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I also learned that one firearm manufacturer has been catering to this style of competitive shooting almost since the company’s inception- Rock River Arms of Colona, Illinois. In fact, folks have been doing this for years through everything from local shooting club competitions to national matches such as those put on by the Civilian Marksmanship Program at Camp Perry, Ohio, each year. I was relearning the marksmanship arts and having a blast.Īfter having my eyes opened, I soon learned I was not the only one to rediscover the fun of shooting and to relaunch marksmanship skills by returning to the basics. In short, range time became more than tightening groups on a bench. This led me to start working on my shooting form, learning to establish natural point of aim, and working through prone, kneeling, and sitting positions while busting steel at 100-200 yards. As with the AKM, shooting the AR was fun once more. Soon after that, I decided to rig one of my ARs for open sights. It wasn’t long before the folks at the benches next to me stopped their shooting to watch. The thrill of busting 4-inch clays at 100 yards from an open sight AKM was downright exciting. After establishing a battle zero, I started placing clay pigeons on the 100-yard bank at my local range, shooting with a simple handhold from the bench. Suddenly, shooting was downright fun again. Both the red dot and scope I tried on the AKM were positioned too high over the dust cover, making what should have been a cheek weld into a “chin weld.” Reluctantly, I ditched the optics and decided to work with the factory open sights. We installed an optic rail during the build because I thought, well, I’ve got to have an optic on this rifle. I discovered this a couple years ago after a friend and I built an AKM from a Romanian parts kit. Even those who have been in the sport for several decades have bypassed the basics, installing scopes and heading right for the shooting bench without ever developing fundamental marksmanship skills or learning to shoot effectively with open sights.Īnd let’s be honest-punching bullseyes from a bench rest can become mechanical and, eventually, less than exciting, once you’ve got your rig dialed in. This is, by no means, a knock on the newest generation of shooters. Most of these shooters skipped the marksmanship fundamentals and moved directly to pinging steel at distance. There is, however, a flip side to the full-on accessorized AR movement-especially for the thousands of relatively new shooters who stepped right into the arena and learned to shoot with the latest optics-everything from simple red dots to high-powered scopes. From personal defense, varmint and big-game hunting, to fast-paced 3-gun competition, the Modern Sporting Rifle carries the day in America.
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Fueled by the platform’s modularity and an innovative aftermarket industry delivering accessories (some intelligent, some downright foolish) to adapt these rifles to most any mission, the AR-15 has caulked nearly every crack in the tactical firearm realm. One company stands ready to assist.Īs we all know, the last decade or so has seen an absolute explosion in the popularity of AR-15 rifles. The “black gun” movement is alive and well in America, but many shooters are looking for a new challenge.