Matthew Solowynsky

This is a short and sweet statement, not every training session needs to be live fire! You do not always need the rifle to go bang to get good solid training in, focused reps is what is key to getting better overall. Just snapping in and running you bolt will get you more familiar with firing hand placement,, and where to grab the bolt knob to cycle it efficiently and get back onto the trigger, it also gets you comfortable with you weapon cycling while you keep your face on the cheekpiece and continue to observe down range at your target. Practicing build and break drills will get your more in tune with building a fundamentally sound position, whether its standing to prone, or transition ing from one position to the next. Actually wearing your kit and practicing reloads to ensure that your equipment is where you want it so you can reach for it or stow it without having to physically look at it will breed confidence in what you are doing and increase speed and efficiency as well. Deploying your tripod from a collapsed or stowed location and setting up your rifle to take your initial shot will make it easier to find the correct heights without having to think or look at the tripod while you do it. Which will allow you to focus on the next task at hand or allow you to look down range and square yourself up to you target before you drop the trip od into place and set the rifle on it. I think everyone is getting the point I am trying to make. Training is a very versatile event, and you are only limited to your imagination, determination, and drive to succeed! Never Lose Focus Elegance in Lethality! -Solo

I recently had an opportunity to train with a buddy of mine who is much more experienced in the competition scene than myself. He is a sponsored shooter and competes at larger venues almost monthly compared to my local club match that I am afforded. He brought some of his training techniques to the table and we ran through a particular drill that I really appreciated. 1 target 12 inch plate. and he set a shot time to 10 seconds. He has a large pallet that he labelled A-H. He then starts about 5-7 feet from the pallet and will call out a letter, and then when the timer beeps you have 10 seconds to set your position and engage the target with one shot. It was a very effective drill because the pallet provides a wide range of positions from standing to low sitting/kneeling/prone for you to get into and engage from. Each position is slightly different as you maneuver from each height that allows for enough diversity that you have to change your position slightly, and because it is not a large deviation its manageable enough to make the shot difficult under that time line. While I was conducting the drill I managed to make the time only 2-3 times in the higher positions, but also maintained a sub 15 seconds time in the more difficult positions which were the lower ones because it required more movement to get set in. This is a solid drill that you can conduct almost every time you go to the range and change the target and its like an entirely new stage, depending on where that target lays on the range will make a lot of minor variables change, such as if its higher than the shooting position or lower that changes the angle of the weapon on the platform, or if it is left middle right of the range fan that changes it as well. Then the distance can change your ability to acquire the target and achieve you Natural Point of Aim (AIM) so I recommend trying to get a set up like this for your self even if you are just setting it up in the garage or back yard and choosing an aimpoint to focus on it will increase your speed substantially. It will help you work on economy of motion which is paramount in competition when time is against you and speed is necessary. Enjoy training and let me know if you try it out and how it works for you! -Solo

Hey guys! I started a YouTube channel a few months ago and I have been slowly building some content on there with things I think people would like to know. I try to keep them to no more than 10-15 minutes max. If anyone is interested in specific demo's, or want to see kit set ups or other types of videos, please let me know! I have decent supply of equipment and don't mind doing product demo's or just breaking down training content, I will be uploading things as I get the opportunity to do so, but if you want specific stuff I can easily change focus and put what you guys want on the front of my list to produce for you!

Hey guys trying to branch out into the online space more, as the crew has been spread to the winds geographically. Hit us up with questions and things you’d like to see and we will do our best to answer them here, YouTube, or the social media platforms as best we can! -Solo

Hey guys Matt here! I know you can read my bio on the website but wanted to start off the discussions with an introduction like a proper forum should have. I am still active duty in the Marine Corps and am quickly approaching my 20 year mark (here comes my first retirement!) I have been in the Sniper community for over 12 years, and have been in a unique position to have been instructing for almost 10 of them now. I was originally bummed about it due to wanting to continue to deploy and do what Marines do! But after a few years I realized I was given an awesome opportunity to stay in tune with the latest and greatest equipment and techniques for our skill set. I have been able to see what all the units are teaching and where they are operationally through the students coming through the courses that I have been assigned to. With this unicorn experience (as me and my fellow operators have dubbed my situation) I have been able to tailor training packages that can specifically address short falls with other units based of how effective others are. I have also been able to mass a huge network of industry leading instructors, companies, developers, and experts. Which means if I can not answer your question directly I most certainly can reach out to someone who can! With all that being said please introduce yourself here, let us know who you are, were your from, what you do, and what your goals are so we can all get better together!