Fundamentals of Rifle Marksmanship 1971 US Army Training Film (M16 Shooting) 27min

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more at http://quickfound.net/links/military_news_and_links.html Unusual Army training film, an outright comedy, and quite humorous fairly often. "DEMONSTRATES THE ELEMENTS OF THE INTEGRATED ACT OF SHOOTING IN A BURLESQUE OF AN INSTRUCTION PERIOD ON THE 25-METER RIFLE RANGE." US Army Training Film TF7-4320 NEW VERSION with improved video & sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YQ7ib9pfyA Public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and 1-pass exposure correction & image sharpening applied (cannot be ideal in all scenes). The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original). http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Marksmanship Marksmanship principles Fundamentals overview The basic fundamentals of marksmanship can be described in a number of ways. Possibly the most succinct version of the principals of marksmanship is that used by the British Army: - The position and hold must be firm enough to support the firearm. - The firearm must point naturally at the target without physical effort. - Sight alignment must be correct. - The shot must be released and followed through without disturbance to the position. The US Army similarly breaks marksmanship principles into four fundamentals, however states them more verbosely: - Steady position - Regardless of stance or position, the weapon must be held the same way for each shot and in a manner that will facilitate the least wobble (natural movement of the body as indicated by the sights.) The basic method of firing taught to novice-level shooters and soldiers is the prone supported position; that is, on your stomach with the position supported by another object, usually a sandbag. - Aiming - Sight Alignment (the relationship of the front and rear sight or clear, centered reticle in an optical sight) is most important to accuracy as it helps eliminate angular error. The aligned sights placed on target is Sight Picture. The front sight or reticle should always be positioned in the same spot. These two factors ensures that shots fired, if the other fundamentals are correctly applied, will hit in the same general area. Normally a center hold (center mass of the target) is preferred but other hold points may be used. - Breath Control - [Not everyone agrees that this is] The least important factor. Normally, the firer should press the trigger during the natural pause after exhalation. The breathing sequence should be as follows: inhale, exhale, hold, squeeze. - Trigger Control - The trigger is the interface between shooter and "machine", and therefore requires careful attention. The shooter must smoothly squeeze the trigger straight back with increasing pressure without attempting to anticipate when the round will fire. Once the grip/hold is achieved, only the index finger of the shooting hand moves during the trigger squeeze. During initial training a marksman should strive for a "surprise break." There is no "wrong" way to place the index finger on the trigger provided that the shooter is able to consistently move the trigger straight rearward. Begin with the pad of the trigger finger and adjust positioning as needed. Stance or position overview The weapon should point toward the target, without effort or strain. The ideal position is attained by "natural point of aim" in which no undue muscular tension is required to keep the sights on target. In order to ascertain the natural point of aim (POA) and to adjust the natural POA to the desired POA the shooter undertakes a procedure called "test and adjust". The test portion consists of the shooter closing their eyes and relaxing the grip on their weapon while still holding it in the firing position. The shooter then re-firms his grip and opens his eyes. Where the sights are now pointing is the natural POA. To adjust the natural point of aim when shooting from the standing or squatting position, the shooter alters his/her position by moving his/her feet. With other positions, the shooter moves their body. For example, in the sitting position the shooter would move their backside. In the kneeling position the rear leg/foot is moved. Moving back foot (standing) or body (prone) forward generally lowers the point of aim. Moving it rearward raises the point of aim. Similarly, moving the rear foot or body to the right moves the point of aim left and vice versa. The shooter continues to test and adjust until the the natural POA coincides with the target...