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4 Safety Rules:

1. Treat every weapon as if it were loaded.
2. Never point a weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot.
3. Keep your finger straight and off the trigger until you are ready to fire.
4. Keep your weapon on safe until you intend to fire.

3 Carries:

1. Tactical Carry: Butt-stock at hip level, muzzle upwards, firing hand on pistol grip, non-firing hand on hand guards. This position is never used in practice. Theoretically used when there is no imminent threat. Ditty to remember: "Tactical Galactical"
2. Alert Carry: Butt-stock in shoulder, muzzle downwards, firing hand on pistol grip, non-firing hand on hand guards. This position is used when on the firing line but not shooting, or any situation when enemy contact is likely. Ditty to remember: "Alert to the Dirt"
3. Ready Carry: Butt-stock in shoulder, muzzle pointed in direction of likely enemy contact, firing hand on pistol grip, non-firing hand on hand guards. Position used while firing or performing a search and assess.
   

3 Transports:

1. Strong Side Sling Arms: Your normal sling arms with the weapon muzzle up over the firing side shoulder. This is the most common transport.
2. Weak Side Sling Arms: Sling arms over the non-firing shoulder with the muzzle pointing down. This is used during heavy rain to keep water out of the barrel.
3. Controlled Carry: This is used with a 3-point sling. Let the weapon hang naturally from the body, then place the firing hand on the pistol grip and the non-firing hand on the butt-stock. This ensures you have positive control of the weapon behind the firing line when you are in Condition 4.

4 Weapon Conditions:

1. Magazine inserted, round in chamber, bolt forward, safety on, ejection port cover closed.
2. Condition 2 does not apply to the M16 or M4 Service Rifle.
3. Magazine inserted, chamber empty, bolt forward, safety on, ejection port cover closed.
4. Magazine removed, chamber empty, bolt forward, safety on, ejection port cover closed.

6 Range Commands:
There are more range commands than what is given here, but these are the ONLY OFFICIAL commands.

1. "Load" - Takes a weapon from Condition 4 to Condition 3. Insert given magazine.
   
2. "Make Ready" - Takes a weapon from Condition 3 to 1. Rack charging handle back.
   
3. "Fire" - Never actually used. Command varies depending on Section or Drill being shot.
4. "Cease Fire" - Immediately stop firing and place weapon on safe.
   
5. "Unload" - Takes any weapon to Condition 4. Empty chamber and remove magazine.
   
6. "Unload, Show Clear" - Same as "Unload" except you must show chamber to a Block Official.
   

Cycle of Operation for the M16 and M4 Service Rifles:

1. Firing
2. Unlocking
3. Extracting
4. Ejecting
5. Cocking
6. Feeding
7. Chambering
8. Locking

This section will be expanded on its own page to give greater detail to each point. Careful attention to each of these factors will lead to much more consistent shooting and tighter grouping of shots.

7 Factors Common to All Shooting Positions:

1. Forward Hand
2. Rifle butt in pocket of shoulder
3. Grip
4. Right Elbow
5. Stock Weld
6. Breathing
7. Muscular Tension

Natural Point of Aim
Definition: The point at which the rifle sights settle when in a firing position.
Natural point of aim is espescially important in slow fire sections because it makes sure you do not have to muscle your sights to the desired point on your target. Muscling your sights reduces stability and will cause a degree of shaking and inconsistency. If natural point of aim is more than slightly off of target center, it is always best to adjust your position (even just a little) to reduce reliance on muscling the sights. This is also important during prep time given for rapid fire sections, since you do not have time to readjust once firing has started, and the better your natural point of aim is, the more likely you are to keep a tight group and shoot a Possible (all 10 rounds in the black, maximum points).

3 Fundamentals of Rifle Marksmanship

1. Sight Alignment and Sight Picture - Sight Alignment is the relationship between the front side post, the rear sight aperture, and the aiming eye. Sight Picture is the placement of the tip of the front sight post in relation to the target while maintaining sight alignment.
   
2. Breath Control - How the shooter manages their respiratory cycle in relation to firing. Ideally, shots are fired during the shooter's Natural Respiratory Pause.
   
3. Trigger Control - Skillful manipulation of the trigger that causes the rifle to fire, while maintaining sight alignment and sight picture.
   

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