Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship

TC 3-22.9

Feeding, Chambering, Locking, Firing, Unlocking, Extracting, Ejecting, and Cocking.

The soldier

Selector on safe, No magazine, chamber is empty.

Selector on safe, Magazine in, chamber is empty.

Selector on safe, Magazine in, chamber is loaded.

Selector on Fire, Magazine in, chamber is loaded.

25 meters

The 12 to 18 inch spherical area near the soldier's chin where the majority of weapon manipulations take place.

Semi aka semi automatic, Automatic, and Burst.

Preliminary Marksmanship Instruction

4 centimeters

Simple and rapid action taken to clear a stoppage without diagnosing what caused it.

Deliberate actions taken once immediate action fails to diagnose and correct what caused the stoppage.

Breathing, trigger squeeze, steady position, and proper sight picture.

1 60th of a degree. It is used to measure adjustments in aim for the purposes of zeroing.

Approximately 1 inch.

Approximately 6 inches.

500 meters

600 meters

Zeroing is aligning the sight of the weapon with the weapon’s barrel.

Firing tight shot groups and placing those groups in the same location. Required before making accurate zeroing adjustments.

Live fire exercise

Back Up Iron Sights. To be used if the primary optic fails.

Any failure of a weapon to complete its cycle of operation.

SPORTS

Slap, pull, observe, release, tap, squeeze

Slap the magazine, pull the charging handle, observe the ejection of a round or cartridge, release the charging handle without riding it forward, tap the forward assist, squeeze the trigger.

Slap, rack, reassess. Slap the magazine, rack the charging handle, and refire.

Reduce weapon signature and reduce barrel lift.

Overmatch is the Soldier applying their learned skills, employing their equipment, leveraging technology, and applying the proper force to create an unfair fight in favor of the Soldier.

Night vision uses infrared light, which humans can't see, to illuminate objects. Thermal imaging detects heat signatures.

Laser Marksmanship Training System

Engagement Skills Trainer 2000

To group and zero faster, and give additional training and familiarization with the weapon.

The m4 is a 5.56 millimeter, magazine fed, shoulder fired, gas operated, air cooled carbine.

7.5 Lbs

3600 meters

2,970 feet per second

Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight

Failure to feed, failure to fire, failure to extract, and failure to eject.