Marine Corps 500 Yard Target Size

Shooting at targets that are 200 300 and 500 yards away from the prone sitting kneeling and standing.

Marine corps 500 yard target size.

1145 clyde hanson dr hammond wi 54015. The marine corps basic training marksmanship course consists of threedistinct phases. At the 500 yard line the recruit is shooting at a target with just a sling for support. 300 yard line able target 5 rounds sitting.

A marine can make expert without ever hitting the target from the 500 yard line. Marine corps training and qualification targets. The rifle can not touch the ground or anything other than the shooter s body. The b mod target is the larger silhouette with black 40 tall and 20 wide.

The new course of fire starts at the 500 yard line and shooters work their way forward to the 15 yard line shooting at the same target the entire course of fire. During firing week the second week of marksmanship training recruits b. The course of fire. The b modified target is a human silhouette also on a 6ft x 6ft paper and used for slow fire at the 500 yard line from the prone.

Marines are issued an m 16a2 during training and this weapon becomes an extension of your person. I was last wearing the marine uniform in 1990. 300 yard line dog 10 round rapid fire prone. 500 yard line b mod 10 rounds prone.

200 yard line firing at able. Qualification day qual day is the last day of firing week during recruit training. The targets are at 200 300 and 500 yards and the firing is a combination of rapid and slow fire in a variety of firing positions. 200 yard line dog target 10 rounds rapid fire sitting.

Alpha was the 12 black round bull dog was the 19 tall shoulder up silhouette for rapids and the baker was the 40 tall silhouette for the 500 yard prone firing. 5 sitting 5 kneeling 5 standing.