The Live Fire Range - GREAT TIME

We went to the live fire range today to group and zero our M4's and conduct the M9 qualification course. The pictures below go into detail on the M4 side, however, I did not have a dude to take pictures during the M9 stuff. So, I can say that I did qualify expert, and I will post the scores when I get them. It was scored out of a total 240, and I believe I got 234 and 236 during my qualification rounds. The other portion was an M9 stress shoot which required us to run from place to place and hit the target 12 out of 18 times. I hit it 17 out of 18... Not bad for someone that doesn't shoot a ton. However, we received excellent instruction from the drill instructors on how to shoot properly. So, I owe a majority of it to their ability to teach.





I am getting ready to hit the live fire range...thank God for the shelter. It was hot as hell for most of the day.





Here is the firing line...77 Sailors ready to rock.





This is a pic of my firing lane. The target is a tiny silhouette that simulates a man standing at 300 meters (see pics below for close up). The object is to hit the silhouette not the white part of the paper.





They do a drill called "group and zero." Basically, we are trying to get the rifles to hit the black silhouette every time. The drill instructors are amazing with this part. For example, my first shots were almost off the paper...well grouped but off the paper. They made one major correction to the sights, and I was nearly hitting the silhouette every time. I was very impressed at their level of knowledge and patience with us squids. The end goal was to hit the target 5 out of 6 times consecutively in that small 4cm circle.





This last target is what I did after they grouped and zeroed my rifle. While I did not hit the dude center mass every time, I was at least able to clip him...hey, I am sure it's hard to fight when your wounded.

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Location:FT Jackson (Range #1)