Ok Im down here at beautiful Fort McCoy, and Im going to the qual range tomorrow. After shooting at the EST trainer today, I noticed a few serious problems with shooting with body armor on and I was wondering if anyone here has worn the army or marines BA and could offer a couple of tips.
1. while in the prone position, my kevlar tends to get pushed down over my eyes by the back of the vest.
2. in the kneeling position, my support side leg tends to push the body armor up in such a way that there is no pocket on my right shoulder from which to place the butt of the rifle.
I placed a couple of magazine holders high and in the center of my BA and that helps with the prone positioning, but i am at a loss as to how to correct or minimize these two issues. Any ideas i can get before tomorrow would be greatly appreciated!!
1. while in the prone position, my kevlar tends to get pushed down over my eyes by the back of the vest.
2. in the kneeling position, my support side leg tends to push the body armor up in such a way that there is no pocket on my right shoulder from which to place the butt of the rifle.
I placed a couple of magazine holders high and in the center of my BA and that helps with the prone positioning, but i am at a loss as to how to correct or minimize these two issues. Any ideas i can get before tomorrow would be greatly appreciated!!