Posted on Oct 16, 2018
Can anyone offer anytips for the USMC rifle range?
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Im going on the range soon and my previous scores is 299 then 304 but now I want at least a 320.... Anytips that might help me
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Marines Rifle Shooting
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If you're looking to increase your score slightly, it seems to me that concentrating on the front sight post, trigger pull, and natural point of aim is where you need to focus. Are you using optics or iron sights? I'm a prior service Marine and I hate going to the range with the Army. I miss the days of snapping in and firing for an entire week. It was always a nice two week break from unit life.
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SGT Aaron Atwood
Optics are the standard now. Haven't seen irons since 2009, but then again I'm a broken timer.
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CW3 Michael Bodnar
SGT Aaron Atwood - Warrior, I get you that optics are standard now. However, what happens if those optics fail you in combat (I see the batteries dying all the time)? We should be zeroing and qualifying with these weapons twice, one with iron sights, and the other with optics. This way, if your optics do fail, you can fall back on your iron sights and still perform your mission.
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SGT Aaron Atwood
CW3 Michael Bodnar I've confirmed with a couple of boots that they train on optics only. I've also never seen backup iron sights on any M16A4 I was issued much less another Marine's. I wholeheartedly agree about irons being there for back up; heck to me recruits should learn and qualify on them first just to see how godforsakenly easy it is to qual using optics. Even some of the boots I talked to at the time considered optics being borderline too easy. One remarked about my first expert qualification happening "back when getting Expert meant something."
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Once you're into your firing position and have good sight picture and alignment, close your eyes and take a 3-4 second deep breath then open them. If your sights are still on target then you're good to go. If you open your eyes and your sight picture has changed, your position isn't good and you need to adjust your body (not your weapon) to regain the sight picture until you can close your eyes for a deep breath and then seen the same picture when you open them back up.
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Practice your weakest positions. For most of us that's the standing position. For others it's sitting or kneeling. Wouldn't hurt to do some off duty target shooting as well. When you snap in don't snap in on the painted targets. Find a tiny mark like a small rust spot and practice your fundamentals on that. Also good practice if your unit decides to send everyone to a division level shooting match considering the 200 yd portion has a smaller patch of black to aim at.
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