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Hey there . I'm Sergeant Jared Rosiers

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and I'm Sergeant Tim Sherry and we're

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with the US Army Mar Ship Units

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International Rifle Section . Today ,

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we're going to talk about rifle

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fundamentals in our first video of the

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new series Sporer Airo 101 . Follow him .

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The first fundamental we're going to be

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talking about today is aiming to start

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off . It is crucial that you start your

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shooting career by using your proper

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eye . You can find out your eye

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dominance in the next video to start

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today . You need to ensure that you're

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actually looking through the center of

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your eye socket . You don't want to be

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looking off to the side . You'll notice

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when looking through your sites ,

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you're going to have multiple circles .

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As you can see in this picture . You

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want to make sure the spacing in

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between all of the circles is equal and

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concentric all the way around . If it's

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not , you will actually be pointing at

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areas that you don't intend to be . It

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is also important to prevent eye

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fatigue . You can do this in several

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ways . The first of them is to ensure

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both eyes are open while you're

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shooting you can do this by using a

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blinder . It is also important not to

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over hold and prevent radical burn .

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You do this by ensuring that your hold

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is in more than 10 to 12 seconds . So

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second , we have triggering , it's

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important to squeeze the trigger

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without changing where the rifle is

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pointing . If you were to snap or jerk

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at the trigger , you might change where

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the rifle is aiming . So for good

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triggering with a sport , a rifle , you

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want a firm but comfortable grip . A

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good rule of thumb that I have is

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similar to a firm handshake . You want

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little to no bend in your wrist , then

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you'll place your finger on the trigger

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and slowly squeeze through the first

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stage until you hit the wall of the

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second stage . Once you're there ,

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you'll continue to squeeze straight

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into the rear and try to let the shot

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surprise you for good . Triggering with

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a sport a rifle . You want to try to

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break the shot in the middle of the

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hold so that you're not snapping or

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jerking at the trigger . The third

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fundamental we're going to be talking

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about today is follow through , follow

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through is continuing to apply the

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previous two fundamentals for 1 to 2

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seconds after the shot . What this

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means is after your shot goes off , you

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should not jump your finger off the

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trigger . You should continue looking

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through your sites , ensuring proper

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alignment and watch where the gun

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settles to ensure your next point of

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aim was correct if utilized properly .

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This can be an extremely beneficial

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tool to help you diagnose issues as

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well as calling your shots before you

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look at the monitor scope to see where

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they went . When I'm struggling . This

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is the fundamental that I typically

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fall back on to help myself figure out

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what is happening , poor fall through ,

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typically leads to shots that aren't

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going where you expect them to be . So

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the last fundamental we have is natural

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point of aim or NP A . This is where

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the gun naturally wants to point when

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you have no muscle tension to check

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this , you want to start by closing

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your eyes , relax your muscles , so you

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have no muscle tension , then open your

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eyes to see where you're pointing from

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there . You will adjust your position

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to make sure that you are pointing on

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target . When you have no muscle

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tension , this is important because

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when you are using muscle tension , you

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will fatigue , possibly twitch and just

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have more overall movement in your

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holds . Now , we'll move to air . I

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full Familiarization being familiar

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with your sites and how they work is

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extremely important . First , we're

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gonna start off with your front site

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globe and the aperture inside of it .

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This aperture can be replaced with

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different sizes . This will determine

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how much white space you see

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surrounding your target as you look at

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at it through your sites in general ,

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the more movement you have , the bigger

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you want your aperture size to be a

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great starting point is this chart ,

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you will measure the distance from your

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eye to the front aperture and then use

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the corresponding size . Many new

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shooters use too small of an aperture

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size . The mistaken belief that they

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can aim more precisely at the middle of

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the target . Contrary to this belief ,

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a tight aperture will cause the

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perception of increased hold movement ,

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added eye strain and overall more

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difficulty in shooting . Next , you

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need to know how to properly adjust

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your sights as well as how much one

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click will move your impact . A

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neat little trick I like to use for

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remembering how to adjust your sights

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is the hand trick . Using your right

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hand , you will point your thumb in the

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direction you want your shot to go and

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then turn the corresponding sight knob

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in the direction your fingers would

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wrap around it .

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You should begin training these

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fundamentals and become familiar with

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the rifle . Overall , I would encourage

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that you spend time training these

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things off of a kneeling , roll on a

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bench or even on the ground . Take

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extra care to pay attention to applying

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all of these fundamentals to the best

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of your ability while you're training

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them lastly know the rules for

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whichever competition you may be

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competing in . Make sure you read the

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rule book just because you saw somebody

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do something once or were told by

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someone else . Doesn't mean that that

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rule hasn't changed . I hope you

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enjoyed the sport . One on one video .

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Stay tuned for our next video on

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finding your eye dominance . If you'd

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