11-15-2010, 01:44 PM
To get out of basic training you have to hit 22 out of 40 targets with two 20 round magazines. 20 in the prone position and 20 in a standing position.
The range has a series of targets that pop up for a predetermined amount of time. 50 meters 3 secs. 75 meters 3 secs, 100 meters 3.5 secs, 150 meters 4 secs, 200 meters 4 secs, 250 meters 4.5 secs, 300 meters 5 secs. The pop up is random in the order. You are guarenteed 1 300 meter target and 1 50 meter target. If you strike the target when it pops up you get a hit. You can use as many rounds as neccessary on a target. If you hit the target it drops immediately.
When I was 18 I did 39 out of 40 on my qualifying round. During practice I did 40/40 multiple times. I never did less then 37.
The rest of my time in the military I was qualifying with an M-60 so I never got much practice on an M-16 after that.
When I was 42 years of age I had the chance to zero and get on the range again with an M-16. I tried about 10 times and I couldn't get above 35. I was doing a bunch of 33's.
Maybe it is age, maybe it was the M-16 I had in when I was 18 or maybe I picked up bad habits using other weopons. Who knows.
Finding the right weopon for you is like finding the right wife.
When I was a teen my grandfather could out shoot me with a 30/30 winchester vs. my M-1 Garand. /Shrug. Once you find one that fits you I would just go with it. You will know when you find the weopon best for you.
Vllad
The range has a series of targets that pop up for a predetermined amount of time. 50 meters 3 secs. 75 meters 3 secs, 100 meters 3.5 secs, 150 meters 4 secs, 200 meters 4 secs, 250 meters 4.5 secs, 300 meters 5 secs. The pop up is random in the order. You are guarenteed 1 300 meter target and 1 50 meter target. If you strike the target when it pops up you get a hit. You can use as many rounds as neccessary on a target. If you hit the target it drops immediately.
When I was 18 I did 39 out of 40 on my qualifying round. During practice I did 40/40 multiple times. I never did less then 37.
The rest of my time in the military I was qualifying with an M-60 so I never got much practice on an M-16 after that.
When I was 42 years of age I had the chance to zero and get on the range again with an M-16. I tried about 10 times and I couldn't get above 35. I was doing a bunch of 33's.
Maybe it is age, maybe it was the M-16 I had in when I was 18 or maybe I picked up bad habits using other weopons. Who knows.
Finding the right weopon for you is like finding the right wife.
When I was a teen my grandfather could out shoot me with a 30/30 winchester vs. my M-1 Garand. /Shrug. Once you find one that fits you I would just go with it. You will know when you find the weopon best for you.
Vllad