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90-91 While in Korea. Sloppy old pistols, but still hit the mark if you knew how to use them.
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SPC Kenneth Koerperich
.45 our unit had "OLD" shit for gear. M1 Garands as Sniper Rifle. M16A1's, M60's so sloppy you couldn't hit the broadside of a barn.
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All grenadiers "thumpers" and machine gunners in my unit had to qualify with the .45 spent some quality time on the range with this weapon,found it reliable but damn what a kick!
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MP School, 1964 Sharpshooter.
I was a Sentry Dog Handler 1964-1966 at a Nike-Hercules base. Our battery commander insisted all security personal fire "familiarization" every 3 months and qualify once a year. Just before I PCSd, I qualified Expert.
I carry a Colt Commander .45 ACP (vintage 1952) as my concealed carry weapon. It has had a few "tweaks." I fire it at least once a year.
I was a Sentry Dog Handler 1964-1966 at a Nike-Hercules base. Our battery commander insisted all security personal fire "familiarization" every 3 months and qualify once a year. Just before I PCSd, I qualified Expert.
I carry a Colt Commander .45 ACP (vintage 1952) as my concealed carry weapon. It has had a few "tweaks." I fire it at least once a year.
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I have only one good eye. In boot we just got a few minutes to shoot. They insisted we could only fire right-handed, so I didn't hit a thing with the rifle, but scored expert with the 1911. Over the years, I was always expert with whatever pistol or revolver they gave me.
But that doesn't count, and I'll tell you why. At Spangdahlem, we had an Effective Shooting Course. I ran from hide to hide, shooting at pop ups on either side of me nearby. I shot fairly well, and kept progressing downrange. I used 16 rounds, changed mags, then used 15 more rounds. The final pop up appeared in front of me and my pistol went "click." I had no more bullets.
But that doesn't count, and I'll tell you why. At Spangdahlem, we had an Effective Shooting Course. I ran from hide to hide, shooting at pop ups on either side of me nearby. I shot fairly well, and kept progressing downrange. I used 16 rounds, changed mags, then used 15 more rounds. The final pop up appeared in front of me and my pistol went "click." I had no more bullets.
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Sgt Tom Cunnally
" but scored expert with the 1911"
Were you the only one who fired "Expert"...??? I had a rough time just firing Marksman with the .45 and I was not the only one . But we may have had different pistol scores and fired at 4 or 5 different distances with slow fire and rapid fire.
Were you the only one who fired "Expert"...??? I had a rough time just firing Marksman with the .45 and I was not the only one . But we may have had different pistol scores and fired at 4 or 5 different distances with slow fire and rapid fire.
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Capt Michael Greene
Sgt Tom Cunnally - I really don't know anyone else's score. As an Army brat, I was trained by my Dad from a very young age. Fired an M60 with live rounds at 9 years old at an Open House. In the 60s, the Army had a lot of money and regs weren't so tight, I guess.
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Yes. I qualified in boot camp with it and got a "Sharpshooter" level. Then when I got to the fleet, the Submarine Force had not (and would not) transitioned to the Beretta so we still had tons of M-1911's. I qualified yearly getting an "Expert" rating. Also qualified on the Remington 970/870 shotgun and my favorite...the M-14.
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Qualified several times with both the M1911A1 and the M9. Qualified Expert with both weapons. First time with the M1911 was in 1976. I did have an advantage over some of my contemporaries - one of my uncles made sure that I could hit what I was aiming with. He taught me on the M1911A1, M1903, M-1 Carbine, and the M-1 Rifle (Garand). My uncle had previously served as a Marine.
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Sgt Tom Cunnally I carried and qualified with the 1911 for many years. Owned a couple for awhile. It was a good service pistol IMO.
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Sgt Tom Cunnally Absolutely... Many times, until it was replaced by the 9mm. It was a great pistol.
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Sgt Tom Cunnally
Do you recall the Qualification scores?? I just took a wild assed guess at mine but that was in 1955 ..
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SGT John " Mac " McConnell
I do not remember the scores, but I do remember it was similar to M16 qualification. Normally we qualified once a year for pistol and crew served weapons. Twice a year with the M16.
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Sgt Tom Cunnally
We were once a year for both the M-1 and .45... I spent an entire week trying to qualify with the .45 I'm not 100% positive but we had to fire 190 out of 300 to qualify as a Marksman with the M - 1 and M -1 Carbine and 25 out of 50 with the .45 ..I fired 250 at Parris Island with the M-1 and the DIs had me try out with the 03 just to have that score in my personal file in case I was later selected for the Marine Corps Rifle team. But I was never selected for that team which was choice duty back then
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Sgt Tom Cunnally
Do you remember your score??
We had to get a minimum 25 out of a score of 50 to qualify for Marksman. 35 for Sharpshooter and 40 for Expert... I think??
But that was a long time ago and not sure what the Qualification scores are today with the 9M Pistol..??? I think the Marines changed the Qualification Scores during the Vietnam Era because so many were failing to qualify.
I don't remember my score but it was probably 25???
We had to get a minimum 25 out of a score of 50 to qualify for Marksman. 35 for Sharpshooter and 40 for Expert... I think??
But that was a long time ago and not sure what the Qualification scores are today with the 9M Pistol..??? I think the Marines changed the Qualification Scores during the Vietnam Era because so many were failing to qualify.
I don't remember my score but it was probably 25???
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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
Sgt Tom Cunnally - 300 out 400. Was on low end of points, made up for it with the M-16 38 out of 40.
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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth - I got lucky, the .45 I shot was fairly tight.
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Sgt Tom Cunnally
SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth - That is pretty good. You must have fired a lot of weapons before going into the Army. I had only fired a .22 Rifle before I went into the Marines but had no problem with the M-1 but just couldn't get the right trigger pull down properly with the .45 pistol..
I was tested with the .03 Rifle at Parris Island at 500 yards but forget my score. I liked it but didn't like the sight it had. But Marine Snipers replaced the standard 03 sight with a scope that they would pick from several non military scopes... But this was in 1954 ...
I was tested with the .03 Rifle at Parris Island at 500 yards but forget my score. I liked it but didn't like the sight it had. But Marine Snipers replaced the standard 03 sight with a scope that they would pick from several non military scopes... But this was in 1954 ...
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