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20 Jan 2025 Garand Picture of the Day
While some doubted the accuracy of semi-automatics compared with bolt-action or single-shot rifles, this M1
Garand was used by SSgt Michael Pietroforte to shoot the first “clean” 250 score at the National Match course of fire in 1958.
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And now you will not find a single competitor shooting from that position. We all sit, instead of kneeling, though both are allowed during that string of rapid-fire. I wonder if maybe kneeling was required back then. It's got me curious.
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The shooting competitions used to be a little more, um, reality-based. Kneeling and hasty sling are the most practical for a soldier on the go when bullets start landing around him. When you think about the complete sling technique, it really requires a couple of minutes to convert from carry sling, and that isn't very helpful in an ambush.
Bob
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