Becoming Riflemyn

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BECOMINGRIFLEMYN


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CompiledbyWhisker


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This pamphlet is written for those who are yet to be free; for those who know thatfreedom without autonomy is slavery. People are only as free as much as their protectors allow

them to be. We will be our own protectors. This is for those who condemn oppression and the

institutions of such. Riemyn desire a peaceful way of life free from violent and oppressiveindividuals and institutions. They oppose coercion and vow to never become individuals of

coercion against peaceful people.


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Part One

THE RIFLEMAN

he Rifemyn is a person capable o hitting 20 inch targets rom 500meters with standard, rack grade equipment and ammunition. TheRifemyn does not rely on special equipment or ecellent

marksmanship, but on true skill and knowledge. The Rifemyn is non!aggressi"e, patient and hesitant to use a rife. Rifemyn can hit any target they

see.

T#eing able to hit targets at 500m is skill unique to the Rifemyn. #eing

able to hit at 500m maimi$es your eecti"eness while minimi$ing your risk.%ost ad"ersaries can only consistently hit targets at &00m and closer. #y beingbeyond &00m, the Rifemyn is a little saer, yet "ery eecti"e.

The intention o this pamphlet is to oer the inormation to equipa"erage women and men with the undamental skills and knowledge to becomeepert Rifemyn.

Choosing a Rife

'or our purposes, caliber and rate o (re are the elements which needmost consideration when choosing a rife. %odern military!type rifes arepreerred as they are oten plentiul, cheap, auto loading )semi!automatic* andpro"en. +ince we plan on being competent with targets at 500 meters, we need acaliber consistently capable o hitting these targets.


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'or this reason, the .-25 nato ).&0/ winchester*, &0.0- spring(eld or.-25r are preerred o"er smaller or more unstable calibers. The othercommon calibers are 5.5- nato ).22& winchester* or the .-2&1. These areinerior because they are not as eecti"e at longer ranges. course, it can bedone. 3se what you ha"e.

The .-25 caliber is a nato standardi$ed round or current state armies.+urplus ammunition is generally a"ailable i searched or. There are se"eraloptions or rifes in this caliber.

The best option is the %4. The %4 is the semi!automatic "ersion o the3.+. %ilitarys short li"ed %. The %4 oers supreme accuracy, ecellentsights, and a 20 round maga$ine.

4nother option is a '67'48 type battle rife. These are ecellent rifesand are standard issue or many armies. These are quite a bit cheaper in pricethan the %4, making it more accessible. The sighting system, howe"er, is not

quite as simple or perected as the %4.The 4R!0 is another option, though oten pricey as it has not been a

military standard issue rife. 9t is essentially an 4R5 )more about below*chambered in .-25.

The &0.0- +pring(eld caliber is also ideal or the Rifemyn, commonlyknown or its use in the % :arand. The % :arand is the predecessor to the%7%4. They are "irtually the same ecept or speci(c caliber and bulletcapacity. The % :arand is more widely a"ailable than the %4 and can be

cheaper. ;;99 surplus rifes are being sold through the


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common, manuactured by many companies and indi"iduals. :enerally, twosi$es are a"ailable or considerationB - inch barrel and a 20 inch barrel. The -inch barrel is designed or hea"ier, more epensi"e ammunition and closequarter (ghting. The 20 inch barrel is generally better or longer range targetsand standard ammunition. The - inch barreled 4R5 is a carbine. The 20 inch

barreled 4R5 is a rie.+urplus ammunition is generally ound in two bullet weightsB 55 grains

and -2 grains. 4 20A barrel with a B1 twist is a Aone si$e (ts allA option. 'or theRifemyn, choose a 20A barrel with a B1 twist and (nd military -2 grain bullets.9 you ha"e a dierent con(guration, thatCs okay. 3se it.

;hile this rife is common and culturally popular, it is not ideal orRifemyn!type shooting. Despite its light caliber, it can howe"er be "eryeecti"e. 9t is still a "ery good option.

The .-2&1 caliber is mainly used in an 4@ or +@+. The inamous

4@ is popular, plentiul, and ull o cultural associations. 4mmunition isplentiul and cheap. ;hile mechanistically reliable, it is not reliable to hittargets beyond &00 meters. 4"oid i possible, buy i necessary.


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These positions are built with bone as the supports. 9n addition to Aboneto boneA support, proper sling use is essential to the Rifemyn. The sling ismuch more than a carrying tool. The sling is primarily to be used as a shootingtool. ;hen in proper use the sling will steady the rife and greatly impro"eaccuracy. 9deally, the Rifemyn will obtain a 3.+.:.9 ;eb +ling.

'igure . 3.+.:.9. ;eb +ling

4bo"e is a 3.+.:.9. ;eb +ling. The let side o the abo"e pictured slingconnects through the upper sling swi"el o the rife. The right sight o theabo"e pictured sling connects "ia hook to the bottom sling swi"el. 9 one needsto attach sling swi"els to their rife, make sure you use .25A swi"els.

9n a pinch, create a sling out o a piece o rope, belt, or whate"er. 9 youdo not ha"e sling swi"els, ashion something out o $ip ties, duct tape and wire.There is no ecuse or not using a sling. The Aloop slingA con(guration may bedi(cult to do without a proper :.9. web sling. 8ook ahead and use the AhastyslingA or the positions. The serious shooter will (nd a way to either obtain a3.+.:.9. ;eb +ling or they will make one.

The 3.+.:.9. ;eb +ling is useul in two main con(gurationsB Easty +lingand 8oop +ling. The 8oop +ling con(guration connects the rife to theRifemyn, solidiying them into a single unit. The sling remains connected tothe orward swi"el and is attached to the shooters support arm.


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The ollowing diagrams show a right handed shooter. 8et!handedshooters will do the opposite. 'or a Right!handed shooter, the Fsupport sideG isthe let side o their body. The FTrigger +ideG is the right side o their body.8et!handed shooters are the opposite.

'igure 2. Detach 3.+.:.9 ;eb +ling rom 8ower +ling +wi"el.

To get Aslung upA a Rifemyn will detach the sling rom the lower swi"el

)the swi"el on the butt stock*.

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'igure &.


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'igure . :etting the loop on the support arm.

The loop is created by eeding the main line into the buckle. 9nsert yoursupport hand down through the loop. ;ork the loop up onto your shoulder.

The loop should be as high up on the shoulder as possible, abo"e the bicep.The hardware o the lower swi"el clip should be on the outside o your arm. 4tthis point, there are two possible ways the sling has been put on. nly one wayis correct.


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'igure 5. 9 the hardware is between the mainline and your arm, the sling is onincorrectly.

'igure -. 9 the loop tightens when the main line is pulled and the hardware is on the

outside o the arm, the sling is on correctly.

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The Prone Position

The prone position is the most stable position. 9t is the most stableposition as it allows the most contact with the ground and in"ol"es no muscle

or support.

'igure . +upport +ide

'igure /. Trigger +ide

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The prone position is made stable by its /tea)0 Hol) Factors. These areindi"idual elements that construct a stable position.+teady Eold 'actors are as ollowsB

'igure 1. +teady Eold 'actors !5.

. +upport ?lbow 3nder the Rife2. +upport Eand Relaed&. +ling #ehind +upport ;rist. +ling is +nug5. +ling ;ell 3p on +upport 4rm

'igure 0. +teady Eold 'actors -!/.

-. +upport +ide 8eg in 8ine ;ith +pine. Trigger +ide 8eg #ent at @nee/. Trigger +ide ?lbow =lanted 'irmly

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'igure . +teady Eold 'actors 1!.

1. Trigger Eand 'irm AEandshakeA0. 6eck ?tended )Turkey 6eck*.


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%" /533ort Han) Rela+e)

The support hand should be relaed and possibly open. 9t should not gripthe rife. Remember, the point is to be relaed, remo"ing muscle rom the

position. :ripping introduces muscle. @eep your hand relaed.9 possible, slide your support hand up the stock and against the sling

swi"el. This gi"es you a consistent place to put your hand and is less likely to beknocked around by recoil. 9 you cannot reach your sling swi"el while keeping

your orearm at a 5J angle to the ground, create a stop with duct tape andempty shell casings.

&" /ling Behin) /533ort 6rist

The sling should pass behind the support hand. This increases supportand stability by connecting the body with the ground )through the elbow* to therife.

7" /ling is /n5g

The sling should be snug and not tight. 9 it is loose, it is not doinganything. The point o the sling is to create a bridge truss, keeping your support

arm in a stable and consistent position. ;hen one Arelaes into the sling,A oneis releasing muscle tension and allowing the sling to hold the rife up. The slingholds the support orearm a 5J angle.

!" /ling 6ell .3 on /533ort Ar8

The loop o your sling should be well up on your support arm. This isabo"e your bicep. 9 it high on the arm, it should not be o"er muscle. This willdecrease the eect your heart rate will ha"e on your position. Thick clothing or

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#" /533ort /i)e Leg in Line 6ith /3ine

Iour support leg should be straight in line with your spine. Iour supportoot should be as fat as possible. Iour toe should not dig into the ground. =oint

your toe in or out, Hust do not dig in. Dug in, your oot will mo"e, aecting your

sights.

*" Trigger /i)e Leg Bent at 9nee

Iour trigger side leg should be bent at the knee in a roughly 10 degreeangle. The higher you can stretch your leg, the better. +ome feible people canmeet their trigger knee with their trigger elbow. This is an etreme, but it showsthe point. This helps to absorb recoil and lit your diaphragm o the ground tokeep breathing rom aecting your sights.

:" Trigger /i)e Elbo' Plante) Fir8l0

Iour trigger elbow should not be relied upon to hold you up. 9t simply isrested on the ground to allow your trigger (nger to unction without strain.Eowe"er, it should be planted (rmly in order to not be knocked out o positionby recoil.

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'igure 2. The Trigger Eand

The trigger (nger should not touch the stock. 9nstead, it should be bentin a A


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not, one might need to build up the stock with materials. 8ong limbed shooterswill need to build up their stocks to produce a good cheek weld.


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Fin)ing Nat5ral Point o1 Ai8

To >n) 0o5r NPOA? sling 53? get into 3osition an) 1ollo' these ste3s

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Iou are in position. 6ow, R?84NL This means consciously think o yourbody parts. Iou rela your support hand, your support arm, bicep, shoulder,back, neck, trigger hand, everything. Then, you close your eyes. ;hile they areclosed, breathe in and breathe out. pen your eyes. 6ow, where is your rontsightM Remember, 11O o the time it will not be on target. This is okay. 9 you are

relaed and in a stable position, your sights are pointing in their 6atural =ointo 4im. :ood Pob.

4ctually, this time, your sights are below the target and to the right. 6oproblem. Iou keep your support elbow planted as a pi"ot point and you shit

your hips. This time, you shit your hips slightly to the left. This brings your6=4 somewhere back right toward the target. Then, you shit your hips back alittle. This will raise your 6=4. 6ow, go through the 6=4 test steps again.

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The /itting Position

The sitting position is the second most stable position. 9t is useul orshooting o"er something like snow, grass or "egetation. The undamental +teady

Eold 'actors still hold true or the sitting position. 'or this position, use theloop sling con(guration.

'igure . +itting =osition, +upport +ide

'igure 5. +itting =osition, Trigger +ide

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The sitting position is a modi(cation o prone position. The basic +teady Eold'actors are the same. This meansB

4" Elbo' is .n)er the Rife

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&. #reathe in, #reathe out. pen your eyes5. +hit i necessary

+hiting is a little dierent in the sitting position as opposed to prone.

There is still a pi"ot point. 9t is essentially the bottom ankle o your crossedlegs. +hit around this point. To gain ele"ation, bring your butt closer to yourankles or bring your knees closer. To lose ele"ation, loosen up. ;indage )letand right* adHustments are made by scooting your butt let or right. ?"erythingelse in your position stays put and stable. 4im by scooting.

This position is di(cult at (rst. +tick with it, stretch your body, andpractice to get it right. 9t will e"entually work.

Nine /te3s to Firing the /hot

There are 6ine +teps to 'iring the +hot. ;hile learning, one should gothrough each step consciously until it becomes natural. =erhaps when you arelearning, write these down on the trigger side arm o shooting Hacket so you cansee these while in position and putting them into action. ?ach shot should be(red with all o the nine steps perormed correctly.

Nine /te3s to Firing the /hot

4" /ight Align8ent%" /ight Pict5re&" Res3irator0 Pa5se7" Foc5s Yo5r E0e on the Front /ight!" Foc5s Yo5r Min) on 9ee3ing the Front /ight on Target

#" Trigger /D5eee*" Follo' Thro5gh:" Call the /hot1. Trigger Reset. +ight 4lignment

The (rst step to (ring a shot is known as sight alignment. This is whereone simply lines up the rear and ront sights in the correct way. 'or peep sights,

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one must make sure the ront sight post is in the center o the rear aperture.There should be the same amount o space on either side )let or right* o theront sight post while being "isually within the rear aperture. 4lso, the top othe ront sight post should be "ertically in the middle o the rear aperture.

The peep sight has two componentsB The rear sight and the ront sight.

'igure -. Rear +ight 'igure . 'ront +ight

Iour rife will only be accurate i aligned in proper and consistent sight picture.

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"ertical sight alignment as well. =roper


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'igure 20.


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;hen you ehale, the diaphragm empties and your ront sight raises to where itrests naturally.

Iou want to (re the shot when you ha"e ehaled. This is or se"eralreasons. 'irst, it is a consistent place as once you ha"e ehaled, there is no moreair to raise or lower the ront sight. 4lso, holding an inhaled breath requires

muscle. +ince the use o muscle is contrary to (ring a good shot, the ehaledstate o breath is preerred.

At this point# the shooter will ac!uire %atural Point of Aim# using the techni!ue thatwas discussed earlier.

7" Foc5s Yo5r E0e on the Front /ight;hen aiming, there are three things your eye can potentially ocus on.

. The target

2. The ront sight&. The rear sight

Iour eye can only ocus on one thing. 9t should ocus on the ront sight.The ront sight should appear crisp and clear while the target blurry, and therear sight hardly noticed. #y now your do not need to see the target. Ioushould ha"e ound your 6=4 on target during step three.

ne must ocus their eye on the ront sight as this is what determineswhere the bullet will actually end up. The shooter is aiming the rife, not the

target. Thereore, ocus your eye on the ront sight.

!" Foc5s Yo5r Min) on 9ee3ing the Front /ight on Target'iring a rife is requires the attention o your whole being. 8ike your body,

your mind has a speci(c Hob. This step requires that the shooter ocus theirmind on keeping the ront sight on target. This means that the shooter shouldthink only about keeping the ront sight on target.

;hile the ront sight is "isually ocused upon, the mind should repeato"er and o"er Aront sight on target, ront sight on target, ront sight on target.A

;hile one is saying this to themsel"es, they should . . .

#" Trigger /D5eee. . . +quee$e the trigger. This does not mean yank, Herk or e"en pull. 'irm steadypressure should be applied to the trigger. 9t should be squee$ed steadily andstraight back. nce the shot is (red, hold the trigger back or a second or two. 4

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/ight Align8ent 9 make sure my ront sight is in the correct place relati"eto my rear sight. 9 am conscious o my turkey neck and cheek weld, making surethey are in my consistent spot. 9 again rela.

/ight Pict5re" 9 bring my sights onto my target. 9 do this by mo"ing myhips )swi"el the cannon carriage*. This is a general direction mo"e, we will (ne

tune later. 9 now place the tip o my trigger (nger on the trigger. Res3irator0Pa5se" Eere 9 become conscious o my breathing. 9 breathe in and watch mysights dip below the target. 9 breathe out and watch my sights rise backunderneath my target )since 9 am using a - oclock hold*.

During Respiratory =ause, 9 check my 6atural =oint o 4im. 9 close myeyes. 9 rela my muscles. 9 breathe in, breathe out. 9 open my eyes. 9 ask mysel,A;here is my ront sightMA 11O o the time it is not on target. This time it ishigh and to the let. %y support elbow is planted. 9t will not mo"e during myshiting. 9 shit my hips a tiny bit let. This brings my ront sight a little to theright towards the target. 9 shit my hips a little orward. This brings my rontsight down a little, more towards the target.

9 close my eyes. 9 rela my muscles. 9 breathe in, 9 breathe out. 9 open myeyes. 9 ask mysel, Awhere is my ront targetMA This time 9 am FonG hori$ontally.Eowe"er, my ront sight is co"ering the target. 9 am aiming too high. 9 shit myhips a bit orward. 9 repeat the process.


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keeping the ront sight on target. %y mind will not ha"e mental space toconsider recoil, thereore making me buck or finch in anticipation o recoil.

Follo' Thro5gh" 4ter the shot is (red,& hold the trigger back. Recoilmo"es my barrel around. +ince 9 ha"e a well built position and my sling is snugand in use, my sights settle back on target. %y body settles back into its 6atural

=oint o 4im.During this time, 9 Call the /hot. This means 9 keep my eyes open during

the shot, taking a mental snapshot o where my ront sight was when the shotwent o. %y ront sight was on target at the time o the bang so 9 will call theshot Agood.A 9, say, 9 took a mental snapshot o the ront sight o, target whenthe shot went o, 9 would call it Abad.A 9 9 called the shot but it did not hit thetarget, it is still a good shot. 9 would use the miss as a learning opportunity tomake the net shot successul. 6o shot should be wasted.

'inally, it is time or Trigger Reset. 4ter the shot went A#46:,A 9 heldthe trigger back. +ince it went bang 9 rode the recoil )ollow through* and calledthe shot. 6ow 9 slowly guide the trigger orward until 9 eel it click. This click isthe sear resetting. Do not remo"e your (nger rom the trigger at all while youare (ring shots. This is what makes good trigger control which makes goodaccuracy.

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The /tan)ing Position

'igure 2. +tanding =osition, Trigger +ide

The standing position is the least stable position. Eowe"er, there aretechniques to make it considerably stable. 4gain, uni"ersal +teady Eold'actors hold true.

4" Elbo' is .n)er the Rife%" /533ort Han) is Rela+e)

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&" /ling Behin) /533ort 6rist7" /ling is /n5g!" /ling 6ell .3 on /533ort Ar8#" Nec< E+ten)e) $T5r


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'igure 2&. =ull +ling into 4rmpit

Eold your rife with your trigger hand. ?tend your support arm out at a10 degree angle rom your body. =ut your support arm through the sling and

work it into your armpit.

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'igure 2. :rasp Rife and =ull it Down across Torso

;ith your trigger hand gripping the rife, push up. This will bring thebottom sling swi"el into your armpit. ;ithout mo"ing the rife, bring yoursupport hand up and wrap it behind the sling )like in prone position*. The sling

will pass behind the support wrist.@eep both o your hands gripping the rife. 6ow pull the rife down,

bringing the stock o the rife in ront o your torso. This will tighten up the

sling.

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Iour ront sight will wobble o"er the target since this position is not asstable. 8earn to embrace the wobble by keeping constant pressure on thetrigger and squee$ing o (nal bit when your sight passes o"er the target.

Rife80ns Ca)ence

The Rifemyn is capable o deli"ering rapid, well aimed (re. This isaccomplished through good position, natural point o aim, the 6ine +teps to'iring the +hot, and cadence.


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Part IIICONCEPT/

Min5te o1 Angle

eore you can $ero your rife, you must know a unit o measurement bywhich to adHust your sights. Typically, 4mericans measure distances ininches and yards. Iour rifes standard unit o measurement is known as

a %inute o 4ngle )%4*.#4 bit o geometry.

4 circle is di"ided into &-0 degrees. 4 %inute o 4ngle is 7-0th o a

degree. 9magine an angle lea"ing the barrel o your rife towards in(nity. Theoriginating point is the mu$$le o your rife and etends downrange, widening ata constant rate. The reason Rifemyn use %inutes o 4ngle is because theyalways remain constant, gi"ing the Rifemyn a language that communicatesdistances rele"ant to the target.

'or now, lets say this imaginary cone stemming rom your rife is %inute o 4ngle. The question is, how big will this %inute o 4ngle be at certaindistances rom your rifeM

The stan)ar) is

' (inute of Angle is e!ual to ' inch per ')) yards. *' ("A + ', per ')) yds-

4t 00 yards, the %4 cone will be inch wide. 4t two hundred yards,the %4 cone will be 2 inches wide. 4t 500 yards, the %4 cone will be 5inches wide.

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'or now, yards and meters will be used interchangeably or ease o eplanation.%ore precise language is not needed or Rifemyn work, yet. 4 distance inmeters is about 0O urther than the same number in yards. 00 meters equals0 yards.

'igure 2-. ne %inute o 4ngle

4s mentioned earlier, the Rifemyns standard is %4. The Rifemyn iscapable o shooting %4 groups or better.

Eow large is %4 at 00 yardsM4nswerB inches.

Eow big is %4 at &00 yardsM4nswerB 2 inches.

This is because we know that %4 Q A per 00 yds. Thereore, at &00

yards, %4 will equal & inches. +ince %4 is our %4s, it will be ourtimes as large. Thereore, %4 at &00 yards equals 2 inches.4 Rifemyn is accurate out to )at least* 500 yards. ;hy is thisM %4 at

500 yards is 5 inches. %4 at 500 yards is )5* 20A. The Rifemyn can hit 20inch targets at 500 yards.

;ith the knowledge o %inute o 4ngle we can begin to $ero your rife.

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eroing Yo5r Rife

eroing is the process by which you match your rifes line o sight withtraHectory.

8ine o sight is the imaginary line that etends rom your eye, throughyour sights, and into in(nity. TraHectory is the path the bullet takes when (redrom your rife. The line o sight is straight, while your bullets path is cur"ed.

Iour barrel is slightly pointed upwards )the below diagram eaggerates this*.The bullet lea"es your barrel accelerating upwards until it is o"ercome bygra"ity and begins to tra"el downwards.

'igure 2. 8ine o +ight and #ullet =ath

The point o $eroing is to match your line o sight with your bulletstraHectory. 6otice in the abo"e diagram how the line o sight and the traHectorymeet at two points. 4 .&0 caliber ).&0/7.-25, .-2&1, .-25r, &0.0-* bulletstraHectory will cross the line o sight at 25 and 200 %eters. Thereore, one will$ero at 25m. nce one is $eroed at 25m, you will Abe onA at 200m.

4n 4R5 is a little dierent since it uses a dierent cartridge )5.5-nato7.22& winchester* and its sights being higher o the barrel. 9ts traHectorycauses the bullet to cross the line o sight at &&m and &00m. Thereore, i one is$eroed at &&m, one will Abe onA at &00 meters. Eowe"er, a Rifemyn using an

4R5 should still $ero at 25m. %ore on the 4R5 later.%ost modern center (re rife bullet paths cross the line o sight at 25m

and 200m. A+ight!in!handleA type rifes )4R5* will $ero at &00m. +coped rifesalso $ero at &00m.

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eroing Proce)5re

=lace a A square at 25m. :et into proper prone position. 4cquire 6=4.'ollow the 1 steps to (ring a shot and (re a &!5 round group into the squareusing the -!o!clock hold. Do not $ero your rife o a bench, sandbags, or bipod.

ero your rife in the prone position, it is ater all, the position o which youshould be pro(cient. Iou are only as good as your perormance in the (eld.

9 your group is %4 or smaller you are ready to adHust your sights. 9not, do not worry about being $eroed. ;ork on the undamentals until you ha"ea small, tight group somewhere on the paper. 9 your group is %4 or underand you ha"e called your shots Agood,A then you are ready to adHust your sights.

?arlier we learned that %4 Q Aper hundred yards. ;e are shooting at25 meters. This is 7 the distance o 00 meters. Thereore, %4 at 25 meters

equals 7 inch. ;e are shooting at a A ) %4 at 25m* square because it is theRifemyns standard. )Remember, %4 at 500mQ 20A*

+ay you ha"e a group low and to the right. 6ow ollow the procedure knownas. . .

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%ote When ad/usting sights# rear sights should be moved the direction you want yourgroup to move. 0ront sights ad/ustments will move groups opposite. 0or eample# if &want to move my group left with my rear sight# & should move my rear sight left.

1owever# &f & want to move my group down with my front sight# & will move my front

sight up.

9 you are using a rife other than an %7%4, you need to know howmany %4 one AclickA equals on your sights. +ometimes it is written down, on

your sights, but most times it is not. ne way o disco"ering this is to put apiece o paper down range at 25m. 'ire a ("e shot group, mo"e your sights 0AclicksA to the right. 'ire another 5 shot group. %o"e your sights 0 AclicksA up.'ire a ("e shot group. %o"e your sights 0 AclicksA let. 'ire a ("e shot group.%o"e your sights 0 AclicksA down. Iou should be back where you started. :o

down range and measure the distance between the center o each group. 'oreample, your bottom let group is 5A let o your bottom right group. 4roundthe square, each group is 5 inches rom the pre"iously (red group.

To (nd how many %4 each AclickA mo"es your sights, di"ide inches byAclicksA. 9n this case, 5A 7 0 AclicksA Q 72 %4. Iour sights FclickG in72 %inute o 4ngle.

#ack to the original eample. 9 you need to mo"e your sights / %inutes o4ngle let, then you would ha"e to AclickA - times since each AclickA is 72

%4. 8ikewise, you would ha"e to AclickA your ele"ation 0 AclicksA to bringyour group up 5 %4.+copes are oten adHusted in (ner measurements. +ometimes written on a

scope, it will say something like A click equals S inch at 00 yards.A9nterpret this. ;e know %4 at 00 yards equals inch. 9 click

equals S inch at 00 yards, then each click must be S %4. This is because So %4 at 00 yards equals S inch.

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keep all their shots in A at 25m, then one can keep all their shots in 20A at500m. This is due to the cone o (re.

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-A detached carry handles. The 20A barreled attached carry handle ele"ationdrum is marked /7&. Detached carry handle ele"ation drums are marked -7&.The detached carry handle with ele"ation drums marked -7& can be used onboth 20A and -A barreled rifes.

#ecause o dierent barrel lengths, the bullet path will be slightly dierent.

The dierence in barrel length does thisB

4 -A 4R5s bullet path will cross the line o sight in 2 placesB 25% and &00%.4 20A 4R5s bullet path will cross the line o sight in 2 placesB &% and &00%.

To $ero a -A or &00%, simply $ero at 25m on the -7& setting.

To $ero a 20A or &00% with a detachable carry handle )4&* sights, $ero at -7& 2To $ero a 20A or &00% with an attached carry handle )42* sights, $ero at /7&

To $ero a -A barreled rife with a detachable carry handle marked -7&,rotate your ele"ation drum to the -7& mark. 'ire a &!5 round group at a Asquare at 25m. 4dHust windage with your rear sights. 4dHust ele"ation with your

front sight post. The ront sight adHusts or ele"ation by screwing it urther intoor out o the sight base. To raise bullet impact, mo"e your ront sight in the

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intended or close targets and low light situations. ;hen $eroing or &00m, usethe small )unmarked* aperture.

Co8e .3s

4 Acome upA is the term to describe sight adHustments to compensate orbullet drop. 4s seen in (g. 25 your bullets path does not match your line osight. The bullet tra"els abo"e and below the line o sight. 4 sight adHustmentmust be made i one is to connect the line o sight with the bullet path, thusbeing sighted in or that distance. 4 .&0 caliber rife sighted in at 25 meters willAbe onA at 200%. Typically, the path o a .-25 50 grain 6ato round has thisstandardi$ed pathB

'igure &0. .-25 #all TraHectory

The abo"e inch "alues show the bullet paths de"iance rom the line osight at certain distances. ?ssentially, the bullet path will always remain thesame. #y adHusting ones sights, one can match the line o sight with the bulletpath. The abo"e drop "alues are "alid when the rife is $eroed or 200m. +o,

when $eroed at 200m, the bullet will be A below the line o sight at 500%.4 come up is used to change the line o sight to compensate or bullet

drop. +ay the rife is $eroed at 200m but your target is at 500m. 9 you do notadHust your sights and (red at the 500m target, you will be A below the target.

Iou must adHust your sights.Iour rife is $eroed to hit at 200m. Eowe"er, you are looking at a &00m

target. The abo"e chart shows that with a .-25 6ato traHectory, your bulletwill be 1A below the &00m target. Remember, we do not adHust our sights in

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inches. ;e adHust them in %inutes o 4ngle. 4t &00 meters, how many %4 arein 1 inchesM & %4.


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This is a chart showing drop in %4 and inches or a .-25 #all bullet

'igure &. .-25 #all TraHectory Values

These are common "alues or %ilitary +urplus #all .-25 ammunition(red rom an %4. 4ctual "alues may "ary. Iou should go out into the (eld andtest your come ups to be sure you will be able to hit at longer distances. ;hen

you get the chance, go out to a long distance range and (re at each distance.%ake sure you know howyour ammunition (res romyour rife and where it willbe at whate"er distance. Though nato attempts to standardi$e ammunition,some may (re dierently. 'or eample, =ortuguese surplus may $ero 2 %4

lower than :erman. These are things you should test and memori$e. ;rite thisinormation down and tape it to the stock o your rife. 9t is a good idea to write

your come ups down and tape it to the side o your rife, so it is always with you.

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Battle /ight ero

4 #attle +ight ero is designed to gi"e as close to a Aone si$e (ts allA $eroor most AbattleA situations. ?ssentially it is used to engage targets between 0!&00 meters with one sight setting. The %4 #attle +ight ero is 250m. This is

$ero where the bullet path de"iates rom the line o sight not "ery much,allowing hits at distances 0!&00m. Distances beyond &00m require sightadHustment.

'igure &2. #attle +ight ero, .&0 cal. 9n Iards.

The abo"e diagram shows the bullet path o a .&0 cal round $eroed at 25yards7250m. 6o matter where the 20A target is, it will be hit somewhere.+ometimes high, sometimes low, but on. +imply aim at the center o your 20A

target and (re. This is why the standard %4 ront sight appears to be the samewidth as a 20A target at 250m. 9t helps with range (nding. %ore about that later.

+ome rear sights are indeed. This means they may ha"e little numbers onthe ele"ation knob indicating distance in hundreds o yards or meters. ;hen

you $ero, make sure to Ainde your sights.A This means make sure that your 200meter inde number actually corresponds to your 200 meter $ero. This can bedone by loosening a screw to change the knob without mo"ing the sights. r, on

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4@ and 4R5 type rifes, one can mo"e the ront sight while the rear sightstays put on the desired indeed number or the initial $eroing procedure.

4R5 #attle +ight eros are a little dierent. ;hen the ele"ation knob isat A-7&A or A/7&,A the small )unmarked* aperture is or targets at distances &00and beyond. 'or closer targets, one must Ahold underA )which means aim a bit

low* or switch to the 0!2 aperture which automatically changes your $ero to 200.

Part IA)@ance) Rife80n 9no'le)ge

he intention o this manual is to pro"ide the knowledge to makeRifemyn. Rifemyn are capable o hitting 20 inch targets at 500 meters

with standard equipment. Rifemyn are not snipers. +nipers take oneshot at one target. Rifemyn deli"er well!aimed rapid (re on se"eral targets at500m. They do not need to know eact ormulas to deal with highly speciali$edsituations. 4 our %inute o 4ngle standard does not require absoluteprecision. Eowe"er, it will bene(t the Rifemyn to know a couple simple rulesand concepts to help adapt to most situations.

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/i83le 6in)

4nother reason or preerring the .&0 caliber rife o"er smaller caliber iswind. The .&0 caliber round is much less aected by wind at longer distancesthan, say, the 5.5-. Volumes could be written about eact calculation o windand its relationship to the bullet in fight. Eowe"er, only a ew ground rulesneed be lain to get a good idea about how to deal with wind. n top o this

knowledge, one should practice in all conditions to truly understand the eectso wind.

;hile there are di(cult calculations or predicting wind eects on abullet path, the common person does not ha"e time to learn all these and makethem second nature. 9nstead, a simpli(ed "ersion should be memori$ed, calledthe A+impli(ed ;ind Rule.A


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,&f you believe that wind will signi3cantly affect the shot# favor the upwind side of thetarget at 4)) and half5off at 6)) yards.,

;atch or downrange eedback !call the shot! and compensate or anyollow!up shots. Veriy at a range in "arying conditions.

Range Esti8ation

9n general, a rifeCs ront sight will be the width o a 20 inch target at somedistance. 3sually this distance is the #attle +ight ero. 9 the target appears thesame width or wider than the ront sight, simply take the shot.

4 Rifemyn should know the distance at which their ront sight equals a20 inch target. 3sing this knowledge, a Rifemyn should be able to use their

ront sight as a range (nder. 'or eample, a standard %4 sight is usually %4 wide. This is the same width o a 20 inch target at 250m.

moa W 250m Q 2.5 inches2.5 inches %4 ~20 inches

Thereore, the ront sight appears to equal a 20G target at 250m

ther ranges can be estimated using the same logic

%4 7 2 Q &.5 %4 )hal the %4 ront sight* %4 W 500m Q 5 inches

&.5 %4 5 inches )moaW500*Q .5 F )close enough to 20G at 500 yards*

Thereore, hal the ront sight appears to equal a 20G target at 500m

ther methods o range (nding eist. +ome memori$e how obHectsappear at "arious distances. This is sometimes reliable. thers use a range

(nder. Eowe"er, a Rifemyn will always ha"e their rife. :o into the (eld andget to know the relationship between your ront sight and a 20 inch target at

"arious distances beyond &00m. nly practice will make you comortable andpro(cient in range (nding.

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/lo3e

9n general, a Rifemyn will not need to compensate or slope. Eowe"er, inetreme cases it may be necessary. 4s a general ruleB

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Part

Ho' to Practice

ecoming a Rifemyn requires practice. 9t is not enough to simply readthis manual and keep the rife put away or the rainy day. Iou mustsomehow etract knowledge rom these words and integrate them into

your body, making these concepts and techniques second nature. Iou will needto practice a lot. 4ter many hours o practice and perhaps hundreds o rounds,

you will ha"e the Fah haLG moment. 4t this moment, e"erything will eel right.Iou will go down range and all your bullet holes will be stacked up inside eachother.

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Practicing At The Range

=ractice until you can put 0 rounds into a G square at 25m in &0seconds. Then, practice until you can put 20 rounds into two inch squares. 0into each o square at 25m in 0 seconds. @eep adding di(culty. #e creati"eand think o how to mimic potential situations.

Do not only (re at one target. %ake se"eral targets. =ractice shitingbetween them. Iou must reacquire 6=4 or each target. =ractice making

your shits second nature. 4lso, do not only (re rom one position. Timeyoursel. +tart standing, drop into prone position or sitting position. Thiscreates a course o (re that requires you to quickly acquire your 6atural =ointo 4im. %ake sure to ha"e se"eral targets, practicing your 6=4 shits.

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)closing their eyes ater each shot*, has a loose position, has an inconsistentsight picture, may ha"e no true 6=4, or is finching, bucking or Herking. 4group stringing let o the target might indicate the shooter is improperlysquee$ing the trigger, dragging a (nger on the stock or squee$ing at an angle.?ects will be opposite or let!handed shooters. 9 the shot groups string

hori$ontally on both sides o the target, one may be canting the rife, ha"e aninconsistent sight picture, a loose ront sight, may not ha"e true 6=4, or mostcommonly, the shooterCs elbow is not underneath the rife.

4 group trailing diagonally low and to the let o the target means ashooter is bucking, or pushing against the butt o the rife in anticipation orecoil. 4 group trailing abo"e and to the let, the shooter may be heeling, ormo"ing unnaturally to help the recoil. 4 group trailing up and to the let o thetarget means a shooter is not ollowing through, meaning the shooter did nothold back the trigger or is releasing the trigger too soon. 4 group stringing low

and to the right indicates the shooter is either Herking the trigger )notsquee$ing*, finching )pulling the rife into the right shoulder in anticipation othe shot*, or the elbow is not under the rife.

%ake e"ery course o (re purposeul by ocusing on at least one elemento this manual. The Rifemyn is prudent and ocused. +ome (nd it useul totrain with a .22 caliber rife. 4mmunition is cheap and readily a"ailable,allowing the practicing Rifemyn to (re 000s o rounds cheaply. %odi(cationscan be made to .22 rifes to con"ert their sights to =eep sights. 9t may seem like

o"erkill to ha"e two rifes, but practice is in"aluable, and you will need to trainother people somehow.

Practicing At Ho8e

9t is possible that the most "aluable practice you can do can be donewithout (ring a shot. Dry (ring is a "ery eecti"e way to practice, and the bestpart isB 9tCs 'ree. :et into each position. ;ithout ammunition )ha"e a riend

"eriy your rife is empty*, go through the 6ine +teps to 'iring the +hot.4cquire your natural point o aim, and take practice FdryG shots at a dot on a

wall. ;ork on all the abo"e mentioned stu. The only dierence between dry(ring and actually shooting is dealing with recoil and learning the physics otraHectory. There are stories o people dry (ring e"ery day and with little to noeperience, going to the range and accomplishing that Rifemyn standard o %4.

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