Army Paper Target Standards

The firing line will be cleared and all shooters coaches and block ncos will move downrange to examine the shot groups.

Army paper target standards.

Just passing the marksmanship training course will earn you an army marksmanship badge. We don t get to warm up in real life so this is shot cold meaning no warm up. To be distributed in accordance with initial distribution number 110200 requirements for fm 3 23 35 combat training with pistols m9 and m11. Suggested distance is 5 meters.

Sharpshooters have to hit one target or more at the 250 meter range or. The standards target was created to gauge your performance first thing in your training and at the end. Targets are marked quickly after each shot or group of shots without command. Active army usar and arng.

During slow fire the firer has a time limit of one minute for each shot. Engage the 25 meter apqc target from the crouch position with 10 rounds. Qualification targets inc paper targets. Us army combined arms center.

Twenty seconds is considered the maximum time limit for marking. You must hit 23 to 29 out of the 40 targets in order to earn the marksmanship qualification. The 5 round group is far more indicative of both the point of aim the soldier is using and how well the soldier is shooting through dispersion. Given two magazines with 5 rounds each on a 25 meter range during daylight hours.

The new standard is 5 round groups. Those parallel existing standards but now to make expert soldiers must hit at least one of the five 300 meter exposures. The goal is 4 moa or less. Shooting targets paper.

The old standard for zeroing was 3 round groups. Using the l sight the soldiers will fire a three round shot group at the 25 meter zero target. As with anything once you have gotten good at it go ahead and move back to 7 or even 10 if you can.