Practical AR15 Accuracy

Try the grapefruit challenge from about 10yr ago. Grapefruit sized target, off hand at 50yd.
http://www.flaguns.com/forum/general-discussions/gun-related-pictures/10335-grapefruit-challenge
Based on their thread I must be a he man's he man. I'll do it with an iron sight 58 cal Enfield or Springfield musket, no sling or bench. Both of mine can hold sub 2 in at 50yds.

Our pigeon board has 32 clays (4 in dia), 8 guys shooting, against a bunch of other 8 man teams shooting their pigeon boards, clocks running, fastest time wins with penalties for unhit pigeons, no pressure! Our 100yd event in the match is 6in tiles, so a sorta 6moa target. Same conditions, fastest time wins, no pressure, open fire

Given the amount of offhand shooting I do with those old iron sight guns in practice, there's a reason I am unimpressed by the mall ninjas and the tacticool pew pew at 25yds. Hell, that's inside smooth bore range.
 
In North South Skirmish competition, shooting iron sighted Civil War era weapons, off hand only, one of our main stages is a clay pigeon on a sheet of brown cardboard at 50yds. There are 4 pigeons per man, 8 men on a Nationals team and 5 on a regionals. A clay is 4in in diameter, or an 8moa target at 50yds. HOWEVER, while I can whack them with boring regularity at my home range in practice, when the horn sounds and clocks are running in an actual match, they have this amazing ability to shrink suddenly to about 1moa and seem to be able to dodge minie balls or have a deflector shield for protection.

The point I'm driving at here is competition is great for seeing just how steady you can be and I'll also emphasize practice again as much as possible.
When several of us were traveling and shooting in IPSC in the 80s, we were returning from a match that I had great success at. One of our regulars said..how come you shoot so much better on match day than when we are all practicing? I said...I don't, I shoot the same, ya'll screw up.
 
maybe a silly question, but isn’t that what the internet is for? I asked Siri, she didn’t know.

Shooting standing, unsupported. 30 round group, 3 minute clock, 25 yards (i’m indoors, an issue to be resolved).

Couple fliers got me a 4” group, had a handful at 3” and 20+ inside 2”. Plan is to work to a 2” group and then either reduce time or go to 10 round groups and reduce time. Need to move outdoors to add distance and increase tempo for smaller groups without irritating the ROs.

Frankly my biggest issue is strength, the weight of the rifle and my flabby left arm. Need to work on that without wasting ammo.

Thoughts?
@JimB, maybe try doing reps mounting the gun....both sides. The gun weighs X amount and you could start with 20-50 mounts for 20-50 repetitions. You could add more reps but I would add more weight to the rifle a lil at a time in the form of accessories and then reweigh the gun to add only a couple ounces. Keep a log of how you add resistance, either more reps or more weight and check your log in a month. Progressively heavier weight will increase muscle recruitment and build more and stronger muscle fibers; The reps will give you coordination, speed and heightened awareness of the task on a pure motor skill level....WIN....WIN! The weight of that large frame gun will not be intimidating in about 2-6 months.

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Go jogging with a crowbar at port-arms (do it in the daytime so a cop doesn't think you are running from a break-in!). You'll build up your wind and your arm strength. Then work on snapping in. There is no shame in using your off hand supporting the rifle under the magazine (cradled, not gripped) with your upper arm braced against your ribs if that gets you steady. When you start to get shaky, rest and then go at it again.

30-some years ago when I was a youngster I did run and gun with all sorts of crazy heavy rifles like a Hakim, FAL, M1 rifle, and scoped #4. I usually placed at least 2nd. There is nothing better for shooting than being in good shape. Sure couldn't do that running and shooting now!

Best of luck
 
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