Range qualification day. First we went to the Zero range: get our M16s to fire in a nice, tight shot group, plus adjust the sights for our own zero at 25 meters. Then we fired our 9mm pistols from 4 different stances- I hit the bad guy (paper target) 37 out of 40. Maybe more, but who cares- he got the message!
For the M16 qualification, we were on a pop-up target range. Sillhouettes popped up from 25 meters to 300 meters away. In two very quick run-throughs, we shot from the prone and kneeling positions. First time was 22 out of 40 for me, second time was 32. I don't think anyone got higher than 32 out of the 16 of us in the firing order, so I was happy. But in the past, I've gotten 38 out of 40 without difficulty, so I go back to blaming the "loose" weapons mentioned last week and perhaps some range irregularities. Same message, though: lots of lethality coming from Henry if it comes down to it.
