Recruits with Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion practiced breathing techniques and various marksmanship fundamentals during grass week. April 23, 2020. (Lance Cpl. Devin Darden/ Marine Corps)
Marine Times: What the hell is this shooting grip?
Some recent images from boot camp and a Marine shooting a simulator in Australia depict an obscure shooting grip not officially taught by any Marine Corps program of instruction.
The images show a recruit at Parris Island, South Carolina, and a Marine in Darwin, Australia, shooting in the standing and prone respectively, but holding the rifle in a manner not commonly done by Marines undergoing marksmanship training across the school houses.
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WNU Editor: Guess what grip I am going to try out when I find myself on a firing range.
5 comments:
There must be some sort of co-ed application to it.
No it's fundamentally more stable but not everyone has the flexibility or body type. I started to shoot like this as a kid hunting gophers, it's stable and you can pivot accurately on moving targets. The lean puts the rifle into your center of gravity and it begins to feel more a part of you. Basically creates a human tripod. Just takes a bit to get the feel right.
To elaborate a bit more think pg it like an arm. It's mimicking the shoulder muscles by strengthening and stabilizing at the 'shoulder' of the limb and secures most of the weight close to the body and so the barrel doesn't stick out as far from the body, further controlling its weight. If you have a weak shoulder but strong arms the entire arm is unstable. Useful but mechanically unsound.
This is a target shooting stance. Works well on a conventional range, but not very practical on the battlefield unless you're trying to hit a target from greater than 100m.
Nothing new about this. I was taught it (as one of several stances) at parris island in 2012.
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