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Rifleman's
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Becoming a Rifleman
There is no point in owning a rifle if you can't shoot it accurately.
After all, why own a race car, and not be able to drive it?
That M1A, FN-FAL, AR-15, M1 Garand - congratulate yourself if you own one, then own up the responsibility implied by that ownership - to be ready, to be proficient, to be able to pass the traditon on, to be able, if necessary, to defend liberty and freedom.
Because the founders placed the burden of defending liberty on YOUR shoulders, and put the 2nd Amendment in just to prove it. You want to be ready if - when - the time comes.
Key is to find out what your shooting abilities with a rifle are now.
Yeah, yeah, I know you are a great shot. But how well would you do on a standard Army Qualification Test? Think you could shoot "expert" or better?
Fred offers 10 sets of the AQT, which you shoot at 25 meters [82 feet], along with Fred's Guide to Becoming a Rifleman, for $16 + shipping. [Even better - order the Target Combo - 10 sets of the regular AQT plus 50 of the Quick n Dirty AQT - for a total of 60 chance at beating the AQT! All for just 26 bucks!]
You may find, once you get to the range, post the targets, and start shooting, that it's a little tougher than you may think.
Start standing with 10 shots in 2 minutes at the big "100 yd" target [all targets are reduced for 25 meter shooting].
Stage 2 is ten shots in 50 seconds. It will help to have a timer [in fact, if it is a record run, you'll need a witness to sign off on your score, anyway, assuming it is 200 or above]. But you can time yourself with a watch on the ground in front of you (the first few times you will have trouble staying within the time frame, but that will change with practice, you bet). You shoot on the Stage 2 target, representing targets at 200 yards, and start from standing, drop to a sitting position, fire your first two shots, and then switch mags or otherwise reload and fire the remaining 8 shots.
Stage 3 is like Stage 2, except that you have 60 seconds, and shoot on the Stage 3 "300 yard" target while in the prone position.
The last stage is the toughest for most people, even though there is a 20-minute time limit for the 20 shots. But those prone slow-fire targets at 400 yards [simulated] do get mighty small - not much bigger than a postage stamp.
We recommend you fire the course through the first time. When you see your score, you will rush to grab your Guide to Becoming a Rifleman to find out how to shoot better.
This course is for standard rack-grade rifles and surplus ball ammo. No equipment race here. You can shoot "Rifleman" scores easily with regular stuff. (You can - really!)
But first you have to get off your duff, get the targets, fire the course, not get discouraged by your low score. No sir, let that low score be motivation to read the Guide, and put what you read into practice. Then get your friends into shooting the AQT, and get them qualified, so you can start to work on your team. While liberty and freedom are individual things, the defense of liberty is a team effort. You need to have a team, if only a two- or three-man one, to multiply your effectiveness and decrease your risks, if the stuff should ever hit the fan.
Once you qualify by shooting a score of 200 or better ["expert"], you can order a special "Rifleman's" T-shirt indicating that you are a qualified rifleman for $10, shipping paid. [We hope to have pics of it up soon, be patient - it's neat.]
You will find the targets with the free Guide listed in the "latest" section of the site.
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