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What the hell is this shooting grip?
« on: May 14, 2020, 11:18:49 am »
What the hell is this shooting grip?
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Some recent images from boot camp and a Marine shooting a simulator in Australia depict an obscure shooting grip not officially taught by any Marine Corps program of instruction.

The images show a recruit at Parris Island, South Carolina, and a Marine in Darwin, Australia, shooting in the standing and prone respectively, but holding the rifle in a manner not commonly done by Marines undergoing marksmanship training across the school houses.
 

The images were posted to Facebook and the Defense Department’s imagery website known as DVIDS. Stars and Stripes reporter Chad Garland posted the images on Twitter sparking a conversation in a thread discussing the strange grip.

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2020/05/12/what-the-hell-is-this-shooting-grip/
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Re: What the hell is this shooting grip?
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2020, 03:10:27 pm »
Looks like what we always did with a wrap of the sling on the left arm and bracing it, to stabilize the rifle, only using the magazine
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Re: What the hell is this shooting grip?
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2020, 04:49:01 pm »
Well,we all know what you call an infantryman that stands up in a gunfight and takes an elaborate shooting stance.

No,"effective" is not that word.
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