As a competitor, its important to know how to shoot from various ports and steps.
For successful barricade shooting, a shooter must build a sturdy shooting platform for the firearm.
The Shooting Barricade
Although there are numerous barricade designs, they all contain various ports and steps.
Note: An UNLOADED Springfield SAINT Victor was used in all the photos.
[Check out this article to learnhow to build a shooting barricadefor your own range.]
I venture to C-clamp into the corner of a port or step for even contact.
Also, depending on the barricades stability, I may either push into it, or pull on it.
My feet are flat on the ground and I push into the barricade as much as possible.
With my support hand, I find the easiest way to C-clamp the hand guard to a surface.
If the height is low enough, my first choice is to kneel on my front knee.
I get my rear foot flat to the ground and use my rear thigh to support my rear elbow.
If the surface is too high for one knee, I then go two knees down.
This is like standing, with my body square to the target, but Im on my knees.
Again, pushing into the barricade helps with stability.
Other Rifle Shooting Tips
Dont rest your barrel on the surface you are shooting from.
Your bullets will not impact where you expect.
Instead, the bullet will impact in the opposite direction of where the barrel is touching.
Keep your fingers away from the muzzle brake.
Ive witnessed what happens when someone placed his thumb close to the blast.
The gasses coming out are extremely powerful.
It was not pretty.
If you end up in a position that doesnt seem stable, take a moment to adjust yourself.
Dont waste time struggling and making up shots that dont hit the target.
And then there are also self-defense situations or the zombie apocalypse.
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