JOEY BRILLANTES

Cpl. (Res) PA
Marksmanship
Is the ability to shoot
accurately.
The M16 rifle, officially designated Rifle, Caliber 5.56 mm, M16, is a
United States military adaptation of the Armalite AR-15 rifle. The
original M16 was select-fire 5.5645mm rifle with a 20-round magazine.
The M16 has also been widely adopted by other militaries
around the world. Total worldwide production of M16s has
been approximately 8 million, making it the most-produced
firearm of its 5.56 mm caliber
 Rifle, Caliber 5.56 mm, M16
1215 rounds/min
Rate of fire sustained 4560
(Gaano karaming bala ang rounds/min semi-
kayang iputok) automatic 700950
rounds/min cyclic
3,150 feet/second (960
Muzzle velocity meter/second) (M855A1
round)
550 m (601 yards) (point
Effective firing range
target) 800 m (875 yd)
(epektibong layo ng pagbaril)
(area target)
Maximum firing range 3,600 meters (3,937
(pinakamalayong kayang abutin ng yards)
bala)
MUZZLE velocity
Bilis ng bala
pagkatapos iputok
mula sa baril
 Correct
sight
alignment
 Aiming
Tamang pagtutok ng baril sa
target, ang bumabaril ay
dapat na panatilihing
naktutok sa target ang
kanyang baril para sa
epektibong pagtama nito.
Rifle Sight Alignment
Upang magawa nag epektibong
rifle sight alignment, dapat
nkatapat sa gitna ng bilog na
silipan ng baril (aperture) ang
dulo (tip) ng nozzle ng baril.
Focus of the Eye
Tamang pokus
ng mata sa
pagbaril
PARTS OF AN
M16 RIFLE
STEPS ON HANDLING
THE M16 RIFLE
 Locate the magazine (often erroneously called
the clip). Load it with cartridges, and insert it
into the magazine well. Make sure it latches, or
locks into place.
To make the weapon ready to fire, pull back the operating rod
or equivalent. A round (cartridge) should feed up from the
magazine. Release the handle, and the bolt should slam home,
feed a round into the chamber, and lock into place. If you are
not immediately about to fire, engage the safety catch. DO NOT
touch the trigger until you are about to fire.
Check the direction of fire. If you are not sure of
what is behind the target, do not fire. Ideally,
you will be doing this at a shooting range, or a
quarry with a high bank to shoot toward to stop
stray bullets.
Release the safety. This will probably be a
lever or button on the side of the action,
but this varies considerably according to
the rifle in question.
Grasp the grip (may look like a pistol grip);
place your index finger on the side of the
gun over the trigger. DO NOT touch the
trigger until you are ready to fire.
Hold the forestock (barrel area, usually covered in plastic or
wood) of the gun with your 'off' hand or you can hold it close
to the front end of the handguard for a more accurate shot.
Note that the closer your off hand is to the front of the
barrel, the more steady your support will be. (support
hand)(if you're right handed use your left hand; if you're left
handed use your right hand).
Bring the butt of the gun to the front of your
shoulder, between your chest muscle (or breast)
and the front ball of your shoulder. If this feels
awkward, move your support hand down the barrel
or towards you until it feels right.
Tilt your head so the eye closest to the gun is looking
straight down the top of the barrel. Place this eye where it
can see past the rear sight but not to the sides of it (don't put
your eye right next to the sight, but make sure you are not
looking over the sight). If you are pulling the trigger with
your right hand the left side of the butt/stock should be
firmly pressed against your right cheek below the cheek bone
(this is called a gun mold).
Focus on the front sight. You will want
to put the front sight in the 6 o'clock
position, in the center of your sight
picture, aligned with your target.
Squeeze the trigger slowly, without
"dragging wood", that is, sliding it on the
side of the grip.
For optimal accuracy, fire only at a certain
point in your breathing cycle, e.g. when you have
just breathed out. U.S. Marine training
tutorials advise that single shots should be
taken while holding ones breath for no more
than 3 seconds.
Check the target. If you determine that your
round went right, correct to the left, if it goes
left, correct right. This adjustment is called
"windage". If you are shooting high, aim lower, or
if you hit low, aim higher. This is known as
elevation.
Once you are finished, clear the
gun. Plan your next target or
method.
These guns are designed to put a bullets in the air in a
short time, and if you are in a safe location, and have the
ammunition, you may want to try some rapid fire. Most legal
versions of assault rifles in the United States are semi-
automatic, so they only fire once each time the trigger is
squeezed, but by holding the rifle and rapidly squeezing
and releasing the trigger, you may be able to achieve a
faster rate of fire.
Take the gun down and clean it after it has cooled down.
Whenever possible, always clean the barrel by inserting the
cleaning rod into the breach (back) of the barrel, not the
muzzle (front). Depending on how the gas system is designed
to operate, you may or may not need to clean the gas tube.
Check for cleaning instructions specific to you rifle before
you start, and beware small pins and springs. A magnet can
help to keep track of these small parts, which are more
common on modern AR designs.
 FIRING
POSITIONS
supported fighting position
the most stable platform for engaging targets
Prone unsupported position.
To assume this position, the soldier faces his target,
spreads his feet a comfortable distance apart, and
drops to his knees.
 Aller nata prone position.
This position is an alternative to both prone supported and
unsupported fighting positions, allowing the firer to cock
his firing leg.
 Kneeling supported position

Kneeling supported position

This position allows the soldier to obtain the height
necessary to better observe many target areas, taking
advantage of available cover.
Kneeling unsupported position
This position is assumed quickly, places the soldier high
enough to see over small brush, and provides for a stable
firing position.
 Standing position
The standing position provides the least stability but could
be needed for observing the target area since it can be
assumed quickly while moving.
 Modified positions
Once the basic firing skills have been mastered during initial
training, the soldier should be encouraged to modify positions, to
take advantage of available cover, to use anything that helps to
steady the rifle, or to make any change that allows him to hit
more combat targets.
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