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Darin Ellington

@a_marksmanship_nobody

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Follower of Christ, Husband, Father
USMC Vet
Scoring Tech FSR/Trainer
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Squad Attacks!

LMK what you think in the comments or DM me. What would you like to see more of? What level (Squad/Platoon/Co)? What POV (Guns/Mortars/Manuever)? Live commentary/no commentary?

I do use Meta RBs. But I promise not to mouth breath to hard. Im a high cal individual but I can still get around decent for a contractor💪🏽 by @a_marksmanship_nobody

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3 months ago

Scoring Technologies: High Speed Fundamentals Course
Reliability is the baseline
Train to the hardest shot you'll face
Guarantee your hits, then push the pace
Minimize interruptions in shooting

What an honor to share the range with such a lethal group of Warfighters. S/V
@illwillrob
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@codyrader @john_glomba @_gedster @noahfrench72 by @a_marksmanship_nobody

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9 months ago

ZT3: Elite Marksmanship + Biomechanics + Data Science + Real World Experience

Just wrapped up another awesome Zero to 300 Performance Package! By bridging the gap between these key areas, we are redefining what's possible behind the gun.
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#ZT3 #Marksmanship #Ballistics #ShootingScience #PerformanceTraining #DataDriven #Biomechanics #speed #accuracy
#lethality by @a_marksmanship_nobody

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10 months ago

PICMDEEP guides the where and how to employ machine guns, but where does that theory collide with the raw performance data of SPEAR metrics?

If the modern battlespace demands actual hits, rapid displacement, and measurable lethality, the assessments and qualifications should reflect that.

What goes in an assessment that forces the right training habits on the gunline? How do you develope an assessment that provides accountability for every burst and prevents shooting thousands of rounds to learn nothing.

If you're interested in pursuing some theories with me, drop yours below or dm me on where these two frameworks intersect
S/V
#infantry #0331 #picmdeep by @a_marksmanship_nobody

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11 days ago

The machine gun is the ultimate expression of violence through bullets for a ground force in a combat zone. Look at the trenches in Ukraine—the modern battlefield is dominated by drones and fire superiority provided by machine gun suppression. Regardless of form or caliber, a machine gun will always be at the front-most edge of every battle. It isn't going anywhere.

Because of that reality, we should constantly seek to elevate the standard of how we train.

Timed dismounts, dead gunner scenarios, and occupation drills are essential building blocks. But you cannot dry-fire your way into mastering the weapon.

You have to confirm those mechanics with live rounds. That is where you actually learn recoil management and the human-machine interface required to consistently hit a target.

Doctrinal ranges are just generic baselines, not guarantees. Once you put a human in the loop, your actual effective capability is dictated entirely by your physical control and interface, not a textbook metric.

We also need to ground our understanding of suppression in reality. Suppression is dictated entirely by the enemy. Enemy capability, position, and morale all influence the sensitivity to incoming fire. If they are entrenched and highly motivated, shooting AT their position is not suppression. It requires actual, decisive hits on target.

Master the dry drills, but don't confuse the foundation for the finished product. Confirm your capabilities on the range, and own your lethality. S/V🇺🇲 by @a_marksmanship_nobody

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12 days ago

HevyGunz thriving in some friction🇺🇲 by @a_marksmanship_nobody

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13 days ago

The last leg of the 5.11 series was an absolute dumpster fire for me. I learned the hard way that the MAUL does not like blazer 124 gr. No clue why, So if there's an expert out there feel free to cue me in. Heavy C's, 7 or 8 M's, 4 or 5 D's, and a NS later. Unexplainable left shift and opening up of group. Ran some 135 gr after the match and worked just fine. Gonna give this thing a couple more matches to lock in or I'm selling it. Ill just leave it at that. by @a_marksmanship_nobody

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15 days ago

Awesome time out on the range! We had an excellent turnout with a bunch showing up for a really fun pistol match put on by the gunner at 1st Recon Battalion. The stages were solid and the competition was even better🔥

Huge congratulations to all the shooters who took the top spots! 🏆

A massive thank you to @brouwerllc for supporting the community! They generously gave out their grip modules to all the winners—unreal support from a great company.

Can't wait for the next one!

Personnel and logistics support from FMTU💪🏽 Scoring by @scoringtech (powered by @practiscore )🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

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17 days ago

"Go shoot a match so you can find out how slow you are."

I saw this comment recently, and it represents exactly the wrong way to bridge the gap between the competitive and tactical worlds.

If you’re on the civilian competitive side, you have to understand the context of the uniform. Military and LE personnel don't just shoot. They are expected to master complex behaviours such as trauma medicine, comms, combined arms integration, coordinating fires, tactical vehicle interdiction, extensive ROE's, and various other critical tasks. Their plate is entirely full. Telling a guy who is already task-saturated to sacrifice his limited free time just to "see how much he sucks" isn't the reality check you think it is. It's just a great way to push away the exact people who need this training the most.

Shooting is arguably the most critical skill for a gunfight. Are there gaps in that capability amongst the average of the population in question? Maybe. Too often, their lack of dedicated range time is completely out of their hands though.

If you really want our Mil/LE members to put in the extra reps, strongly consider changing your approach. Less ego, more encouragement. Bring the standard to them, help them build the capability, and foster an environment that makes them want to dedicate their off-time to mastering the craft.
S/V by @a_marksmanship_nobody

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19 days ago

Respect to all those that are putting in honest work to make shooters more lethal and capable on the line or downrange. We are all ultimately on the same team with the same objective: building better, more competent warfighters, officers, and armed citizens.

The only reason I post the rest of this, is because I personally deal with negative results directly related to the IMPROPER application of models like these and the mindsets behind them on a weekly basis. That said, be wary of treating any pocket card or clean ballistics model as a plug-and-play solution without understanding the context behind it.

Graphics like this represent clean, mathematical models—not field guarantees. They illustrate theoretical trajectories and baseline dispersion under very controlled assumptions.

The trap isn’t the card! the trap is making assumptions without doing the work to confirm.
Some will see graphics like this and think they've found a cheat key to the test.

If an individual’s PRACTICAL capability at 25 yards is 2-4 MOA, that neat, centered trajectory printed on cardstock doesn’t translate directly to steel or paper at distance. When you layer shooter & ballistic variables, theoretical vital-zone hit at 300 yards can quickly turn into a wide cone of uncertainty.

There is absolutely a time and a place for near-distance zeros. Range real estate isn't always ideal. If all you have access to is 25 or 50 yards before you have to step on patrol or run an event, you work with the dirt you have in front of you.

Just understand that the closer you zero, the tighter your process needs to be. A subtle center-mass error at 25 yards doesn’t stay small; it compounds with every yard downrange. At close distances, you need a disciplined, high-round-count group worth adjusting before you touch a turret, and you must prioritize confirming those holds at true distance the first chance you get.

Take the tools, study the concepts, NEVER outsource your verification. Know your system, know your actual capability, and always confirm your dope on the range instead of assuming it from a card.

S/V by @a_marksmanship_nobody

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21 days ago

Hitting steel does not prove your rifle is zeroed.

A common shortcut is stepping out to 100 meters to "confirm zero" on steel—ringing an 8″ plate or C-zone silhouette 6 or 7 times out of 10 and calling it a pass. But without scoring paper, a steel clang only proves your impacts landed inside an 8–12 MOA window. The excuse of "that's how we've always done it and it worked" just means you’ve never tested the system under an isolated marksmanship assessment that demands actual accountability, or much worse, in the trials of combat where there is real punishment for not hitting what you're aiming at.

That steel clang creates an illusion of success. At 100 meters, a silhouette is forgiving enough to give you 10/10 hits, masking a loose zero or sloppy aim wonder. Even on an 8″ plate with an offset group and heavy wobble, you can still clip steel 6 out of 10 times and walk away thinking you're centered. In reality, your lateral error budget is already gone before you ever push out to distance.

Once you stretch the range, that hidden deficit destroys hit probability. At 300 meters on a C-zone torso, the average shooter/gun system drops to 5/10 (50%) in dead air. The moment you add an offset zero and a basic 3 mph wind, hits collapse straight down to 3 out of 10 (30%).

"MINUTE-OF-MAN" DOESNT WORK IN CONTESTED ENVIROMENTS. When your next resupp is weeks or Km's away, you dont get to drop a whole combat load out in 1 engagement and go back to the COP/FOB for more.

Relying on just "know your hold" doesn't fix a broken baseline. Holds and wind brackets are precision offsets calculated from a known, verified truth. If your base zero is an unmeasured offset, you're merely stacking human error on top of mechanical error. If you haven’t mapped your point of impact on paper, you don't have a zero—you just got lucky on steel. Good luck out there🇺🇲 S/V

*this is a random group created by monte carlo sim, link in bio if you want access to do your own testing. by @a_marksmanship_nobody

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24 days ago

Just wrapped up a dynamic two-week rifle and pistol package with 1st Force Reconnaissance.

Our primary objective: extract the highest possible training value out of finite time and ammunition.
Instead of forcing a static, one-size-fits-all "shot card", we build continuous assessment loops directly into the training.

Data-driven pacing: Regulating instructional speed based on real-time diagnostic trends, not an arbitrary schedule.
Targeted intervention: Identifying plateaus immediately and adjusting reps to fix deficiencies on the fly.
Accountability per round: Measuring outcomes so every bullet fired served an analytical purpose.
The result was an adaptive learning environment where high-caliber shooters pushed their capabilities without wasted volume.

Huge respect to these Marines and sailors for the high output, rapid adaptability, and continuous buy-in throughout an evolving package.
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#speed #accuracy #lethality by @a_marksmanship_nobody

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25 days ago