[Billthedrill]

For heresy it isn't actually very heretical. I do note with some fondness the reference to a "cheek-weld", an ancient (you know who you are) technique designed to place the eye at the proper angle for iron sight alignment. It is also marvelous for promoting consistency of presentation, which is pretty much the same thing in application. I love it, I use it, I feel weird shooting any other way.

BUT

Skeletal stocks and optical sights mounted higher than the iron sight plane often don't allow that nice, tight cheek-weld, nor do the two-eyes-open, heads-up techniques more typical to urban combat. The fact is that a competent rifleman needs to open his repertoire up to employ all the available gear. Even an old git like me loves his red-dot when he gets used to it.

While I've done it myself - lately - I'd still minimize using the magazine as a rest. Don't grind your mags in the dirt if you don't have to. Just my $0.02.

[Geoffrey]

I have the typical high power prone - but my son in the army has a prone so low and flat...

I would too, if I was being shot at and not just plinking away at paper targets.