tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36435530.post7598117309443483710..comments2024-01-30T02:21:59.326-06:00Comments on Ben and Bawb's Blog: FIREPOWERUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36435530.post-80989628826284744142007-09-03T07:42:00.000-06:002007-09-03T07:42:00.000-06:00Here's my Army marksmanship story: I joined the Ar...Here's my Army marksmanship story: I joined the Army National Guard while still in high-school and they allowed me to attend the monthly drills before I even went to basic training.<BR/><BR/>My first drill was doing rifle qualification at the range at Camp Dodge. I had been shooting guns most of my life (thanks to a certain gun-nut older brother) but had never fired an M16. My platoon leader gave me a quick run down on what button did what on the M16A1 and I fired at the range and got a qualifying score quite handily.<BR/><BR/>After I went through U.S. Army basic training and Advanced Infantry School at Fort Benning Georgia, and the Army taught me the "correct" way to shoot, I returned home and fired rifle qualification. My score dropped significantly from when I used my Iowa squirrel hunting methods. I nearly didn't qualify.<BR/><BR/>While on the subject, in the Guard, usually the only time we fired live ammo was at our yearly qualification. That's like having the only time you drive a car be when you take your driving test. Hardly a good way to maintain proficiency.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13153793623409748857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36435530.post-61876123954384230312007-08-28T21:02:00.000-06:002007-08-28T21:02:00.000-06:00Maybe Dick Cheney has been giving marksmanship les...Maybe Dick Cheney has been giving marksmanship lessons. You know, shoot a quail, shoot another hunter--it's all good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com