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Iwasrecentlytoldinapassingconversation,withsomeonewhodidn’tknow mybackground,thatreal combatshootersonlyusetacticalcombattargets.I’m notsurewhatthatis,butheproceededtotelmethat bulseyes,anddottargetshavenoplaceincombatshootingorreal-worldtraining.Ikeptmygamefaceon a n d lis te n e d to h im ta lk . A fte r th a t c o n v e rs a tio n , I d id a lit tle lo o k in g a n d to m y s u rp ris e I fo u n d th a t th is id e a hasstartedtotakeholdinsomeareas.Moreandmorepeoplebelievethis.Idon’tclaim toknoweverything a b o u t s h o o tin g - - a n y o n e th a t d o e s is a fo o l. I ju s t c o n s id e r m y s e lf a s tu d e n t o f th e g u n . I a m a lw a y s o p e n to
new.Ialsobelievethatthemoreyouunderstandthewhyofdoingsomething,thebeteryouwil executeit.So,withthatexperienceIwasencouragedtowriteashortarticleonwhyweusedotsand bulseyesaspartofournormalfirearmstraining.
Ibelievethatdotsandbulseyeshaveaplace and are necessary to become an efective combatshooter.Formostofthe classes we teachatRTG,wepaternthem ofofourprior trainingandexperience.IalsoteachataUS A rm y S F C Q B s c h o o l 2 to 3 tim e s a y e a r. S o , w h a t I m e a n is th a t th e R T G c la s s e s fo l lo w th e
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shootboth rifles and pistols accurately and produce consistentshotgroups.So,MMS is accurate hits on a desired target.Combat Marksmanship(CMMS),ontheotherhand,is theabilityofanindividualtoconsistentlyplace
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havetoknowandunderstandMMS.Iwon’tgo intothe8principlesorfundamentalsofshootingatthistime.
I’ljustassumethatyoualreadyknowthem.Weregularlyuse3-inchand6-inchdotstohelpteachMMS.So w h y u s e a d o t? It g iv e s y o u a d e fin ite p o in t to a im a t. It a l lo w s y o u to e a s ily re c o g n iz e y o u r s h o t g ro u p , o r m o re appropriately,shotpatern.WhenI’m instructing,I’m watchingyou.I’m watchingyourstance,grip,howyou manageyourrecoil,anticipation,areyoulookingoveryoursights?Irarelylookatthetargetasyoushoot;I’m lookingatyou.Afteryouaredoneshootingthatiteration,Ithenlookatyourtargetandpaterntoaidmein
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