Army Special Operations Veteran and Retired SGM, Pat McNamara recently trained elements of the 10th Mountain Division in various aspects of marksmanship. Fortunately for all of us, they’ve shared some of the training on YouTube like this clip.
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Great to see junior troops getting this level of training directly from the likes of Pat. I was fortunate enough to attend a multi-day event at Bliss in 2006 led by a team of guys who wore civilians, used no rank and went by first names (Mike, Chris, etc.) They definitely knew what they were doing and how to teach it, and I used what I learned during the OIF deployment that followed and still to this day. I found out years later that instructor “Mike” was actually Mike Pannone, former Delta operator.
Hopefully these guys and gals were able to retain the majority of what Pat was laying down. There are still folks who don’t understand shit about shooting out there in the force (bullets leave the muzzle and go up? WTF) and they need to be unfucked at every opportunity. The new Rifle/Carbine FM should help as well, as long as junior leaders understand it themselves. Either way, money well spent by 10th MTN.
Funny you mention the bullet traveling up after leaving the barrel magic. I distinctly remember my drill instructors teaching me this in 2003.
The problem is that the bullet does gain elevation due to the way the barrel and sights are lined up. A better question would be “what is the effect of gravity on a bullet once it leaves the barrel? and what is done to compensate for that?”
Well said.
I was also told by my DI at the range in 1982 that the bullet goes up immediately after leaving the muzzle, but then starts to drop after 100 yards due to gravity.
Ronin said exactly the same in a recent video….
I know he is just covering the basics, BUT he difference is that he is making it a bit more fun. When it is fun, it is retained and often repeated more accurately and often.
This guy gets it. It isn’t Rocket Surgery that young soldiers will engage with and retain information from instructors that make the presentation interesting and (Oh Lordy!) FUN. The end goal of the exercise of teaching should be to transmit information, not bolster the ego of the instructor or fulfill some organizational doctrine.
Pat Mac (I don’t know him beyond the internet) is gaining my real respect and admiration as one of the good ones.