Rifle Craft

The art and craft of the rifle is something every patriot should study well.  And while I advocate  certain minimum competencies, that's not where the story ends. 

When compiling ideas that became the following recommendations, many sources were consulted.  The two that became the greatest influence were the  USMC Table 1 and Table 2 courses of fire, and the Instructor Rifle Standards from  Valor Ridge.


Prone
Supported prone - magazine monopod, bipod, or rucksack - hit targets at 300 yards 6 times out of 10, minimum.  10 out of 10 is doable from all three. 

Snap shot in 10 seconds. 

Sitting
Use sitting when you would use prone, but you cannot get a clear line of sight from prone. 
Sitting - hit targets 6 times out of 10 at 200 yards, minimum.  10 out of 10 is doable. 

Unsupported prone - just resting on elbows - 200 yards is the effective range.  This is about as stable as kneeling.

Snap shot in 8 seconds. 

Kneeling
This refers to braced kneeling only. 
Braced kneeling - hit targets 6 times out of 10 at 100 yards, minimum. 10 times out of 10 is doable. 

Snap shot in 6 seconds. 

Standing
Standing /  Unsupported kneeling / Double kneeling - hit targets 6 times out of 10 at 50 yards. 10 times out of 10 is doable. 

Snap shot in 4 seconds. 


Caveats
For standing and kneeling positions - any time you can use an object to brace your shot - do so.  Bracing the shot can double your effective range. 

For standing and kneeling positions - any time you are shooting around cover and are leaning out, unable to brace - this is called turkey peeking. 
Unbraced turkey peeking cuts your effective range in half. 

"Snap shot" refers to starting from standing in a ready position and moving into position and getting a shot off.  A ready-up is a type of a snap shot.