Basic Rifle Marksmanship 

Some people pay for this training. Gotta LOVE it!

I think everyone who watches pat regularly knows EXACTLY how it spilled into combat rifle training. Starts with "i" and ends with "nstitutional inbredding".

Probably started at the Camp Perry Matches. If you have a shooting coat on and are properly slinged, you don’t need to have your magazine on the ground

I'll take every unfair advantage I can get. No sense letting the enemy have a fair fight...

@@joelpierce3940 so in other words, put your mag on the ground

If you don't get your diaphragm off the ground you are eventually going to get tired from your diaphragm having to lift your body to breathe. Tired leads to fatigue, pulse, and inconsistency. Once you support the position (mag on the ground, bipod, bags...) it's not such a big deal because you are only doing half the work of maintaining position. Fundamentals exist for a reason. Nobody is doing extra steps just because. You don't have to learn or follow fundamentals, but you'll be better if you do. Are you going to do this in combat? Probably not. But if you want to learn how to shoot a better group, which leads to better zeros, then it matters just like Pat said. Or you can rely on bags like the rest of the part timers.

🤣 "Especially those two most important fundamentals, blazing speed on the drums and incendiary guitar"

Yeah I first saw him on Rogan's podcast a few years ago and it's been a bromance ever since. Being a former US Army soldier of the same vintage as Pat, I am bias towards Delta. I always considered them to be the best at what they do. Rock on.

This is his best video, hands down. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rtN9CwkSwAY.html

Fundamentals will save your bacon. What you cannot do slow, you definitely cannot do fast.

Pat Mac Sir. Would you please give instruction on Iron sights. I appreciate your channel. God Bless amigo.

absolutely right. a lot of very good shooters get humbled on their first Appleseed. Fundamentals are key, and Appleseed will show you where you're lazy.

@@jwilsonhandmadeknives2760 I thought I knew how to shoot before my first Appleseed - I was wrong.

@@farmcat3198 absolutely. I’ve never met a shooter who didn’t improve significantly from Appleseed.

@@jwilsonhandmadeknives2760 instructor dependent.

@@3sticksillustration true, but that's always the case with anything. But the baked-in process that they follow is fundamentally sound, and even an instructor who isn't great is still putting out good info for new shooters. If you can spot the poor instruction then you're already ahead of the curve.

I taught marksmanship on Parris Island from 05-08 and the mags and rifles were more worn-out than a 2$ hooked at a barracks party. Most of the A2s had over 20,000 rds .

@@SgtRudySmithbRet yeah but the good thing was you could hold your rifle up and shake it to hear if all the parts were there!

Sad to hear trainee weapons are still in such a sad state. As for shaking them... One of our assistant platoon sgts gently placed an m-16a1 against a log wall to demonstrate crossing an obstacle, and the triangle hand guard fell off.

@@andrewcappiello5585 I can believe it. Every M16 has the sproing sound, which is unsettling the first time you shoot one. But those clapped out training rifles sound like a worn out screen door closer. I remember thinking the buffer and recoil spring were going to come through the side of the buttstock and go through my head LOL! SPROOOOIIIINNNGGG J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J-J!!!! I was excited to shoot the A2, and I have to admit, that clapped out rattle trap shot Expert. I did have to use the forward assist about five times to finish the course of fire (which made me a believer in the FA).

The move to the a2 was a great experience. We got new ones to deploy to desert shield with. Such an improvement.

Outdated? 90% of the world would kill for an eotech magnifier with an aim point t2

@@jeffpraterJSF yea pretty much the saying “get with the times and get an LPVO” type stuff. Having had prism, LPVO, dot, and dot / magnifier combos myself, I think all have their own unique ups and downs.