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MOVING
TARGETS

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 ROADMAP
ENGAGING MOVING TARGET
• TECHNIQUES
• BOBBING TARGETS
• COMMON ERRORS
• CALCULATING LEADS
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ENGAGING
MOVING TARGET

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TECHNIQUES USED TO ENGAGE

MOVING TARGET
TRACKING

AMBUSH

TRACK AND HOLD

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TRACKING

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TRACKING
• TRACK OR FOLLOW THE TARGET AT A RATE
EQUAL TO ITS MOVEMENT PUTTING THE
CROSSHAIR/FRONTSIGHT POST AHEAD OF THE
TARGET

• THIS METHOD IS BEST EMPLOYED FROM THE

SITTING, KNEELING OR STANDING POSITIONS
PRONE POSITION IS DIFFICULT IN THIS METHOD
BECAUSE THE BODY IS FIRMLY PLANTED
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USE OF TRACKING METHOD

1) WHEN EXTREMELY CLOSE TO THE TARGET. THE FIELD OF
VIEW IN THE SCOPE IS LIMITED
2) IF YOU WERE TO WAIT FOR THE TARGET TO APPEAR IN
THE FIELD OF VIEW, YOU MIGHT RUSH THE SHOT AND
THERBY MISS
3) DURING COMMAND FIRE SITUATIONS, THESE DEMANDS
CONSTANT TRACKING AND FIRE ON COMMAND
4) WHEN FIRING ON A RAPIDLY MOVING TARGET, THIS
SITUATION IS SIMILAR TO A CLOSE TARGET BECAUSE OF
THE LIMITED FIELD OF VIEW
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AMBUSH

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AMBUSH
• AIM YOUR RIFLE ON A POINT AHEAD OF THE
TARGET, KEEP IT STATIONARY AND FIRE
WHEN THE TARGET REACHES A
PREDETERMINE POINT ON THE HORIZONTAL
RETICLE LINE
• ALLOW THE TARGET TO WALK INTO THE
CENTER OF THE CROSSHAIRS, RATHER
THAN MOVING THE WEAPON
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USE OF AMBUSH METHOD

1) RANGE IS GREAT ENOUGH FOR SUFFICIENT
FIELD OF VIEW TO ALIGN THE CROOSHAIRS

2) TARGET IS MOVING AT A CONSTANT

STEADY PACE OVER A FAIRLY WELL
DETERMINED ROUTE (EXAMPLE: SENTRY
POSTS, PATROLS). YOU CAN SELECT THE
TIME AND PLACE OF FIRING

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TRACK
AND HOLD

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TRACK AND HOLD

• THIS TECHNIQUE REQUIRES CONCENTRATION
AND FIRE DISCIPLINE

• WHILE THE TARGET IS MOVING , KEEP YOUR

CROSSHAIR CENTERED TO THE TARGET

• WHEN THE TARGET STOPS, HOLD STEADY AND

FIRE.
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USE OF TRACK AND HOLD METHOD

• TARGET IS MOVING IN AN ERRATIC

MANNER

• STOP AND GO TARGET

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BOBBING
TARGETS

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BOBBING TARGETS
• BRIEFLY EXPOSES ITSELF THEN RESUME
COVER

• LOOK FOR PATTERN OF EXPOSURE

• FIRE A QUICK SHOT AT THE MOMENT OF

EXPOSURE
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COMMON
ERRORS

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COMMON ERRORS
a) WATCHING THE TARGET
• TENDENCY TO WATCH THE TARGET AND NOT THE CROSSHAIR

b) MOVING THE BODY

• TENDENCY TO BUCK, JERK OR FLINCH AT THE MOMENT OF FIRE

c) ESTIMATING THE WIND

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CALCULATING
LEADS

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CALCULATING LEADS
a) FLIGHT OF THE BULLET
THE TIME OF FLIGHT INCREASES PROPORTIONALLY IN RELATION TO
THE DISTANCE OF THE TARGET. SHORT DISTANCE=SHORT TIME OF
FLIGHT. LONGER DISTANCE= LONGER TIME OF FLIGHT

b) SPEED OF THE TARGET

SHOTS AT A RUNNING MAN HAVE A LOW PROBABILTY OF HIT

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COMPENSATION TABLE FOR A

WALKING MAN (3MPH)
DISTANCE LEAD MILS
600m 48” 2
500m 37” 2
400m 30” 2
300m 21” 1.75
200m 14” 1.75
100m 7” 1.6
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COMPENSATION TABLE FOR A

RUNNING MAN (6MPH)
DISTANCE LEAD MILS
600m 96” 4.25
500m 75” 4
400m 59” 4
300m 41” 3.5
200m 28” 3.5
100m 14” 3.25

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RULE OF THUMB IN ESTIMATING

LEAD DISTANCE
• FOR 5.56mm ROUND= 7”, 14”, 21”, 28”, 35”,
42”, WALKING LEADS FOR 100m, 200m,
300m, 400m, 500m, AND 600m
RESPECTIVELY, MEASURED FROM THE
CENTER OF THE TARGET IN THE
DIRECTION THE TARGET IS MOVING

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ANGLE OF MOVEMENT

a) FULL VALUE LEAD

b) HALF VALUE LEAD

c) NO VALUE LEAD

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FULL VALUE LEAD

 TARGET IS MOVING ACROSS THE
SHOOTER’S FRONT AND ONLY ONE
ARM AND ONE SIDE ARE VISIBLE,
TARGET IS MOVING AT NEAR AN
ANGLE OF 90°, FULL VALUE LEAD IS
NECESSARY

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 FULL VALUE LEAD

IRON SIGHT SCOPE

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HALF VALUE LEAD

 WHEN AN ARM AND TWO-THIRDS OF
THE FRONT OR BACK, AND TARGET IS
MOVING 45° ANGLE, HALF VALUE LEAD
IS NECESSARY.

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 HALF VALUE LEAD

IRON SIGHT SCOPE

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NO VALUE

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 NO VALUE

IRON SIGHT SCOPE

SHOOTING MOVING TARGETS
REQUIRES TRAINING/PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
 SUMMARY
ENGAGING MOVING TARGET
• TECHNIQUES
• BOBBING TARGETS
• COMMON ERRORS
• CALCULATING LEADS
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