- Correct position (Prone, Sitting/Kneeling, Standing)
- Locate your ammunition conveniently.
- Remove your Clear Barrel Indicator.
- Close the bolt on your empty chamber, then set the safety to “SAFE.”
- Close your eyes and being “Natural Point of Aim” process.
- Adjust your position as necessray to locate your “Natural Point of Aim“
- Open the bolt. Relax yourself in position. Breathe.
- ~~~WAIT FOR COMMAND TO FIRE~~~
- After command to fire – load rifle, close bolt, and then leave the safety on.
- Align your sights with the target once more by checking “Natural Point of Aim.” Make any minor body position adjustments as necessary.
- Take 3 large breaths. Let out a little of the last breath & hold the rest of your breath. Then release the safety.
- Make sure your sight picture is perfect. Concentrate on holding the sight picture.
- Begin slow trigger squeeze. Focus on holding your perfect sight picture.
- If your gun has not fired in 20 seconds, or you start running out of breath: STOP – Do not Fire.
- release finger pressure on trigger;
- take 4 – 5 new, large, cleansing breaths;
- then return/go-back to step number 11.
- If the gun fires:
- FOLLOW THROUGH – hold your concentration on the sight picture and do not move a muscle or release the trigger for at least two (2) full seconds
- Not exactly what the sight picture was at the moment the gun fired.
- Resume breathing normally.
- Open the bolt, then keep taking deep breaths. Then reach for the next cartridge.
- Do no change your position any more than is absolutely necessary as you reload and close the bolt.
- Return/go-back to step 10 and repeat.