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Intro to Marine Corps Rifle Marksmanship

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OVERVIEWOVERVIEW

ANNUAL RIFLE TRAININGANNUAL RIFLE TRAINING• TABLE 1: KNOWN DISTANCE FIRINGTABLE 1: KNOWN DISTANCE FIRING• TABLE 2: BASIC COMBAT MARKSMANSHIPTABLE 2: BASIC COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP

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– DRY FIREDRY FIRE– LIVE FIRELIVE FIRE– WEAPONS HANDLINGWEAPONS HANDLING– PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCEPREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE– KD EVALUATIONKD EVALUATION

TABLE 1: KNOWN DISTANCETABLE 1: KNOWN DISTANCE

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-BZO-BZO– PRESENTATIONPRESENTATION– ENGAGING TARGETS OF LIMITED ENGAGING TARGETS OF LIMITED

EXPOSUREEXPOSURE– ENGAGING TARGETS FROM ENGAGING TARGETS FROM

STANDING TO KNEELINGSTANDING TO KNEELING– ENGAGING MULTIPLE AND MOVING ENGAGING MULTIPLE AND MOVING

TARGETSTARGETS

TABLE 2: BASIC COMBAT TABLE 2: BASIC COMBAT MARKSMANSHIPMARKSMANSHIP

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SUMMARYSUMMARY

ANNUAL RIFLE TRAININGANNUAL RIFLE TRAININGTABLE 1- KNOWN DISTANCETABLE 1- KNOWN DISTANCE

TABLE 2- BASIC COMBAT MARKSMANSHIPTABLE 2- BASIC COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP

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Weapons Handling

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OVERVIEWOVERVIEW

• SAFETY RULESSAFETY RULES• COMMANDSCOMMANDS• REMEDIAL ACTIONREMEDIAL ACTION• CARRIES/TRANSPORTSCARRIES/TRANSPORTS• WEAR OF GEARWEAR OF GEAR• RELOADSRELOADS• USER SERVICEABILITY INSPECTIONUSER SERVICEABILITY INSPECTION• TRANSFERSTRANSFERS

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SAFETY RULESSAFETY RULES

• 1. 1. TREAT EVERY WEAPON AS IF IT WERE LOADED.TREAT EVERY WEAPON AS IF IT WERE LOADED.– THIS RULE IS INTENDED TO PREVENT THIS RULE IS INTENDED TO PREVENT

UNINTENTIONAL INJURY TO PERSONNEL AND/OR UNINTENTIONAL INJURY TO PERSONNEL AND/OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY FROM AN INDIVIDUAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY FROM AN INDIVIDUAL HANDLING OR TRANSFERRING POSSESSION OF A HANDLING OR TRANSFERRING POSSESSION OF A WEAPON TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL.WEAPON TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL.

– IT REINFORCES THE UTILIZATION OF ALL OTHER IT REINFORCES THE UTILIZATION OF ALL OTHER SAFETY RULES WITH EVERY WEAPON.SAFETY RULES WITH EVERY WEAPON.

• 2. 2. NEVER POINT YOUR WEAPON AT ANYTHING YOU NEVER POINT YOUR WEAPON AT ANYTHING YOU DO NOT INTEND TO SHOOT.DO NOT INTEND TO SHOOT.– THIS RULE REINFORCES THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS RULE REINFORCES THE IMPORTANCE OF

MUZZLE AWARENESS.MUZZLE AWARENESS.

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SAFETY RULESSAFETY RULES

• 3. 3. KEEP YOUR FINGER STRAIGHT AND KEEP YOUR FINGER STRAIGHT AND OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOU ARE OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO FIRE.READY TO FIRE.– THIS RULE IS INTENDED TO MINIMIZE THE

RISK OF FIRING THE WEAPON NEGLIGENTLY.

• 4. 4. KEEP YOUR WEAPON ON SAFE UNTIL KEEP YOUR WEAPON ON SAFE UNTIL YOU INTEND TO FIREYOU INTEND TO FIRE– THIS RULE REINFORCES USAGE OF THE THIS RULE REINFORCES USAGE OF THE

WEAPONWEAPON’’S OWN SAFETY FEATURE.S OWN SAFETY FEATURE.

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CONDITION CODESCONDITION CODES

• CONDITION 1: MAGAZINE INSERTED, ROUND IN THE CONDITION 1: MAGAZINE INSERTED, ROUND IN THE CHAMBER, BOLT FORWARD, EJECTION PORT COVER CHAMBER, BOLT FORWARD, EJECTION PORT COVER CLOSED, WEAPON ON SAFE.CLOSED, WEAPON ON SAFE.

• CONDITION 2: DOES NOT APPLY TO THE SERVICE CONDITION 2: DOES NOT APPLY TO THE SERVICE RIFLE/CARBINE.RIFLE/CARBINE.

• CONDITION 3: MAGAZINE INSERTED, CHAMBER CONDITION 3: MAGAZINE INSERTED, CHAMBER EMPTY, BOLT FORWARD, EJECTION PORT COVER EMPTY, BOLT FORWARD, EJECTION PORT COVER CLOSED, WEAPON ON SAFE.CLOSED, WEAPON ON SAFE.

• CONDITION 4: MAGAZINE REMOVED, CHAMBER CONDITION 4: MAGAZINE REMOVED, CHAMBER EMPTY, BOLT FORWARD, EJECTION PORT COVER EMPTY, BOLT FORWARD, EJECTION PORT COVER CLOSED, WEAPON ON SAFE.CLOSED, WEAPON ON SAFE.

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DETERMINING CONDITIONDETERMINING CONDITION

• MUST KNOW CONDITION AT ALL MUST KNOW CONDITION AT ALL TIMESTIMES– CHAMBER CHECKCHAMBER CHECK

• INSTRUCTIONINSTRUCTION– FAULT CHECK CONSTANTLYFAULT CHECK CONSTANTLY– MAINTAIN CONTROLMAINTAIN CONTROL– DO NOT PULL FULLY TO THE REARDO NOT PULL FULLY TO THE REAR– FORWARD ASSISTFORWARD ASSIST

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TOWER COMMANDSTOWER COMMANDS

• LOADLOAD

• MAKE READYMAKE READY

• FIREFIRE

• CEASE FIRECEASE FIRE

• UNLOADUNLOAD

• UNLOAD, SHOW CLEARUNLOAD, SHOW CLEAR

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LOADLOAD

• DEPENDS ON MANIPULATION HAND/SLINGDEPENDS ON MANIPULATION HAND/SLING• RIFLE ON SAFE, FINGER OFF TRIGGERRIFLE ON SAFE, FINGER OFF TRIGGER• TACTICAL CARRY / ELEVATE MUZZLETACTICAL CARRY / ELEVATE MUZZLE• WITHDRAW MAGAZINE FROM INITIAL LOAD WITHDRAW MAGAZINE FROM INITIAL LOAD

POUCHPOUCH• INDEX MAGAZINE, ESTABLISH LOW GRIPINDEX MAGAZINE, ESTABLISH LOW GRIP• INSERT MAGAZINE AND TUG DOWNWARDINSERT MAGAZINE AND TUG DOWNWARD• FASTEN MAGAZINE POUCHFASTEN MAGAZINE POUCH

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LOADLOAD INSTRUCTION INSTRUCTION

• INITIAL LOAD POUCHINITIAL LOAD POUCH• DO NOT SLAP MAGAZINEDO NOT SLAP MAGAZINE• DO NOT RELEASE MAGAZINE UNTIL THEY DO NOT RELEASE MAGAZINE UNTIL THEY

ENSURE THE MAGAZINE IS SEATEDENSURE THE MAGAZINE IS SEATED• SUPPORT OR FIRING HANDSUPPORT OR FIRING HAND• ENSURE MAGAZINE POUCH IS SECUREDENSURE MAGAZINE POUCH IS SECURED

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MAKE READYMAKE READY

• TWO METHODSTWO METHODS– ALERT CARRY OR DEPRESS MUZZLEALERT CARRY OR DEPRESS MUZZLE– SLINGSHOT CHARGING HANDLE FULLY TO SLINGSHOT CHARGING HANDLE FULLY TO

THE REARTHE REAR– BRASS CHECKBRASS CHECK

• FIRING HANDFIRING HAND

• SUPPORT HANDSUPPORT HAND

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CHAMBER CHECK / CHAMBER CHECK / PRESS CHECKPRESS CHECK

• TWO WAYS TO DETERMINE IF WEAPON TWO WAYS TO DETERMINE IF WEAPON IS IN CONDITION 1IS IN CONDITION 1– CHAMBER CHECKCHAMBER CHECK– PRESS CHECKPRESS CHECK

• PROS / CONSPROS / CONS

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MAKE READY INSTRUCTIONMAKE READY INSTRUCTION

• ENSURE THEY SLINGSHOT THE ENSURE THEY SLINGSHOT THE CHARGING HANDLE TO THE REARCHARGING HANDLE TO THE REAR

• ENSURE CHAMBER CHECK IS DONEENSURE CHAMBER CHECK IS DONE

• BENEFITS OF STRONG HANDBENEFITS OF STRONG HAND

• BENEFITS OF SUPPORT HANDBENEFITS OF SUPPORT HAND

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UNLOADUNLOAD

• WEAPON MUST BE ON SAFEWEAPON MUST BE ON SAFE

• ELEVATE MUZZLE AND REMOVE MAGAZINEELEVATE MUZZLE AND REMOVE MAGAZINE

• CATCH EJECTED ROUNDCATCH EJECTED ROUND

• LOCK BOLT TO REARLOCK BOLT TO REAR

• PHYSICAL AND VISUAL INSPECTION OF CHAMBERPHYSICAL AND VISUAL INSPECTION OF CHAMBER

• BOLT FORWARDBOLT FORWARD

• CLOSE EJECTION PORT COVERCLOSE EJECTION PORT COVER

• RETURN EJECTION ROUND TO COACH OR BLOCK RETURN EJECTION ROUND TO COACH OR BLOCK OFFICIALOFFICIAL

• RETAIN MAGAZINERETAIN MAGAZINE

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UNLOAD INSTRUCTIONUNLOAD INSTRUCTION

• REMOVE MAGAZINE BEFORE REMOVE MAGAZINE BEFORE MANIPULATING BOLTMANIPULATING BOLT

• CATCH EJECTED ROUND WITH SUPPORT CATCH EJECTED ROUND WITH SUPPORT HANDHAND

• VISUAL AND PHYSICAL INSPECTIONVISUAL AND PHYSICAL INSPECTION• OBSERVE BOLT MOVING FORWARD ON OBSERVE BOLT MOVING FORWARD ON

EMPTY CHAMBEREMPTY CHAMBER• ENSURE YOU CONDUCT UNLOAD ENSURE YOU CONDUCT UNLOAD

CORRECTLYCORRECTLY

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UNLOAD, SHOW CLEARUNLOAD, SHOW CLEAR

• SAME AS UNLOAD• LEAVE BUTTSTOCK ON SHOULDER WITH

BOLT TO THE REAR• AWAIT SECONDARY INSPECTION

– CHAMBER– BOLT– MAGAZINE WELL– SAFETY

• CLEAR

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UNLOAD, SHOW CLEAR UNLOAD, SHOW CLEAR INSTRUCTIONINSTRUCTION

• BEGINNING AND END OF TRAINING BEGINNING AND END OF TRAINING DAYDAY

• HOLD WEAPON TO FACILITATE HOLD WEAPON TO FACILITATE SECONDARY INSPECTIONSECONDARY INSPECTION

• OBSERVE SHOOTER TO ENSURE OBSERVE SHOOTER TO ENSURE VISUAL CONFIRMATION OF BOLT VISUAL CONFIRMATION OF BOLT HOME ON EMPTY CHAMBERHOME ON EMPTY CHAMBER

• DO NOT MOVE UNTIL BOLT GOES DO NOT MOVE UNTIL BOLT GOES HOMEHOME

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CYCLE OF OPERATIONCYCLE OF OPERATION

• FIRINGFIRING• UNLOCKINGUNLOCKING• EXTRACTINGEXTRACTING• EJECTINGEJECTING• COCKINGCOCKING• FEEDINGFEEDING• CHAMBERINGCHAMBERING• LOCKINGLOCKING

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MALFUNCTIONMALFUNCTION

• A MALFUNCTION IS A FAILURE OF THE A MALFUNCTION IS A FAILURE OF THE RIFLE TO FIRE SATISFACTORILY OR TO RIFLE TO FIRE SATISFACTORILY OR TO PERFORM AS DESIGNED.PERFORM AS DESIGNED.

• STOPPAGES ARE MALFUNCTIONSSTOPPAGES ARE MALFUNCTIONS

• MALFUNCTIONS ARE NOT MALFUNCTIONS ARE NOT NECESSARILY STOPPAGES.NECESSARILY STOPPAGES.

• MAY REQUIRE ARMORY SUPPORTMAY REQUIRE ARMORY SUPPORT

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STOPPAGESTOPPAGE

• A STOPPAGE IS AN UNINTENTIONAL A STOPPAGE IS AN UNINTENTIONAL INTERRUPTION IN THE CYCLE OF INTERRUPTION IN THE CYCLE OF OPERATIONOPERATION

• WEAPON WILL NOT FIREWEAPON WILL NOT FIRE

• PREVENT BY PROPER CARE, PREVENT BY PROPER CARE, CLEANING, AND LUBRICATION OF THE CLEANING, AND LUBRICATION OF THE RIFLE AND MAGAZINESRIFLE AND MAGAZINES

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CORRECTIVE ACTIONCORRECTIVE ACTION

• PROCESS OF INVESTIGATING AND CLEARING A PROCESS OF INVESTIGATING AND CLEARING A STOPPAGESTOPPAGE

• PHYSICALLY OR VISUALLY CHECK CHAMBERPHYSICALLY OR VISUALLY CHECK CHAMBER• ACTION IS BASED ON INDICATORACTION IS BASED ON INDICATOR

– BOLT FORWARDBOLT FORWARD– BOLT LOCKED TO THE REARBOLT LOCKED TO THE REAR– OBSTRUCTION IN THE CHAMBEROBSTRUCTION IN THE CHAMBER– BRASS STUCK OVER AND BEHIND BOLT FACEBRASS STUCK OVER AND BEHIND BOLT FACE– AUDIBLE POP OR REDUCED RECOILAUDIBLE POP OR REDUCED RECOIL

REMEDIAL ACTIONREMEDIAL ACTIONBOLT FORWARDBOLT FORWARD

• OBSERVEOBSERVE

• TAPTAP

• CANTCANT

• RACKRACK

• SIGHT IN AND ATTEMPT TO FIRESIGHT IN AND ATTEMPT TO FIRE

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INSTRUCTIONSINSTRUCTIONS

• MAY OCCUR WITH ANY ROUND, MOST MAY OCCUR WITH ANY ROUND, MOST LIKELY THE FIRSTLIKELY THE FIRST

• RESISTANCE TO RECOIL – HIGHLT UNLIKELYRESISTANCE TO RECOIL – HIGHLT UNLIKELY• MECHANICAL FAILUREMECHANICAL FAILURE

– FIRING PINFIRING PIN

– HAMMER SPRINGHAMMER SPRING

• MOST LIKELY, NO ROUND IN THE CHAMBERMOST LIKELY, NO ROUND IN THE CHAMBER– CHAMBER CHECKCHAMBER CHECK

ACTIONS FOR BOLT LOCKED ACTIONS FOR BOLT LOCKED TO THE REARTO THE REAR

• OBSERVEOBSERVE

• SPEED RELOADSPEED RELOAD

• SIGHT IN AND ATTEMPT TO FIRESIGHT IN AND ATTEMPT TO FIRE

INSTRUCTIONSINSTRUCTIONS

• ONLY HAPPENS WHEN OUT OF AMMOONLY HAPPENS WHEN OUT OF AMMO

• FILL MAGAZINES CORRECTLYFILL MAGAZINES CORRECTLY

• FIRE CORRECT NUMBER OF ROUNDS FIRE CORRECT NUMBER OF ROUNDS DURING TRAININGDURING TRAINING

• KNOW BY FEELKNOW BY FEEL

REMEDIAL ACTIONREMEDIAL ACTIONBRASS OBSTRUCTING CHAMBER AREABRASS OBSTRUCTING CHAMBER AREA

• OBSERVEOBSERVE

• ROTATE AND LOCK BOLT TO THE REARROTATE AND LOCK BOLT TO THE REAR

• REMOVE MAGAZINEREMOVE MAGAZINE

• CLEAR STOPPAGECLEAR STOPPAGE

• INSERT MAGAZINE AND RELEASE INSERT MAGAZINE AND RELEASE BOLTBOLT

• SIGHT IN AND ATTEMPT TO FIRESIGHT IN AND ATTEMPT TO FIRE

REMEDIAL ACTIONREMEDIAL ACTIONBRASS STUCK OVER BOLTBRASS STUCK OVER BOLT

• OBSERVE AND IDENTIFYOBSERVE AND IDENTIFY• REMOVE MAGAZINEREMOVE MAGAZINE• PLACE BUTTSTOCK ON DECKPLACE BUTTSTOCK ON DECK• HOLD BOLT WITH STURDY OBJECTHOLD BOLT WITH STURDY OBJECT• PUSH FORWARD ON CHARGING HANDLEPUSH FORWARD ON CHARGING HANDLE• ENSURE CHAMBER AREA IS CLEARENSURE CHAMBER AREA IS CLEAR

IF UNABLE TO CLEAR, CONTACT BLOCK NCOIF UNABLE TO CLEAR, CONTACT BLOCK NCO

• RELOADRELOAD• SIGHT IN AND ATTEMPT TO FIRESIGHT IN AND ATTEMPT TO FIRE

INSTRUCTIONSINSTRUCTIONS

• RARE AND TIME CONSUMINGRARE AND TIME CONSUMING

• STEPS MUST BE FOLLOWED STEPS MUST BE FOLLOWED EXACTLYEXACTLY

• FAILURE WILL MAKEFAILURE WILL MAKE

STOPPAGE WORSESTOPPAGE WORSE

AUDIBLE POP / REDUCED AUDIBLE POP / REDUCED RECOILRECOIL

• TRAINING ENVIRONMENTTRAINING ENVIRONMENT– FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER, MUZZLE FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER, MUZZLE

DOWNRANGEDOWNRANGE– RIFLE ON SAFE, IF ABLERIFLE ON SAFE, IF ABLE– ASSISTANCE FROM RANGE PERSONNELASSISTANCE FROM RANGE PERSONNEL

• TACTICAL ENVIRONMENTTACTICAL ENVIRONMENT– CONDITION 4, REMOVE BOLTCONDITION 4, REMOVE BOLT– INSPECT BORE, INSERT CLEANING RODINSPECT BORE, INSERT CLEANING ROD– REASSEMBLEREASSEMBLE– RELOADRELOAD– ATTEMPT TO FIREATTEMPT TO FIRE

INSTRUCTIONSINSTRUCTIONS

• SHOOTER MUST CEASE FIRE SHOOTER MUST CEASE FIRE IMMEDIATELYIMMEDIATELY

• FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATHINJURY OR DEATH

CARRIESCARRIES

• TACTICALTACTICAL– THE TACTICAL CARRY IS USED WHEN THE TACTICAL CARRY IS USED WHEN

ENEMY CONTACT IS NOT LIKELYENEMY CONTACT IS NOT LIKELY

– THE TACTICAL CARRY PERMITS THE TACTICAL CARRY PERMITS CONTROL OF THE RIFLE WHILE CONTROL OF THE RIFLE WHILE MOVING, AND STILL ALLOWS QUICK MOVING, AND STILL ALLOWS QUICK ENGAGEMENT OF THE ENEMY IF ENGAGEMENT OF THE ENEMY IF NECESSARY.NECESSARY.

CARRIESCARRIES

• ALERTALERT– THE ALERT CARRY IS USED WHEN THE ALERT CARRY IS USED WHEN

ENEMY CONTACT IS LIKELY.ENEMY CONTACT IS LIKELY.

– ENGAGEMENT OF THE ENEMY IS ENGAGEMENT OF THE ENEMY IS FASTER FROM THE ALERT THAN FASTER FROM THE ALERT THAN FROM THE TACTICAL CARRY. FROM THE TACTICAL CARRY. HOWEVER, THE ALERT IS MORE HOWEVER, THE ALERT IS MORE TIRING AND ITTIRING AND IT’’S USE FOR LONG S USE FOR LONG PERIODS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.PERIODS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

CARRIESCARRIES

• READY CARRYREADY CARRY– THE READY CARRY IS USED WHEN ENEMY THE READY CARRY IS USED WHEN ENEMY

CONTACT IS IMMINENT.CONTACT IS IMMINENT.– THE READY CARRY ALLOWS IMMEDIATE THE READY CARRY ALLOWS IMMEDIATE

TARGET ENGAGEMENT BUT IS VERY TARGET ENGAGEMENT BUT IS VERY TIRING TO MAINTAIN OVER A LONG TIRING TO MAINTAIN OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.PERIOD OF TIME.

INSTRUCTIONSINSTRUCTIONSFOR CARRIESFOR CARRIES

• BOTH EYES OPENBOTH EYES OPEN• MUZZLE AWARNESSMUZZLE AWARNESS• SELECTOR LEVERSELECTOR LEVER• FINGER STRAIGHT AND OFF THE TRIGGERFINGER STRAIGHT AND OFF THE TRIGGER• FORWARD HAND PLACEMENTFORWARD HAND PLACEMENT• BUTTSTOCK PLACEMENTBUTTSTOCK PLACEMENT

– LOWLOW– HIGHHIGH

TRANSPORTSTRANSPORTS

• STRONG SIDE SLING ARMS STRONG SIDE SLING ARMS MUZZLE UPMUZZLE UP

• INSTRUCTIONSINSTRUCTIONS– MUZZLE AWARNESSMUZZLE AWARNESS

– SLING LENGTHSLING LENGTH

– SLING TENSIONSLING TENSION

TRANSPORTSTRANSPORTS

• WEAK SIDE SLING ARMS MUZZLE WEAK SIDE SLING ARMS MUZZLE DOWNDOWN USED DURING L5 CONDITIONSUSED DURING L5 CONDITIONS

• INSTRUCTIONSINSTRUCTIONS– MUZZLEMUZZLE

– SLING LENGTHSLING LENGTH

– SLING TENSIONSLING TENSION

TRANSPORTSTRANSPORTS

• THREE POINT SLINGTHREE POINT SLING– CONTROLLED CARRYCONTROLLED CARRY

FILLING MAGAZINESFILLING MAGAZINES

• LOOSE ROUNDSLOOSE ROUNDS

• STRIPPER CLIP AND FILLERSTRIPPER CLIP AND FILLER

• 27 ROUNDS MAX27 ROUNDS MAX

STOWING MAGAZINES AND STOWING MAGAZINES AND WEAR OF GEARWEAR OF GEAR

• DEPENDS ON MANIPULATION STYLEDEPENDS ON MANIPULATION STYLE– SUPPORT HANDSUPPORT HAND– FIRING HANDFIRING HAND

• PROS / CONSPROS / CONS

STOWING MAGAZINES AND STOWING MAGAZINES AND WEAR OF GEARWEAR OF GEAR

• MAGAZINE POUCHMAGAZINE POUCH– OLD STYLEOLD STYLE– CARTIRDGE BELT / H-HARNESSCARTIRDGE BELT / H-HARNESS– TIGHT ON BODYTIGHT ON BODY– HIP PLACEMENTHIP PLACEMENT– ROUNDS DOWN, FACING AWAY FROM ROUNDS DOWN, FACING AWAY FROM

BODYBODY

STOWING MAGAZINES AND STOWING MAGAZINES AND WEAR OF GEARWEAR OF GEAR

• LOAD BEARING VESTLOAD BEARING VEST– ANGLED POUCHESANGLED POUCHES– TIGHTNESS AVOIDS SHIFTINGTIGHTNESS AVOIDS SHIFTING– ROUNDS DOWN AND INBOARDROUNDS DOWN AND INBOARD

STOWING MAGAZINES AND STOWING MAGAZINES AND WEAR OF GEARWEAR OF GEAR

• MOLLEMOLLE– CHEST PLACEMENTCHEST PLACEMENT– ROUNDS DOWNROUNDS DOWN– FACING FIRING SIDEFACING FIRING SIDE– SHOOTER PREFERENCESHOOTER PREFERENCE

MUST WEAR ISSUED GEAR AND EQUIPMENTMUST WEAR ISSUED GEAR AND EQUIPMENT

STOWING MAGAZINES AND STOWING MAGAZINES AND WEAR OF GEARWEAR OF GEAR

• PARTIALLY FILLED MAGAZINESPARTIALLY FILLED MAGAZINES– ROUNDS UPROUNDS UP– AWAY FROM FILLED MAGAZINESAWAY FROM FILLED MAGAZINES

INSTRUCTIONINSTRUCTION– DEPENDS ON MANIPULATIONDEPENDS ON MANIPULATION– 27 ROUNDS MAX27 ROUNDS MAX

SPEED RELOADSPEED RELOAD

• CONDITION 4 RELOADCONDITION 4 RELOAD• FIRED DRY, BOLT LOCKED TO THE REARFIRED DRY, BOLT LOCKED TO THE REAR• DROP MAGAZINEDROP MAGAZINE• WITHDRAW MAGAZINE FROM RELOAD WITHDRAW MAGAZINE FROM RELOAD

POUCHPOUCH• INSERT AND SEAT MAGAZINEINSERT AND SEAT MAGAZINE• ENSURE MAGAZINE IS SEATEDENSURE MAGAZINE IS SEATED• DEPRESS BOLT RELEASEDEPRESS BOLT RELEASE• SIGHT IN AND ATTEMPT TO FIRESIGHT IN AND ATTEMPT TO FIRE

SPEED RELOADSPEED RELOAD INSTRUCTION INSTRUCTION

• DO NOT ENGAGE SAFETYDO NOT ENGAGE SAFETY• DO NOT INDEX MAGAZINEDO NOT INDEX MAGAZINE• RELEASE MAGAZINE AS QUICKLY AS RELEASE MAGAZINE AS QUICKLY AS

POSSIBLEPOSSIBLE• ENSURE THE SHOOTER RELEASES THE BOLTENSURE THE SHOOTER RELEASES THE BOLT• RETAIN MAGAZINE BEFORE LEAVING RETAIN MAGAZINE BEFORE LEAVING

POSITIONPOSITION

USER SERVICEABILITYUSER SERVICEABILITYINSPECTIONINSPECTION

PERFORM THE FOLLOWING STEPS:PERFORM THE FOLLOWING STEPS:– ENSURE THE COMPENSATOR AND BARREL ARE TIGHTENSURE THE COMPENSATOR AND BARREL ARE TIGHT– ENSURE THE FRONT SIGHT POST IS STRAIGHT AND ENSURE THE FRONT SIGHT POST IS STRAIGHT AND

ADJUSTABLEADJUSTABLE– ENSURE THE HANDGUARDS ARE SERVICEABLEENSURE THE HANDGUARDS ARE SERVICEABLE– ENSURE THE RCO IS TIGHT TO THE WEAPON AND THE ENSURE THE RCO IS TIGHT TO THE WEAPON AND THE

CHEVRON IS RED AND LENSES ARE NOT CRACKEDCHEVRON IS RED AND LENSES ARE NOT CRACKED– ENSURE THE STOCK IS TIGHT ON THE LOWER RECIEVERENSURE THE STOCK IS TIGHT ON THE LOWER RECIEVER– ENSURE THE WEAPON IS PROPERLY LUBRICATEDENSURE THE WEAPON IS PROPERLY LUBRICATED– ENSURE THE BARREL IS CLEAR OF OBSTRUCTIONSENSURE THE BARREL IS CLEAR OF OBSTRUCTIONS– ENSURE YOUR MAGAZINES AND SLING ARE SERVICEABLEENSURE YOUR MAGAZINES AND SLING ARE SERVICEABLE

USER SERVICEABILITYUSER SERVICEABILITYINSPECTIONINSPECTION

• CHECK MAGAZINESCHECK MAGAZINES– SPRING TENSIONSPRING TENSION– PROPER ASSEMBLYPROPER ASSEMBLY– FEED LIPSFEED LIPS– PLATEPLATE– DENTSDENTS

USER SERVICEABILITYUSER SERVICEABILITYINSPECTIONINSPECTION

• LOAD EMPTY MAGAZINE INTO WEAPONLOAD EMPTY MAGAZINE INTO WEAPON– ENSURE IT SEATSENSURE IT SEATS

• PULL CHARGING HANDLE TO REARPULL CHARGING HANDLE TO REAR• BOLT SHOULD CATCH TO REARBOLT SHOULD CATCH TO REAR• DEPRESS BOLT RELEASE AND OBSERVE DEPRESS BOLT RELEASE AND OBSERVE

BOLTBOLT• BOLT SHOULD MOVE FORWARD AND LOCKBOLT SHOULD MOVE FORWARD AND LOCK• ENSURE MAGAZINE DROPS FREELYENSURE MAGAZINE DROPS FREELY• REPEAT WITH ALL MAGAZINESREPEAT WITH ALL MAGAZINES

SHOW CLEAR TRANSFERSHOW CLEAR TRANSFER

• WHEN SITUATION DICTATESWHEN SITUATION DICTATES

• PREFERED METHODPREFERED METHOD

• DUTIES OF THE MARINE HANDING THE DUTIES OF THE MARINE HANDING THE WEAPON OFF:WEAPON OFF:– ASSUME PORT ARMS.ASSUME PORT ARMS.

– LOCK THE BOLT TO THE REAR.LOCK THE BOLT TO THE REAR.

– CHECK THE CHAMBER TO ENSURE IT IS CLEAR.CHECK THE CHAMBER TO ENSURE IT IS CLEAR.

– VERBALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE WEAPON IS VERBALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE WEAPON IS CLEAR IN ORDER FOR THE RECEIVING MARINE TO CLEAR IN ORDER FOR THE RECEIVING MARINE TO HEAR YOU.HEAR YOU.

SHOW CLEAR TRANSFERSHOW CLEAR TRANSFER

• DUTIES OF THE MARINE RECEIVING DUTIES OF THE MARINE RECEIVING THE WEAPON:THE WEAPON:– GRASP THE WEAPON WITH BOTH HANDS GRASP THE WEAPON WITH BOTH HANDS

AND ASSUME CONTROL.AND ASSUME CONTROL.– CHECK THE CHAMBER TO ENSURE IT IS CHECK THE CHAMBER TO ENSURE IT IS

CLEAR.CLEAR.– VERBALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE VERBALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE

WEAPON IS CLEAR IN ORDER FOR THE WEAPON IS CLEAR IN ORDER FOR THE ORIGINAL MARINE TO HEAR YOU.ORIGINAL MARINE TO HEAR YOU.

– SEND THE BOLT FORWARD BY PRESSING SEND THE BOLT FORWARD BY PRESSING THE BOLT RELEASE.THE BOLT RELEASE.

INSTRUCTIONINSTRUCTION

• INSPECTIONINSPECTION– SAFETYSAFETY– CHAMBERCHAMBER– MAGAZINE WELLMAGAZINE WELL

• OBSERVE AS BOLT GOES HOMEOBSERVE AS BOLT GOES HOME

SUMMARYSUMMARY

• SAFETY RULESSAFETY RULES• COMMANDSCOMMANDS• REMEDIAL ACTIONREMEDIAL ACTION• CARRIES/TRANSPORTSCARRIES/TRANSPORTS• WEAR OF GEARWEAR OF GEAR• RELOADSRELOADS• USER SERVICEABILITY INSPECTIONUSER SERVICEABILITY INSPECTION• TRANSFERSTRANSFERS

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Range Organization

OVERVIEWOVERVIEW

• RANGE ORGANIZATIONRANGE ORGANIZATION• RANGE RESPONSIBILITIESRANGE RESPONSIBILITIES• RANGE OPERATING PROCEDURESRANGE OPERATING PROCEDURES

RANGE ORGANIZATIONRANGE ORGANIZATION

• Range Officer or Range Safety Range Officer or Range Safety Officer (RSO) Officer (RSO)

• Line SNCO Line SNCO • Tower NCO Tower NCO • Block NCO Block NCO • Pit NCOPit NCO

• Marksmanship CoachMarksmanship Coach

ADDITIONAL RANGEADDITIONAL RANGE PERSONNEL PERSONNEL

• Pit SNCO Pit SNCO • Assistant Pit NCOAssistant Pit NCO• ArmorerArmorer

RESPONSIBILITIES OFRESPONSIBILITIES OF RANGE PERSONNEL RANGE PERSONNEL

• ALL RANGE PERSONNEL MUST BE THOROUGHLY KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THE RIFLE MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM. CMC’S AND CMT’S.

• EVERY PERSON ON THE RANGE HAS SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES TOWARD ENFORCING RANGE OPERATIONS AND RANGE SAFETY.

BLOCK NCOBLOCK NCO

• THE BLOCK NCO IS THE PRIMARY THE BLOCK NCO IS THE PRIMARY LINK BETWEEN THE COACH AND THE LINK BETWEEN THE COACH AND THE TOWER NCO.TOWER NCO.

• ALL COMMUNICATION FROM THE ALL COMMUNICATION FROM THE COACH TO THE LINE SNCO SHOULD COACH TO THE LINE SNCO SHOULD GO THROUGH THE BLOCK NCO.GO THROUGH THE BLOCK NCO.

TOWER NCOTOWER NCO

• THE TOWER NCO GIVES ALL LINE AND FIRING COMMANDS.

• THE TOWER NCO MUST BE KNOWLEDGEABLE OF ALL COURSES OF FIRE AND ASSOCIATED COMMANDS.

LINE SNCOLINE SNCO

• ASSISTS THE RSO IN THE OPERATION ASSISTS THE RSO IN THE OPERATION OF THE RANGE INCLUDING OF THE RANGE INCLUDING SELECTION OF COACHES AND OTHER SELECTION OF COACHES AND OTHER OPERATING PERSONNEL, ENFORCING OPERATING PERSONNEL, ENFORCING SAFETY REGULATIONS, AND SAFETY REGULATIONS, AND MONITORING THE CONDUCT OF FIRE.MONITORING THE CONDUCT OF FIRE.

RANGE SAFETY OFFICERRANGE SAFETY OFFICER

• THE RANGE SAFETY OFFICER IS THE RANGE SAFETY OFFICER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERALL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERALL CONDUCT OF RANGE OPERATIONS.CONDUCT OF RANGE OPERATIONS.

PIT SNCOPIT SNCO

• THE PIT SNCO IS RESPONSIBLE TO THE RSO FOR PIT OPERATIONS.

• HE OVERSEES AND CONTROLS ALL PIT OPERATIONS AND ENFORCES PIT REGULATIONS.

ASST PIT NCOASST PIT NCO• ASSISTS THE PIT SNCO.

MOVEMENT ON MOVEMENT ON THE RANGETHE RANGE

• MOVEMENT IS AUTHORIZED BY THE TOWER NCO

• THE PIT SNCO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING COMMUNICATION WITH THE TOWER NCO

SUMMARYSUMMARY

• RANGE ORGANIZATION• RESPONSIBILITIES OF RANGE

PERSONNEL• RANGE OPERATING PROCEDURES

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AIMINGAIMING

•APPLYING CORRECT SIGHT ALIGNMENT APPLYING CORRECT SIGHT ALIGNMENT TO A TARGET.TO A TARGET.

IS THIS CORRECT AIMING?IS THIS CORRECT AIMING?

STOCK WELD AND EYE STOCK WELD AND EYE RELIEFRELIEF

• STOCK WELD IS THE POINT OF FIRM STOCK WELD IS THE POINT OF FIRM CONTACT BETWEEN YOUR CHEEK AND CONTACT BETWEEN YOUR CHEEK AND THE STOCK OF THE RIFLETHE STOCK OF THE RIFLE

• YOUR HEAD SHOULD BE AS ERECT AS YOUR HEAD SHOULD BE AS ERECT AS POSSIBLEPOSSIBLE

• THE EYE FUNCTIONS BEST IN IT’S THE EYE FUNCTIONS BEST IN IT’S NATURAL FORWARD POSITIONNATURAL FORWARD POSITION

• CHANGING THE PLACEMENT OF YOUR CHANGING THE PLACEMENT OF YOUR CHEEK MAY AFFECT YOUR SHOT CHEEK MAY AFFECT YOUR SHOT PLACEMENTPLACEMENT

ANALYZING STOCK WELDANALYZING STOCK WELD

• SHOOTER’S HEAD MUST BE ERECTSHOOTER’S HEAD MUST BE ERECT

• POOR POSITIONING MAY CAUSE EYE POOR POSITIONING MAY CAUSE EYE STRAINSTRAIN

• MUST HAVE CONSISTANT PRESSUREMUST HAVE CONSISTANT PRESSURE

EYE RELIEF EYE RELIEF INSTRUCTIONSINSTRUCTIONS

• WATCH FOR CONSISTANT EYE RELIEFWATCH FOR CONSISTANT EYE RELIEF

• LOOK FOR INDICATIONS OF EYE RELIEF LOOK FOR INDICATIONS OF EYE RELIEF TO BE TOO CLOSE OR TOO FARTO BE TOO CLOSE OR TOO FAR– CHARGING HANDLECHARGING HANDLE– STRAINING OF THE NECKSTRAINING OF THE NECK

USE OF EYE GLASSESUSE OF EYE GLASSES

• GLASSES CAN ALTER THE GLASSES CAN ALTER THE PERCEPTION OF SIGHT PICTURE.PERCEPTION OF SIGHT PICTURE.– LOOK THROUGH THE OPTICAL CENTERLOOK THROUGH THE OPTICAL CENTER

• THE SHOOTER NEEDS TO KEEP THE SHOOTER NEEDS TO KEEP GLASSES IN PLACE HIGH ON HIS/HER GLASSES IN PLACE HIGH ON HIS/HER HEADHEAD

• WEAR ELASTIC BANDS, OR PLACE AN WEAR ELASTIC BANDS, OR PLACE AN EARPLUG ON THE BRIDGE OF THE EARPLUG ON THE BRIDGE OF THE GLASSESGLASSES

BREATH CONTROLBREATH CONTROL

• A RESPIRATORY CYCLEA RESPIRATORY CYCLE

– INHALING AND EXHALINGINHALING AND EXHALING

• LAST ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE SECONDSLAST ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE SECONDS

• NATURAL RESPIRATORY PAUSE IS NATURAL RESPIRATORY PAUSE IS TWO OR THREE SECONDSTWO OR THREE SECONDS

• BREATHING MUSCLES ARE RELAXED BREATHING MUSCLES ARE RELAXED AND YOUR RIFLE AND OPTIC SETTLE AND YOUR RIFLE AND OPTIC SETTLE AT THEIR NATURAL POINT OF AIMAT THEIR NATURAL POINT OF AIM..

TECHNIQUES FORTECHNIQUES FORBREATH CONTROLBREATH CONTROL

• SOME MARINES CAN EXTEND THEIR SOME MARINES CAN EXTEND THEIR NATURAL RESPIRATORY PAUSE UP TO NATURAL RESPIRATORY PAUSE UP TO 10 SECONDS BEFORE FIRING A SHOT10 SECONDS BEFORE FIRING A SHOT

• THE PAUSE SHOULD LAST AS LONG AS THE PAUSE SHOULD LAST AS LONG AS THE MARINE FEELS COMFORTABLE THE MARINE FEELS COMFORTABLE WITH ITWITH IT

• HOLDING YOUR BREATH LONGER HOLDING YOUR BREATH LONGER THAN IS COMFORTABLE WILL RESULT THAN IS COMFORTABLE WILL RESULT IN A LACK OF OXYGENIN A LACK OF OXYGEN

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OBSERVING THE MUZZLE FOR OBSERVING THE MUZZLE FOR MOVEMENTMOVEMENT

TRIGGER CONTROLTRIGGER CONTROL

• TRIGGER CONTROL IS THE SKILLFUL TRIGGER CONTROL IS THE SKILLFUL MANIPULATION OF THE TRIGGER MANIPULATION OF THE TRIGGER THAT CAUSES THE RIFLE TO FIRE THAT CAUSES THE RIFLE TO FIRE WHILE MAINTAINING PROPER SIGHT WHILE MAINTAINING PROPER SIGHT ALIGNMENT AND SIGHT PICTURE.ALIGNMENT AND SIGHT PICTURE.

THE GRIP AND PLACEMENTTHE GRIP AND PLACEMENTOF THE TRIGGER FINGEROF THE TRIGGER FINGER

• A FIRM GRIP IS ESSENTIAL FOR A FIRM GRIP IS ESSENTIAL FOR GOOD TRIGGER CONTROLGOOD TRIGGER CONTROL

• FIRM HANDSHAKE GRIPFIRM HANDSHAKE GRIP• THE GRIP SHOULD BE THE GRIP SHOULD BE

ESTABLISHED BEFORE ESTABLISHED BEFORE MANIPULATION OF THE TRIGGERMANIPULATION OF THE TRIGGER

• FIRM ENOUGH TO ALLOW FIRM ENOUGH TO ALLOW MANIPULATION OF THE TRIGGER MANIPULATION OF THE TRIGGER WITHOUT DISTURBING THE OPTICSWITHOUT DISTURBING THE OPTICS

TRIGGER FINGERTRIGGER FINGER PLACEMENT PLACEMENT

• YOUR TRIGGER FINGER SHOULD YOUR TRIGGER FINGER SHOULD CONTACT THE TRIGGER NATURALLYCONTACT THE TRIGGER NATURALLY

• NO SPECIAL EFFORT SHOULD BE NO SPECIAL EFFORT SHOULD BE MADE TO PLACE A CERTAIN MADE TO PLACE A CERTAIN PORTION OF YOUR FINGER ON THE PORTION OF YOUR FINGER ON THE TRIGGERTRIGGER

• DEPENDS GREATLY ON THE SIZE OF DEPENDS GREATLY ON THE SIZE OF YOUR HANDYOUR HAND

TRIGGER CONTROL TRIGGER CONTROL INSTRUCTIONINSTRUCTION

• CONSISTANT AMOUNT OF CONSISTANT AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON THE GRIPPRESSURE ON THE GRIP

• PRESSURE MUST BE EQUAL TO OR PRESSURE MUST BE EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THAT REQUIRED GREATER THAN THAT REQUIRED TO PULL THE TRIGGERTO PULL THE TRIGGER

• FAILURE TO HAVE A FIRM GRIP FAILURE TO HAVE A FIRM GRIP WILL CAUSE THE TRIGGER TO WILL CAUSE THE TRIGGER TO FEEL INCONSISTANTFEEL INCONSISTANT

• THE FINGER MUST NOT BE THE FINGER MUST NOT BE ANGLEDANGLED

• UNINTERRUPTEDUNINTERRUPTED– APPLY SMOOTH, CONTINUOUS PRESSURE APPLY SMOOTH, CONTINUOUS PRESSURE

REARWARD UNTIL THE SHOT BREAKSREARWARD UNTIL THE SHOT BREAKS

• INTERRUPTEDINTERRUPTED– ONCE AN ERROR IS DETECTED, ONCE AN ERROR IS DETECTED,

REARWARD MOVEMENT STOPSREARWARD MOVEMENT STOPS– WAIT FOR SIGHT PICTURE TO SETTLEWAIT FOR SIGHT PICTURE TO SETTLE– USED IN EXTREMELY WINDY CONDITIONSUSED IN EXTREMELY WINDY CONDITIONS

TECHNIQUES FOR TECHNIQUES FOR TRIGGER CONTROLTRIGGER CONTROL

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PROBLEMS ASSOCIATEDPROBLEMS ASSOCIATEDWITH IMPROPER TRIGGER CONTROLWITH IMPROPER TRIGGER CONTROL

• JERKINGJERKING

• BUCKINGBUCKING

• FLINCHINGFLINCHING

TECHNIQUES FOR CORRECTINGTECHNIQUES FOR CORRECTINGIMPROPER TRIGGER CONTROLIMPROPER TRIGGER CONTROL

• A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MOVEMENT WILL A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MOVEMENT WILL ALWAYS EXISTALWAYS EXIST

• DRY FIREDRY FIRE• DO NOT ANTICIPATE THE SHOTDO NOT ANTICIPATE THE SHOT• RELAX AND SLOW DOWNRELAX AND SLOW DOWN• MAINTAIN CONFIDENCEMAINTAIN CONFIDENCE

FOLLOW THROUGHFOLLOW THROUGH

• THE CONTINUED APPLICATION OF THE THE CONTINUED APPLICATION OF THE FUNDAMENTALS AFTER THE SHOT EXISTS THE FUNDAMENTALS AFTER THE SHOT EXISTS THE BARRELBARREL

- CONSIDERATIONS- CONSIDERATIONS

– CONTINUE TO HOLD THE TRIGGER TO THE CONTINUE TO HOLD THE TRIGGER TO THE REARREAR

– ENSURE YOU DO NOT SHIFT YOUR POSITIONENSURE YOU DO NOT SHIFT YOUR POSITION

– MOVE YOUR HEADMOVE YOUR HEAD

– ENSURE THE MUZZLE DOES NOT DROPENSURE THE MUZZLE DOES NOT DROP

SUMMARYSUMMARY

• ANALYZING SIGHT ALIGNMENT AND ANALYZING SIGHT ALIGNMENT AND SIGHT PICTURESIGHT PICTURE

• TRIGGER CONTROLTRIGGER CONTROL

• BREATH CONTROLBREATH CONTROL

• FOLLOW THROUGHFOLLOW THROUGH

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POSITION FUNDAMENTALSPOSITION FUNDAMENTALSAND ANALYSIS OF THE WEB AND ANALYSIS OF THE WEB

AND 3-POINT TACTICAL SLINGAND 3-POINT TACTICAL SLING

OVERVIEWOVERVIEW

• PROCEDURES FOR ANALYZING THE SEVEN FACTORS

• NATURAL POINT OF AIM WITH THE WEB AND 3-POINT SLING

CHECKING CHECKING THE 3 POINT SLINGTHE 3 POINT SLING

• ENSURE THE FOLLOWINGENSURE THE FOLLOWING–ENSURE THE HAND IS NOT WRAPPED IN ENSURE THE HAND IS NOT WRAPPED IN

THE SLINGTHE SLING–ENSURE YOU ARE WEARING THE SLING ENSURE YOU ARE WEARING THE SLING

AS IT WAS DESIGNEDAS IT WAS DESIGNED

INSTRUCTIONINSTRUCTION

• CHECK THE SLING TENSIONCHECK THE SLING TENSION

• PLACEMENT OF THE FORWARD HANDPLACEMENT OF THE FORWARD HAND

• STRAIGHT, LOCKED WRISTSTRAIGHT, LOCKED WRIST

LOOP SLINGLOOP SLING

• PURPOSEPURPOSE– PROVIDES MAXIMUM STABILITYPROVIDES MAXIMUM STABILITY– REDUCES EFFECTS OF RECOILREDUCES EFFECTS OF RECOIL– FOR PRECISION OR LONG RANGE SHOTSFOR PRECISION OR LONG RANGE SHOTS

CHECKING THECHECKING THELOOP SLINGLOOP SLING

• ENSURE THE FOLLOWINGENSURE THE FOLLOWING– ½ TURN OUTBOARD½ TURN OUTBOARD

– M-BUCKLE IS POSITIONED OUTSIDEM-BUCKLE IS POSITIONED OUTSIDE

INSTRUCTIONINSTRUCTION

• DONNING THE LOOP SLINGDONNING THE LOOP SLING

• SLING ADJUSTMENTSLING ADJUSTMENT

• SLING TENSIONSLING TENSION

• SLING PLACEMENTSLING PLACEMENT

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FACTORS COMMON TO ALLFACTORS COMMON TO ALL SHOOTING POSITIONS WITH A SLING SHOOTING POSITIONS WITH A SLING

FACTORS COMMON TO ALL FACTORS COMMON TO ALL SHOOTING POSITIONS WITH A SLINGSHOOTING POSITIONS WITH A SLING

• AFFECT THE MARINE’S ABILITY TO AFFECT THE MARINE’S ABILITY TO HOLD THE RIFLE STEADYHOLD THE RIFLE STEADY

• MAINTAIN SIGHT ALIGNMENTMAINTAIN SIGHT ALIGNMENT

• CONTROL THE TRIGGERCONTROL THE TRIGGER

FORWARD HANDFORWARD HAND

• FORWARD HAND, WRIST, AND FOREARM FORWARD HAND, WRIST, AND FOREARM SHOULD BE STRAIGHT WITH THE WRIST SHOULD BE STRAIGHT WITH THE WRIST LOCKED IN PLACE.LOCKED IN PLACE.

• HAND IS ROTATED UP SO THE RIFLE HAND IS ROTATED UP SO THE RIFLE RESTS WITH NATURAL TENSION ON THE RESTS WITH NATURAL TENSION ON THE SLINGSLING

• WHEN THE FORWARD HAND’S WRIST IS WHEN THE FORWARD HAND’S WRIST IS LOCKED, IT CREATES RESISTANCE ON LOCKED, IT CREATES RESISTANCE ON THE SLING CLOSE TO THE MUZZLE.THE SLING CLOSE TO THE MUZZLE.

SUPPORT ELBOWSUPPORT ELBOWLOOP AND 3-POINT SLINGLOOP AND 3-POINT SLING

• ENSURE THE ELBOW IS INVERTED AND ENSURE THE ELBOW IS INVERTED AND UNDER THE RIFLEUNDER THE RIFLE

RIFLE BUTT PLACEMENTRIFLE BUTT PLACEMENT

• OUTBOARD TENSION IS APPLIED ON THE OUTBOARD TENSION IS APPLIED ON THE SLING BY THE SUPPORT ELBOW TO DRIVE SLING BY THE SUPPORT ELBOW TO DRIVE THE BUTTSTOCK INTO THE POCKET OF THE THE BUTTSTOCK INTO THE POCKET OF THE SHOULDER.SHOULDER.

• THE BODY IS MORE SQUARED TO THE THE BODY IS MORE SQUARED TO THE TARGET TO PROVIDE A POCKET FOR THE TARGET TO PROVIDE A POCKET FOR THE BUTT OF THE WEAPON.BUTT OF THE WEAPON.

• BUTT OF THE RIFLE IS PLACED HIGH IN THE BUTT OF THE RIFLE IS PLACED HIGH IN THE SHOULDER TO ACHIEVE A PROPER STOCK SHOULDER TO ACHIEVE A PROPER STOCK WELD.WELD.

• BUTT OF THE WEAPON IS IN THE SHOULDER, BUTT OF THE WEAPON IS IN THE SHOULDER, NOT JUST THE TOE OF THE BUTT.NOT JUST THE TOE OF THE BUTT.

FIRING HAND GRIPFIRING HAND GRIP

• ENSURE THE FIRING HAND IS HIGH ON ENSURE THE FIRING HAND IS HIGH ON THE PISTOL GRIPTHE PISTOL GRIP

• CONSISTANT AMOUNT OF PRESSURE CONSISTANT AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON THE GRIPON THE GRIP

• TRIGGER FINGERTRIGGER FINGER

• TRIGGER INDEPENDENT OF THE GRIPTRIGGER INDEPENDENT OF THE GRIP

FIRING ELBOWFIRING ELBOW

• SHOULD BE POSITIONED NATURALLY TO SHOULD BE POSITIONED NATURALLY TO PROVIDE BALANCE TO THE POSITIONPROVIDE BALANCE TO THE POSITION

• IF THE ELBOW IS CORRECTLY POSITIONED, IT IF THE ELBOW IS CORRECTLY POSITIONED, IT HELPS TO FORM THE POCKET IN THE RIGHT HELPS TO FORM THE POCKET IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER WHERE THE BUTT RESTS.SHOULDER WHERE THE BUTT RESTS.

• PLACEMENT OF THE ELBOW SHOULD PLACEMENT OF THE ELBOW SHOULD REMAIN CONSISTANT FROM SHOT TO SHOTREMAIN CONSISTANT FROM SHOT TO SHOT

STOCK WELDSTOCK WELD

• FIRM CONTACT BETWEEN THE CHEEK AND THE FIRM CONTACT BETWEEN THE CHEEK AND THE STOCK ENABLES:STOCK ENABLES:– CONSISTANT EYE RELIEFCONSISTANT EYE RELIEF– THE AIMING EYE TO BE ALIGNED WITH THE EYE THE AIMING EYE TO BE ALIGNED WITH THE EYE

PIECE OF RCOPIECE OF RCO– THE HEAD AND RIFLE TO RECOIL AS A SINGLE UNITTHE HEAD AND RIFLE TO RECOIL AS A SINGLE UNIT

• CONSISTANCY OF STOCK WELD IS ACHIEVED CONSISTANCY OF STOCK WELD IS ACHIEVED THROUGH PROPER PLACEMENT OF THE RIFLE THROUGH PROPER PLACEMENT OF THE RIFLE BUTT IN THE POCKET OF THE SHOULDER.BUTT IN THE POCKET OF THE SHOULDER.

RELAXRELAX

• BREATHINGBREATHING

– CAUSES MOVEMENT IN THE RIFLE AND IT’S OPTICSCAUSES MOVEMENT IN THE RIFLE AND IT’S OPTICS

– OBSERVE THE SHOOTER’S BREATHINGOBSERVE THE SHOOTER’S BREATHING

• MUSCULAR RELAXATIONMUSCULAR RELAXATION

– MAY APPLY AN AMOUNT OF CONTROLLED MAY APPLY AN AMOUNT OF CONTROLLED MUSCULAR TENSION IN THE SUPPORT ARM TO KEEP MUSCULAR TENSION IN THE SUPPORT ARM TO KEEP THE SLING TAUNT AND TO STABILIZE THE THE SLING TAUNT AND TO STABILIZE THE WEAPON’S OPTICS.WEAPON’S OPTICS.

– MUSCULAR TENSION IS APPLIED TO THE SLING MUSCULAR TENSION IS APPLIED TO THE SLING RATHER THAN IN AN EFFORT TO HOLD THE RIFLE UP.RATHER THAN IN AN EFFORT TO HOLD THE RIFLE UP.

– SHOULD NOT BE EXCESSIVESHOULD NOT BE EXCESSIVE

NATURAL POINT OF AIMNATURAL POINT OF AIM

• THE POINT AT WHICH THE RIFLE THE POINT AT WHICH THE RIFLE

SIGHTS SETTLE NATURALLY WHEN IN SIGHTS SETTLE NATURALLY WHEN IN

A PROPER FIRING POSITION.A PROPER FIRING POSITION.

NATURAL POINT OF AIMNATURAL POINT OF AIMADJUSTMENT TECHNIQUESADJUSTMENT TECHNIQUES

• PLACEMENT OF THE SUPPORT HANDPLACEMENT OF THE SUPPORT HAND

• PLACEMENT OF THE STOCK IN THE PLACEMENT OF THE STOCK IN THE SHOULDERSHOULDER

• MOVE THE ENTIRE POSITION IN MOVE THE ENTIRE POSITION IN RELATION TO THE TARGETRELATION TO THE TARGET

ACQUIRING NATURALACQUIRING NATURALPOINT OF AIMPOINT OF AIM

• IT CAN BE ACQUIRED QUICKLY THROUGH IT CAN BE ACQUIRED QUICKLY THROUGH PRACTICE OF ASSUMING POSITIONS DURING PRACTICE OF ASSUMING POSITIONS DURING DRY FIREDRY FIRE

• ONCE SHOOTERS CAN ASSUME STABLE FIRING ONCE SHOOTERS CAN ASSUME STABLE FIRING POSITIONS, THEY STAND AND, ON COMMAND, POSITIONS, THEY STAND AND, ON COMMAND, ASSUME EACH OF THE BASIC FIRING POSTIONSASSUME EACH OF THE BASIC FIRING POSTIONS

• THE KEY TO ESTABLISHING NATURAL POINT THE KEY TO ESTABLISHING NATURAL POINT OF AIM IN THE PRONE, SITTING, AND KNEELING OF AIM IN THE PRONE, SITTING, AND KNEELING POSITIONS IS THE PLACEMENT OF THE POSITIONS IS THE PLACEMENT OF THE FORWARD (OR SUPPORT) ELBOW.FORWARD (OR SUPPORT) ELBOW.

SUMMARYSUMMARY

• PROCEDURES FOR ANALYZING THE SEVEN FACTORS

• NATURAL POINT OF AIM WITH THE WEB AND 3-POINT TACTICAL SLING

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POSITIONSPOSITIONS

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• THIS LESSON WILL COVER THE PROCEDURES THIS LESSON WILL COVER THE PROCEDURES FOR ASSUMING THE FOLLOWING POSITIONSFOR ASSUMING THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS– SITTING POSITIONSITTING POSITION– KNEELING POSITIONKNEELING POSITION– STANDING POSITIONSTANDING POSITION– PRONE POSITIONPRONE POSITION

• THE PURPOSE AND USE OF A LOOP SLING AND THE PURPOSE AND USE OF A LOOP SLING AND A 3- POINT SLINGA 3- POINT SLING

• THE THREE ELEMENTS OF A GOOD SHOOTING THE THREE ELEMENTS OF A GOOD SHOOTING POSITIONPOSITION

• THE FIVE FACTORS COMMON TO ALL THE FIVE FACTORS COMMON TO ALL SHOOTING POSITIONSSHOOTING POSITIONS

SITTING POSITIONSITTING POSITION

• DESCRIPTIONDESCRIPTION

– THE SITTING POSITION PROVIDES AN EXTREMELY STABLE THE SITTING POSITION PROVIDES AN EXTREMELY STABLE BASE AND PROVIDES GOOD BONE SUPPORT.BASE AND PROVIDES GOOD BONE SUPPORT.

– THE SITTING POSITION PROVIDES BETTER OBSERVATION THE SITTING POSITION PROVIDES BETTER OBSERVATION THAN THE PRONE POSITION, WHILE STILL MAINTAINING A THAN THE PRONE POSITION, WHILE STILL MAINTAINING A FAIRLY LOW PROFILE.FAIRLY LOW PROFILE.

– THE BODY’S WEIGHT WILL BE SUPPORTED BY THE THE BODY’S WEIGHT WILL BE SUPPORTED BY THE BUTTOCKS AND FEET OR ANKLES.BUTTOCKS AND FEET OR ANKLES.

– NO OTHER PORTION OF THE BODY WILL TOUCH THE NO OTHER PORTION OF THE BODY WILL TOUCH THE GROUND.GROUND.

– THE RIFLE WILL BE SUPPORTED BY BOTH HANDS, THE THE RIFLE WILL BE SUPPORTED BY BOTH HANDS, THE SLING, AND ONE SHOULDER.SLING, AND ONE SHOULDER.

– THE ARMS MAY REST ON THE LEGS AT ANY POINT ABOVE THE ARMS MAY REST ON THE LEGS AT ANY POINT ABOVE THE ANKLES.THE ANKLES.

SITTING POSITIONSITTING POSITION

CROSSED ANKLECROSSED ANKLECROSSED LEGCROSSED LEGOPEN LEGOPEN LEG

KNEELING POSITIONKNEELING POSITION• DESCRIPTIONDESCRIPTION

– THE KNEELING POSITION PROVIDES A STABLE FIRING POSITION THE KNEELING POSITION PROVIDES A STABLE FIRING POSITION WITH FAIR BONE SUPPORT.WITH FAIR BONE SUPPORT.

– THE KNEELING POSITION PROVIDES GOOD OBSERVATION WHILE THE KNEELING POSITION PROVIDES GOOD OBSERVATION WHILE MAINTAINING A MEDIUM PROFILE.MAINTAINING A MEDIUM PROFILE.

– THIS POSITION OFFERS LIMITED BODY CONTACT WITH GROUND THIS POSITION OFFERS LIMITED BODY CONTACT WITH GROUND WHICH ALLOWS FOR GOOD MOBILITY.WHICH ALLOWS FOR GOOD MOBILITY.

– THE BODY’S WEIGHT WILL BE SUPPORTED BY THE LEFT FOOT, RIGHT THE BODY’S WEIGHT WILL BE SUPPORTED BY THE LEFT FOOT, RIGHT KNEE, AND RIGHT FOOT (REVERSE FOR LEFT-HANDED SHOOTERS)KNEE, AND RIGHT FOOT (REVERSE FOR LEFT-HANDED SHOOTERS)

– THE RIFLE WILL BE SUPPORTED BY BOTH HANDS, THE SLING, AND THE RIFLE WILL BE SUPPORTED BY BOTH HANDS, THE SLING, AND ONE SHOULDERONE SHOULDER

– THE ARM SUPPORTING THE RIFLE WILL REST ON THE KNEE OR JUST THE ARM SUPPORTING THE RIFLE WILL REST ON THE KNEE OR JUST INSIDE THE KNEEINSIDE THE KNEE

– THE RIGHT ELBOW WILL BE UNSUPPORTEDTHE RIGHT ELBOW WILL BE UNSUPPORTED (REVERSE FOR (REVERSE FOR LEFT-HANDED SHOOTERS)LEFT-HANDED SHOOTERS)

KNEELING POSITIONKNEELING POSITION

HIGH KNEELINGHIGH KNEELING MEDIUM KNEELINGMEDIUM KNEELING LOW KNEELINGLOW KNEELING

STANDING POSITIONSTANDING POSITION

• DESCRIPTIONDESCRIPTION– THE STANDING POSITION PROVIDES EXCELENT THE STANDING POSITION PROVIDES EXCELENT

OBSERVATION BUT MAINTAINS A HIGH PROFILE.OBSERVATION BUT MAINTAINS A HIGH PROFILE.– THE STANDING POSITION IS USED FOR IMMEDIATE THE STANDING POSITION IS USED FOR IMMEDIATE

COMBAT ENGAGEMENT AND ALLOWS GREAT MOBILITY.COMBAT ENGAGEMENT AND ALLOWS GREAT MOBILITY.– THE BODY’S WEIGHT WILL BE SUPPORTED BY STANDING THE BODY’S WEIGHT WILL BE SUPPORTED BY STANDING

ERECT ON TWO FEETERECT ON TWO FEET– NO OTHER PORTION OF THE BODY WILL TOUCH THE NO OTHER PORTION OF THE BODY WILL TOUCH THE

GROUNDGROUND– THE RIFLE WILL BE SUPPORTED BY BOTH HANDS AND THE RIFLE WILL BE SUPPORTED BY BOTH HANDS AND

ONE SHOULDERONE SHOULDER– THE SUPPORTING ARM WILL NOT REST AGAINST THE THE SUPPORTING ARM WILL NOT REST AGAINST THE

BODY OR ON THE CARTRIDGE BELT OR ATTACHED BODY OR ON THE CARTRIDGE BELT OR ATTACHED EQUIPMENT FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.EQUIPMENT FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.

PRONE POSITIONPRONE POSITION

• DESCRIPTIONDESCRIPTION

– THE BODY WILL BE EXTENDED ON THE GROUND WITH THE THE BODY WILL BE EXTENDED ON THE GROUND WITH THE HEAD TOWARD THE TARGETHEAD TOWARD THE TARGET

– THE RIFLE WILL BE SUPPORTED BY THE HANDS, SLING, AND THE RIFLE WILL BE SUPPORTED BY THE HANDS, SLING, AND ONE SHOULDERONE SHOULDER

– NO PORTION OF THE ARMS BELOW THE ELBOWS WILL REST NO PORTION OF THE ARMS BELOW THE ELBOWS WILL REST ON THE GROUND OR AGAINST ANY ARTIFICIAL SUPPORTON THE GROUND OR AGAINST ANY ARTIFICIAL SUPPORT

– NO PORTION OF THE RIFLE OR BODY WILL REST AGAINST NO PORTION OF THE RIFLE OR BODY WILL REST AGAINST ANY ARTIFICIAL SUPPORTANY ARTIFICIAL SUPPORT

– THE MAGAZINE WILL BE ALLOWED TO TOUCH THE THE MAGAZINE WILL BE ALLOWED TO TOUCH THE CLOTHING OR THE ARM SUPPORTING THE RIFLE, BUT MAY CLOTHING OR THE ARM SUPPORTING THE RIFLE, BUT MAY NOT REST ON THE ARMNOT REST ON THE ARM

– THE MAGAZINE IS NOT ALLOWED TO BE SUPPORTED BY THE THE MAGAZINE IS NOT ALLOWED TO BE SUPPORTED BY THE GROUNDGROUND

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PRONE POSITIONPRONE POSITION

COCKED LEG POSITIONCOCKED LEG POSITION STRAIGHT LEG POSITIONSTRAIGHT LEG POSITION

THREE POINT SLING

• PURPOSEPURPOSE– ADAPTABLE TO COMBAT SITUATIONSADAPTABLE TO COMBAT SITUATIONS– CAN BE ACQUIRED QUICKLYCAN BE ACQUIRED QUICKLY– SUPPORTS THE WEIGHT OF THE WEAPONSUPPORTS THE WEIGHT OF THE WEAPON– PROVIDES MAXIMUM STABILITYPROVIDES MAXIMUM STABILITY– REDUCES EFFECTS OF THE RIFLE’S RECOILREDUCES EFFECTS OF THE RIFLE’S RECOIL– SAME SLING SETTING CAN BE USED FOR ALL FIRING POSITIONSSAME SLING SETTING CAN BE USED FOR ALL FIRING POSITIONS

• USEUSE– WHILE ON THE RANGE YOU MUST WALK AROUND AT STRONG SIDE WHILE ON THE RANGE YOU MUST WALK AROUND AT STRONG SIDE

SLING ARMS.SLING ARMS.– WHILE ON THE FIRING LINE THE THREE POINT SLING MUST BE WHILE ON THE FIRING LINE THE THREE POINT SLING MUST BE

WORN AS IT WAS DESIGNED.WORN AS IT WAS DESIGNED.– REST THE FOREARM OF YOUR NON FIRING ARM ON THE SLING REST THE FOREARM OF YOUR NON FIRING ARM ON THE SLING – PUSH YOUR FOREARM INWARD TO TIGHTEN THE SLINGPUSH YOUR FOREARM INWARD TO TIGHTEN THE SLING– BY TIGHTENING THE SLING THE WEAPON WILL BE PULLED INTO BY TIGHTENING THE SLING THE WEAPON WILL BE PULLED INTO

THE SHOULDER AND BECOME MORE STABLE.THE SHOULDER AND BECOME MORE STABLE.

LOOP SLINGLOOP SLING

• PURPOSEPURPOSE– PROVIDES MAXIMUM STABILITYPROVIDES MAXIMUM STABILITY– REDUCES EFFECTS OF THE RIFLE’S RECOILREDUCES EFFECTS OF THE RIFLE’S RECOIL– USED FOR PRECISION OR LONG-RANGE SHOTSUSED FOR PRECISION OR LONG-RANGE SHOTS– DUE TO THE TIME NEEDED TO DON THE LOOP DUE TO THE TIME NEEDED TO DON THE LOOP

SLING, IT HAS LIMITED USE IN COMBAT.SLING, IT HAS LIMITED USE IN COMBAT.• USEUSE

– THE LOOP SLING IS NOT AUTHORIZED IN THE THE LOOP SLING IS NOT AUTHORIZED IN THE STANDING POSITION.STANDING POSITION.

– ENSURE THE LOOP IS ON THE NON FIRING ARM ENSURE THE LOOP IS ON THE NON FIRING ARM JUST UNDER THE ARMPIT.JUST UNDER THE ARMPIT.

– THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IN THE SLING’S THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IN THE SLING’S APPLICATION FOR THE THREE POSITIONS IS THE APPLICATION FOR THE THREE POSITIONS IS THE LENGTH AT WHICH IT IS ADJUSTED.LENGTH AT WHICH IT IS ADJUSTED.

THREE ELEMENTS OF A GOOD THREE ELEMENTS OF A GOOD SHOOTING POSITIONSHOOTING POSITION

• BONE SUPPORTBONE SUPPORT– THE WEIGHT OF THE WEAPON SHOULD BE SUPPORTED BY THE WEIGHT OF THE WEAPON SHOULD BE SUPPORTED BY

BONE RATHER THAN MUSCLE BECAUSE MUSCLES FATIGUE, BONE RATHER THAN MUSCLE BECAUSE MUSCLES FATIGUE, WHEREAS BONES DO NOT.WHEREAS BONES DO NOT.

• MUSCULAR RELAXATIONMUSCULAR RELAXATION– MUSCULAR RELAXATION CAN NOT HAPPEN WITHOUT BONE MUSCULAR RELAXATION CAN NOT HAPPEN WITHOUT BONE

SUPPORT.SUPPORT.– WHEN PROPER BONE SUPPORT AND MUSCULAR WHEN PROPER BONE SUPPORT AND MUSCULAR

RELAXATION ARE ACHIEVED, THE RIFLE WILL SETTLE ONTO RELAXATION ARE ACHIEVED, THE RIFLE WILL SETTLE ONTO YOUR AIMING POINT, MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO APPLY YOUR AIMING POINT, MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO APPLY TRIGGER CONTROL AND DELIVER A WELL-AIMED SHOT.TRIGGER CONTROL AND DELIVER A WELL-AIMED SHOT.

• NATURAL POINT OF AIMNATURAL POINT OF AIM– NATURAL POINT OF AIM IS THE POINT AT WHICH THE RIFLE NATURAL POINT OF AIM IS THE POINT AT WHICH THE RIFLE

SIGHTS SETTLE WHEN BONE SUPPORT AND MUSCLE SIGHTS SETTLE WHEN BONE SUPPORT AND MUSCLE RELAXATION ARE ACHIEVED.RELAXATION ARE ACHIEVED.

SUMMARYSUMMARY

• THE PROCEDURES FOR ASSUMING THE FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURES FOR ASSUMING THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:POSITIONS:

– SITTING POSITIONSITTING POSITION

– KNEELING POSITIONKNEELING POSITION

– STANDING POSITIONSTANDING POSITION

– PRONE POSITIONPRONE POSITION

- PURPOSE AND USE OF A LOOP SLING AND A 3-POINT - PURPOSE AND USE OF A LOOP SLING AND A 3-POINT SLINGSLING

• THREE ELEMENTS OF A GOOD SHOOTING POSITIONTHREE ELEMENTS OF A GOOD SHOOTING POSITION

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