Comments on: Bulletless Rifle Practice Improves Aim (Apr, 1940) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/02/21/bulletless-rifle-practice-improves-aim/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:07:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Ted http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/02/21/bulletless-rifle-practice-improves-aim/comment-page-1/#comment-1068119 Ted Fri, 22 May 2009 15:47:10 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/02/21/bulletless-rifle-practice-improves-aim/#comment-1068119 That's one brave Sgt.! I hope that's a dummy rifle. Why not have the action open for safety (looks closed from the photo). If this is the preferred way to practice aiming, wouldn't it make good sense to have the bolt pulled out? If I was the one holding up the target, I'd make that the first requirement! That’s one brave Sgt.! I hope that’s a dummy rifle.

Why not have the action open for safety (looks closed from the photo).

If this is the preferred way to practice aiming, wouldn’t it make good sense to have the bolt pulled out? If I was the one holding up the target, I’d make that the first requirement!

]]> By: Nic http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/02/21/bulletless-rifle-practice-improves-aim/comment-page-1/#comment-1022917 Nic Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:11:00 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/02/21/bulletless-rifle-practice-improves-aim/#comment-1022917 When I was going through basic training, we used something similar. We would put our rifles in a vice on the floor, and aiming down the sights, we would have our buddy on the other end of the room move a protractor-like device on a piece of paper until it lined up with our sights. They would mark it, we'd get up, stretch, and repeat several times. We did it not to practice aiming properly, but to make sure we're aiming consistently. When I was going through basic training, we used something similar. We would put our rifles in a vice on the floor, and aiming down the sights, we would have our buddy on the other end of the room move a protractor-like device on a piece of paper until it lined up with our sights. They would mark it, we’d get up, stretch, and repeat several times. We did it not to practice aiming properly, but to make sure we’re aiming consistently.

]]> By: Rikard Nilsson http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/02/21/bulletless-rifle-practice-improves-aim/comment-page-1/#comment-911624 Rikard Nilsson Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:29:30 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/02/21/bulletless-rifle-practice-improves-aim/#comment-911624 Acctually a similar concept is being used by troops today to set the sights... Acctually a similar concept is being used by troops today to set the sights…

]]> By: Thomas L. Nielsen http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/02/21/bulletless-rifle-practice-improves-aim/comment-page-1/#comment-496080 Thomas L. Nielsen Wed, 12 Sep 2007 10:28:38 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/02/21/bulletless-rifle-practice-improves-aim/#comment-496080 Considering how many accidental/negligent discharges we see with firearms that were absolutely, positively, 100%, "yes-of-course-I'm-bloody-sure" unloaded, I think this could come under the heading of "Worst Idea Ever". Regards & all Thomas L. Nielsen Denmark Considering how many accidental/negligent discharges we see with firearms that were absolutely, positively, 100%, “yes-of-course-I’m-bloody-sure” unloaded, I think this could come under the heading of “Worst Idea Ever”.

Regards & all

Thomas L. Nielsen
Denmark

]]> By: Stannous http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/02/21/bulletless-rifle-practice-improves-aim/comment-page-1/#comment-68190 Stannous Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:03:17 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/02/21/bulletless-rifle-practice-improves-aim/#comment-68190 This would never work in the US where soldiers are taught never to point weapons at superiors unless they intend to blow their heads off. This would never work in the US where soldiers are taught never to point weapons at superiors unless they intend to blow their heads off.

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