the requirement for maximum support we need to incorporate the following features.
Stability – this is achieved by maintaining a firm contact with the ground with a firm
support of the weapon through each hand and the shoulder. Practice is necessary to
overcome any discomfort with the chosen firing position.
Body – There are 2 recognised prone shooting position which are the basis of all other
positions, the first is with the legs directly behind you in a line with the target with
feet shoulder width apart toes pointed outward, the second position is with the body

slightly aligned to the left with the left leg in alignment with the weapon, the right leg
is drawn up slightly and the toes are pointed outward this position will lift the chest
higher of the ground reducing pressure on the diaphragm. Both positions are designed
to take the recoil of the weapon firing into the body.
Left hand and arm – The left elbow is positioned as close as possible to a point
directly below the weapon, this ensures the weight of the weapon is supported by the
bone at the out side of the elbow joint instead of muscular effort which is a variable
factor in shooting. The hand guard/stock should go across the centre of the palm of
the left hand and the finger hold the weapon lightly the grip should be no more than a
stable platform for the weapon. This hand does not grip the weapon or pull the
weapon into the shoulder this is a position of support only. The butt of the weapon
should be positioned in the muscle between the shoulder joint and the collar bone it
should not rest on the bone itself as this can cause pain when firing.
Right hand and arm – This is the controlling hand and is most important factor in
good shooting. The hand must grip the pistol grip neck of the butt in the web of the
thumb and forefinger at the rear of the neck/pistol grip. The grip must be firm, pulling
the weapon back into the shoulder taking care not to twist or cant the weapon. The
forefinger must run naturally along the side of the trigger, the position of the right
elbow is determined once the grip has been taken with the hand, the right elbow also
serves to maintain a constant position for the shoulder.
Head – The cheek must rest on the comb of the stock, it should rest lightly in a
position that can be kept for successive shots the head should be upright. This ensures
a instinctive sense of balance with the weapon, and the eye should end up directly
behind the sight.
Eye Relief – this is the distance between the rear of the sight and the firer’s eye, the
ability to get the correct eye relief is important in getting the correct sight alignment
with iron sights. Optical sight the eye should be 25mm from the rear lens some sight
have rubber cover to assist in maintaining the correct relief. Again with iron sight the
best relief is 25mm and some weapons have sight that can be adjusted to achieve this
other weapons have fixed sight and the eye relief is fixed at that distance.
Consistency – throughout the building of the firing position the firer must endeavour
to achieve a consistent position which should become instinctive to the firer this will
aid accuracy and failure to achieve a consistent position will have adverse effect on
the ability of the shoot

Relaxation – the shooter must learn to relax in the firing position, failure to do so will
result in muscle strain and subsequent movement of the weapon and sight picture.
This can be achieved through practice, however a conscious effort must be made to
relax without disturbing the alignment of the rifle to the target area.
Checklist - A mental check list is a good way to help new shooters build up there
firing position.
Leg position
Butt position
Left hand Grip
Left elbow position
Right hand grip
Right elbow position
Head position
Relaxation in position
Breathing
The weapon must point naturally at the target with out any undue physical effort
The second marksmanship principle requires that the weapon points naturally at the target.
The weapon becomes an integral part of the firing position and hold. The align of the position
as a whole controls the alignment of the weapon.
After a firing position is adopted, if any undue physical effort is needed to point the weapon
at the target, it will tend to settle where influencing forces are equal at the moment of firing it
will move against the strain being imposed and since this movement will occur before the
bullet exits the barrel the shot will be displaced on the target.
On firing there is some movement of the rifle but a naturally pointing weapon will help
prevent inconsistencies in such a movement As you gain experience with adopting your
shooting position it will become second nature to holding your position and pointing
naturally at the target until then a good way to practice this is align onto your target and get
comfortable then close your eyes lower your weapon then raise the weapon back up and
adopt your shooting position with your eyes still closed if you were naturally pointing at the

target you should still be on target, if not you need to adjust your position and repeat this
process until you area on target when you bring your weapon back up.
Sight alignment and sight picture (i.e. Aiming) must be correct
Aiming requires the firer to align a number of different points.
Iron Sights
Eye
Back sight
Front Sight
Point of aim on your target
Optical Sight
Eye
Central point of sight (Known as cross hairs or pointer)
Perfectly formed circle framing clearly focussed cross hairs or pointer
Point of aim on your target
To obtain the correct aim picture you must place the correctly aligned sight onto the point of
aim on your target (Centre of target).
Focus – Correct focus is essential to correct sight alignment. It is important that the shooter
recognises that two object at different distances from the eye can not normally be focused on
at the same time. To cope with this we have to switch focus when aiming from the
pointer/cross hair or foresight blade to the point of aim on the target and switch back before
pulling the trigger, with practice this becomes second nature. It is important concentrate when
aligning the sight to insure that the correct relationship is maintained through the firing
process the greater the distance you are shooting at the larger the error will be if you do not
maintain the correct alignment. Some common misalignment are caused by firer not having
correct eye relief on optical sights so they are looking through sight incorrectly aligned and
with iron sights not having the front sight in the centre of the rear sight again this is an
alignment problem.

The shot must be released and followed through with out any undue disturbance to the
position
There are 3 main points that require to be coordinated in order to master this principle, they
are breath control, trigger operation and the follow through. We will consider them separately
but they must be integrated by the firer to achieve a good shot.
Breathing control – Breathing is a natural body function which happens without
conscious thought on the part of the individual, this process causes body movement
which must be controlled. There are 3 aspects of the breathing cycle that are
important, during the breathing cycle the lung are neither fully filled or emptied, after
breathing out there is a natural pause and the whole process take about 5 seconds. It
should be apparent that we need a pause in the breathing cycle to fire our shot so we
should extend the pause when we breath out to 6 or 7 second to allow us to take our
shot with out disturbance. To do this we should take 1 or 2 deep breaths this will
hyper-oxygenate the body to assist with concentration whilst taking our shot. You
should not extend the pause over 7 second as you will lose concentration, if this
happens start again.
Trigger operation – The trigger is to be pulled during the pause in breathing the aim
must be perfect and the trigger operated smoothly to allow the shot to be fire without
disturbing the aim picture or grip of the right hand. The trigger finger should only
touch the trigger whilst taking the slow breaths the slack on the trigger should be
taken up, when the breathing is paused if the sight picture is correct the trigger should
be squeezed lightly to the rear increases this pressure slowly until the shot is fired.
When the shot is fired keep the pressure on the trigger for a couple of second to allow
the shot to leave the barrel this is part of the follow through you should be
concentrating on the aim picture as you are carrying out these actions until the
weapon settles. You can now release the trigger and commence breathing as normal
at any time if the aim picture is not correct don’t take the shot but start the process of
aiming and taking the shot again.
Follow through – It is important that once the shoot has been fired that nothing is
done that will influence the action of the rifle before the bullet has left the barrel.
Keeping the pressure on the trigger and keeping the correct point of aim for about 1
second will allow the bullet to exit the barrel on the correct flight path by eliminate
any movement of the weapon this is known as the follow through, whilst this is
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happening you should be able to see were the sight picture move on firing this should
give an indication of where your shots will land on your target.
Summary
Good shooting technique is not easily achieved but by applying the marksmanship
principles and concentrating with each and every shot taken and practicing your shooting
procedure each shooter will be able to improve there group size and zero there weapon so
there rounds land in the centre of there target.

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Canada, Finland, Spain, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United Kingdom

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