Acceptable Accuracy | Long-Range Rifle Shooting with Ryan Cleckner
Former Army Ranger sniper team leader Ryan Cleckner explains how the key to being more accurate is to stop worrying about accuracy.
Check out Ryan's book Long Range Shooting Handbook: A Beginners Guide to Precision Rifle Shooting at nssf.it/clecknerbook
Ryan Cleckner is a best-selling author of the Long Range Shooting Handbook and is currently a practicing firearms attorney [rocketffl.com/]. Filmed at Texas Triggers [www.texastriggers.com/] courtesy of Colby Donaldson.
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The more I learn from Ryan, the more I realize my mistakes and bad habits. Great instructor, thank you for fighting for our country
It’s absolutely amazing how accurate you can get using this method with a little practice ,even though your wobbling your brain knows when to tell your finger to squeeze the trigger when near the centre of the target,there’s that old saying you got to give up control to gain control and that’s true here,remember boys keep your powder dry and shoot low there riding shetlands !!! Lol
"Just hold on loosely, But don't let go, If you cling too tightly, You're gonna loose control....."
@@scottyj6226 It's so damn easy !!! Ha!ha ....... even with .38 Specials
100% it’s been a real game changer
Pro tip: squeeze your crosshairs into perfection with your trigger finger. The gun going off should never surprise you, and you should always subconsciously be focused on follow through.
This is all in his book, Long Range Shooting Handbook for beginners. AMAZING book. I've been shooting all my life and served in the Army and it reminded me of stuff I forgot, taught me stuff I didn't know and cleared up stuff I found confusing.
I would explain this to the recruits at Paris Island as a PMI. Great tip for those who understand.
Yes, it is.
embrace the wobble.
Brilliant. Thanks for sharing this great tip Ryan.
Great advice 👍 Thanks Ryan. I’ve watched and put into practice so many things from your videos and I haven’t went wrong yet. I appreciate your time and effort making these videos for us. Ash 🏴
Went back to the range yesterday. Did all his recommendations.. this one. Made a rear bag with air soft pellets and a “clean” sock. Did some dry fire drills with snap caps…. My best day ever…!!! Solid tips from a solid pro.
Absolutely correct Ryan totally agree great vids brother keep up the great work
This realy helped thank you
You are a wealth of information and the way you explain it definitely helps to quickly understand the fundamentals.
Great advice! Explained perfectly!
Ryan has a great way about him. Thanks for the video. I received similar instruction for pistol bullseye years ago.
Excellent viewpoint on this...thanks!
You always have great videos!!! what type of gun do you normally shoot and caliber?
Another great shooting tip. I just purchased your book Long Range Shooting Handbook. Thanks. Very easy to digest and not be overwhelmed. Keep it simple and have fun. Looking forward to shooting long range soon. Once I save enough money 💵 I know what long range bolt action rifle I want to get.
Brilliant! Thank you sir!
Great teaching tool.,love the video glad to see people who care. 👍🇺🇲👍
Literally happened to me the other day after shooting phenomenally the last day at the range. Great advice.
Thank you very much Ryan! Your videos are precious and useful. I'm an enthusiast shooter from Italy.
This is so very true. I learned the concept when shooting competitive compound archery. Forcing (slapping) the shot is a very good way to end up with some form of target panic. Just allowing the reticle to float while subconsciously applying increasing pressure to the trigger will get you those smooth and very accurate shots you're looking for.
Easy and clear 👍🏽
I have been teaching my daughter the same method since she started shooting. When your deer hunting you’re not trying to shoot a ping-pong ball so it’s OK for your radical to float slightly as long as you stay within the target area slowly squeezing the trigger. This is so much more important when you’re trying to shoot free handed.
amazing advice.. i know this intuitively..
That's great advice.
Very helpful. Immediately got the best results ever.
Muchas gracias por la inflormacion
Great video. Rifles always shoot better than we do. We can see what a rifle can do from a bench rest but when we shoot the rifle human error comes into play and stability has a lot to do with that. Off hand and using the four shooting positions with no shooting aids really shows our errors and how much practice we need. We are not going to be able to stabilize the rifle as good as the rest can so we need to settle on acceptable accuracy and like you said, not worry about being more precise than we are able to be. Anticipation is a bad thing when shooting. It goes back to fire control first rather than aiming. Its the same with any gun. Hold the gun tight, point the gun at the target (do not aim), and pull the trigger without moving the gun. If we move the gun off target before the shot then aiming is useless and won't matter. After fire control then we can worry about aiming. Thanks for sharing.
DAM. You make it seem so simple. It took me a couple shots to figure out I was losing my trigger control by trying to time my swaying while at the range.
Very good suggestion! I feel the same way. If you use iron sights, an acceptable hit is anywhere that you can see on the target.
"Feel the ball Danny ".....truth.
Nice advice... Will try that the next time I am out on the rifle range.
that flinch is a monster
Thank you
Preach!
Great video. Truth
Ryan, you’re looking way more in shape than you did eight or nine years ago. I had to look at when this video was made. Way to go
very nice looking stock. l love it.
More common sense from Ryan Cleckner - no surprise there! Excellent advice, Many Thanks from the UK.
VERY good advice! Thanks!
What make of stock is that , ???
I'm struggling for accuracy as a new shooter and this seems to be exactly what I'm doing. I'll have to practice this and see what happens
Good shit! I did this in M4 quals for speed and just hitting the damn target and my best is 40/40. Yet when I play SF sniper as a civilian/ hunter I would totally make that mistake and aim for the fly at 400 yards just because I’m looking through a scope. It all makes since now. Thank you sir.
Hi Ryan, love your shooting handbook. Would you please give details of your rifle. Thank you.
So true.
How to improve grouping fire in SLR ...... And insas
Damn this guy is good.
Hey Ryan, what rifle chassis are you using and what caliber?
Good video as always, what stock are you using here. Thx
jock308 I can definitely tell you it’s a J. Allen Enterprise stock.
Anyone know the brand of the hearing protection??
Had the hardest time with this in the Corps. Standing with the target 300 meters away. However, I did always get expert.
was that in basic? It may have changed with the addition of ACOG's in basic since I was there in " '94" but with Iron sights it was 2, 3 and 500 with standing only at the 200.
@@jedimann7468 You may me right. It's been a couple years.
@@jedimann7468 Nometheless, standing was a bitch! Lol.
That's what you eventually figure out when you shot competition matches enough times. But I've found it's better to train/practice the opposite, that is to force yourself to aim smaller, miss smaller, and at longer ranges than you need to be because while under the stress of having to perform on demand with no reset button during a competition match your proficiency drops as much as 50% compared to when merely practicing. By forcing yourself to relax more and settle down the wobble of the rifle to the point it actually stops for a few seconds for smaller targets at longer ranges during practice will make the competition match feel much more easy under the stress. Actually what causes pulling the rifle when pulling the trigger is due to not having both hands pulling the butstock tight into the shoulder and your cheek tight on the comb of the butstock; this both psychologically and physically allows you to relax your trigger finger to calmly squeeze with out rushing or jurking the trigger, or the fear of moving/pulling the rifle. I had to learn all that the hard way competing in alot of CMP and Silhouette matches decades ago.
And like a famous writer once said. Zoom out.
That's a nice stock, may I ask what it is
aim small Miss small..... perfection will be adequate
I would like to know if one inch groups at 100 yard is good. Because at 150 or 200 that would increase
1inch at 100yd, yes, that's good marksman.
So aim small (whatever that means in context) miss small as opposed to aim perfect miss small or miss the target altogether?
it sounds counter intuitive but aim small doesnt mean aim at a smaller target, it means aim at a larger less critical target such as center body mass as opposed to aiming for a head shot. Basically take the easy shot with more chance of a successful hit.
Don’t think about missing at all, that’s bad mental management. A miss is a miss no matter how small it is! If you think about missing, you’ll get misses.
I am a huge fan of the figure 8. If you are not shooting under duress.... Slow down. Relax. Let the rifle get in tune with your breathing. You should have nothing but an up-and-down motion in your reticle. But if you have side to side wiggles...do a little figure 8 over your intended impact point. Close your eyes for a second and center yourself... See the shot. Open your eyes hold your breath... And on your exhale take your shot. Slow exhale and trigger squeeze. Don't think of it as throwing a gun up to your shoulder to make a shot. Think of the rifle as an extension of yourself. It takes years and a lot of practice to learn... At least it did for me. The tendency for new shooters is to overstress the shot. Because there are so many variables in shooting it's easy to do. Eventually it becomes like pouring a glass of milk. Your body knows exactly what to do without spilling a drop.
Wow, never thought of that,simple, embrace the suck.
What kinda rifle is this?
he is "Bob Ross" of long range shooting.....
What rifle is that? I want one lmao
and for the one thumb down, there's always gotta be that one chairforce guy or squid.... lol
Haha! So true. Semper Fi brother
@@usmcxx1775 Yut Kill!
Beautiful rifle. What is it?
A 700 with a magpul stock, alot cheaper than a macmillan.
Probably a .308 or a .338 lapua
It looks like a promag archangel.
Ryan : how sniper rifle name And caliber
Damn, I Had The Same Thing While I Shot The Targeted Rats Recently With My Dad's Brand New Air Rifle. #IJustShareTheStory UPDATE: The Next Morning After The Moment. The Target Down, And That's Kill Confirmed.
whats that sling set up?
I believe it's his own version of the rhodesian sling www.thewilderness.com/cleckner-cuff-sling/
What make of stock is that ?
unless he had it engraved with his name, I would guess its his own design.
It's a J Allen chassis. www.jallenglobal.com/
What about 'Aim small, miss small'? lol
Buuuut, you have to know well how precise your system is before you can define acceptable accuracy (ie: stop watching KZhead videos and go throw some pebbles already!)
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Kind of like trying to use the bathroom.
The image is too offensive
This applies to handguns as well. When shooting at B8 targets at 25 yards, it's better to let the wobble on the dot or front sight happen, otherwise that "NOW!" trigger pull will mess people up.
Thank you