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FUNDAMENTALS OF MARKSMANSHIP
USING THE M16A2 RIFLE
1.Good body alignment to the target.
2.Getting into the correct shooting position.
Steady Position
The relationship between the point of impact
Of the first and subsequent rounds of the burst.
Depends on the stability of the rifleman's position.
His body, directly behind the weapon
Serves as the foundation
And his grip serves as a lock
To hold the weapon against the foundation.
The better the body alignment and the steadier the grip
The less dispersed the rounds of fire will be.
Sight Alignment
Sight alignment
Is the relationship between four (4) things.
Your eyes, the rear sight, the front sight and your target.
Sight alignment is the relationship
Between the front sight post and rear sight aperture and the aiming eye.
This relationship is the most critical to aiming
And must remain consistent from shot to shot.
Center the tip of the front sight post
Vertically and horizontally in the rear sight aperture.
Imagine a horizontal line drawn through the center of the rear sight aperture.
The top of the front sight post will appear to touch this line.
Imagine a vertical line drawn through the center of the rear sight aperture.
The line will appear to bisect the front sight post.
Sight Picture
Sight picture is the placement of the tip of the front sight post
In relation to the target while maintaining sight alignment.
Correct sight alignment but improper sight placement
On the target will cause the bullet to impact the target incorrectly.
In all the graphics of Sight Alignment and Sight Picture.
The lines in those graphics
Are to represent the imaginary horizontal and vertical lines.
I omitted placing the protect wings of the front sight,
Because our main concern should be,
The tip or top of the front sight post.
Correct Sight Alignment
Sight Picture
A correct sight picture.
Has the target, front sight post, and rear sight aligned.
The sight picture consists of sight alignment.
And placement of the aiming point on the target.
Align the tip of the front sight post.
In the center of the rear sight.
And then align the sights with the target.
Align the top of the front sight post.
On the center base of the target.
For a 6 o'clock Hold.
Align the top of the front sight post in the center of the target.
For a Center of Mass (Navy) Hold.
Align the front sight post a little in from the bottom of target.
For a Flat Tire Hold.
When I was a Primary Marksmanship Instructor or PMI.
We use to teach a 6 o'clock hold such as this one.
Now I think that they are teaching a center of the mass.
Or point of aim is point of impact.
Some call this the "Navy Hold"
Some shooters use the "Flat Tire Hold.
The point of aim is a little in from the bottom.
Resulting in the bullseye looking like a flat tire.
