Yes the rifles used in these videos are full weight, 9-13 pounds usually. Mostly springfield 1903-a3 but sometimes m1's also. This level of skill is not common, these are pretty much the best in the country from around 98 till last year, shown in these videos. I drill at almost the level of these guys, and i've got a more than a year until nationals when I compete. It is less than two weeks away from this year's national competition, i'm sure many new vids will be coming out within a month of the comp.