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The M16 carry handle also provided mounting groove interfaces and a hole at the bottom of the handle groove for mounting a Colt 3×20 telescopic sight featuring a Bullet Drop Compensation elevation adjustment knob for ranges from 100 to 500 yd (91 to 457 m). This concurs with the pre-M16A2 maximum effective range of 460 m (503 yd). [112]
For annual qualification with the service rifle, scores range from 305 to 350 for expert, 280–304 for sharpshooter, and 250–279 for marksman. For annual qualification with the service pistol, the scores range from 364 to 400 for expert, 324–363 for sharpshooter, and 264–323 for marksman.
The ribbon is issued in only one degree; however, a 3 ⁄ 16 inch bronze star may be worn on the ribbon for those who have qualified expert on both the service rifle and pistol. [3] The ribbon was authorized by the Secretary of the Air Force on Aug. 28, 1962, and was awarded to all Air Force and Space Force members who qualified after Jan. 1, 1963.
Project Appleseed started from a series of ads appearing in Shotgun News, a monthly gun trade newspaper publication.These ads were written under a pseudonym "Fred." "Fred," the founder of Project Appleseed, whose real name is Jack Dailey, wrote a long running column—actually a portion of ad space for Fred's M14 Stocks—starting in 1999. [6]
[7] [13] US Congressman Blake Moore introduced the Range Access Act in 2022, [14] which would have required each national forest and Bureau of Land Management district to provide at least one public recreational-shooting range.
(M406) high-explosive round. The HE round has an olive drab aluminum skirt with a steel projectile attached, gold markings, and a yellow ogive. It arms between 14 and 27 m (46 and 89 ft), produces a ground burst that causes casualties within a 130 m (430 ft) radius, and has a kill radius of 5 m (16 ft). [10] (M583A1) star parachute round.
That same month, multiple West Virginia State Delegates introduced West Virginia House Bill 5525, or the West Virginia State Guard Act. This bill would direct the governor of West Virginia to establish and maintain a State Defense Force for West Virginia. Prior to this, a West Virginia State Guard was authorized for creation by the governor ...
Edson Range is a firing range complex at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, near Oceanside, California. It is named for Marine Major General "Red Mike" Edson, "a World War II Medal of Honor recipient and a distinguished small arms marksman proponent." [1] This rifle-qualification complex is home to four of the largest firing ranges on the base. [2]