Author: Alex Heberling

samurottedge:

Since it was Munday, I decided to do a small art reference project for myself. And then I decided to make it public with the following notes.

From Left to Right, Top to Bottom:

What NOT to do (front):

• Don’t chicken wing your arms! Although it might be easier to hold the rifle, you will make yourself a bigger target.
• Don’t close your one eye! You will lose your depth perception, which is crucial when you are on the move, or are trying to determine how far away your target is
• Don’t keep your legs haphazardly strewn about. You need to make sure you’re balanced!

What to do (front)

• Keep both eyes open
• Bend your elbows downwards and towards the ground to make yourself a smaller target
• Bend your knees to control the gun’s recoil + be ready to move.

What NOT to do (side)

• Don’t put the stock above your shoulder
• Don’t lean back.
• Both of the above reduce your control over the weapon and may result in a black eye, and the rifle flying backwards and out of your hands.

What to do (side)

• Bury the stock of the rifle into the meaty part of your shoulder
• Lean into the gun to keep the gun under control when the recoil of the gun kicks the gun upwards or to the side
• Bend your knees slightly to lean forward, as well as make yourself a smaller target

Patrol/Relaxed Stance

• The soldier is relaxed and is most likely moving around.
• His eyes are searching for possible threats
• His hands are still on the rifle, even if he has a sling on

Low Ready Stance

• Possible threat has been detected
• Entire body shifts towards threat direction
• Stock is shouldered 
• Eyes are focused on the possible target
• Gun barrel is pointed in the target’s general direction, but not directly at the target.

Firing Stance

• Immediate response
• Soldier fires off shots while screaming to the other people in his team
• “CONTACT!” or “THREAT!”