# Target shooters - do you practice from the prone position?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/target-shooters-do-you-practice-from-the-prone-position/755958>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 29, 2016, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/target-shooters-do-you-practice-from-the-prone-position/755958 "2016-05-29T01:54:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/target-shooters-do-you-practice-from-the-prone-position/755958/21 "2016-05-30T02:42:40Z")

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> [@Doug\_K](#):
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> That’s the isosceles stance. This is the prone stance:
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> [http://www.gunsandammo.com/files/2012/10/shooting-prone.png](http://www.gunsandammo.com/files/2012/10/shooting-prone.png)

It is the “weaver prone position” in the US Marine Corps Pistol Marksmanship manual. I assume you’ll take it that they know what they’re talking about?

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**Author:** ![Mk\_VII](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mk\_VII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mk_VII)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/target-shooters-do-you-practice-from-the-prone-position/755958/22 "2016-05-30T11:05:37Z")

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Most ranges won’t allow you to shoot pistol prone as it involves shooting at an upwards angle onto a target set up at a ‘normal’ height. Thus setting up a situation where the bullet departs the range safety template.

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**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/target-shooters-do-you-practice-from-the-prone-position/755958/23 "2016-05-31T18:18:03Z")

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Add me to the list that answered the question in terms of rifle shooting.

I’ve never even considered firing a handgun from the prone position.

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