No_Brakes23
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Getting your weapon within days of getting to Basic, and then cleaning & handling it everyday?
An excellent idea.
That's what I did at MCRD in '96. 3 months straight, cleaning and handling it daily. 2 months of rifle manual, 1 week of snapping in, 1 week of range time, (500-600 rounds fired, at 200/300/500 meters) and a couple weeks of running around Pendleton with the rifle and all our gear.
Oh, and then after bootcamp another 20 odd days of MCT, (Which is a VERY abbreviated version of the School of Infantry for all us POGues. Dissassembly, cleaning, reassembly, etc of M249, M240G, M2, Mk19, M203) So 4 months of handling the rifle, 500+ live rounds and 200+ blanks, and lots & lots of cleaning.
Yeah that helps a little with familiarity.
An excellent idea.
That's what I did at MCRD in '96. 3 months straight, cleaning and handling it daily. 2 months of rifle manual, 1 week of snapping in, 1 week of range time, (500-600 rounds fired, at 200/300/500 meters) and a couple weeks of running around Pendleton with the rifle and all our gear.
Oh, and then after bootcamp another 20 odd days of MCT, (Which is a VERY abbreviated version of the School of Infantry for all us POGues. Dissassembly, cleaning, reassembly, etc of M249, M240G, M2, Mk19, M203) So 4 months of handling the rifle, 500+ live rounds and 200+ blanks, and lots & lots of cleaning.
Yeah that helps a little with familiarity.