About a month ago I was on the rifle range for annual qualification. At one point a few of us were afforded the opportunity to go through some combat scenarios on the IZMIT (sp. unknown, a training tool that uses CO2-filled magazines to simulate recoil and tracks shots with lasers).
I hadn't used iron sights for over two years, and not much before that. During the scenarios I found myself looking just over the sights and hitting enemies with good accuracy, only using the sights for enemies that were farther away or required more than two controlled pairs. One scenario sticks out in my head where I fired 19 shots at 5 enemies and dispatched 4 of them with 3 misses, sighting in only at the last one who took 7 hits before he stopped firing back. The guy I was shooting with had 16 shots and something like 3 hits total that scenario; our coach told him "you've been laying down suppressive fire the entire time."
My question is, does anyone practice point-shooting to where they feel they could hit a man-sized target 90% of the time under 100 meters with a rifle? I woul be interested to know how you practice and with what, as I am in a location that renders it literally impossible to obtain a rifle, ammo, and place to try it out. The IZMIT provides immediate feedback, showing red or yellow hits and green misses. Do you practice with steel plates or other reactive targets, then move on to something that wouldn't provide immediate feedback?
I'm also interested in handgun techniques and ranges too, as I might like to compete in CAS with a pair of 1851 revolvers whose sights leave something to be desired. Thank you for any input.
I hadn't used iron sights for over two years, and not much before that. During the scenarios I found myself looking just over the sights and hitting enemies with good accuracy, only using the sights for enemies that were farther away or required more than two controlled pairs. One scenario sticks out in my head where I fired 19 shots at 5 enemies and dispatched 4 of them with 3 misses, sighting in only at the last one who took 7 hits before he stopped firing back. The guy I was shooting with had 16 shots and something like 3 hits total that scenario; our coach told him "you've been laying down suppressive fire the entire time."
My question is, does anyone practice point-shooting to where they feel they could hit a man-sized target 90% of the time under 100 meters with a rifle? I woul be interested to know how you practice and with what, as I am in a location that renders it literally impossible to obtain a rifle, ammo, and place to try it out. The IZMIT provides immediate feedback, showing red or yellow hits and green misses. Do you practice with steel plates or other reactive targets, then move on to something that wouldn't provide immediate feedback?
I'm also interested in handgun techniques and ranges too, as I might like to compete in CAS with a pair of 1851 revolvers whose sights leave something to be desired. Thank you for any input.