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Discuss the safety rules operating procedures for weapons.


#1: Treat every weapon as if it were loaded.


#2: Never point a weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot.


#3: Keep finger straight and off the trigger until you are ready to fire.


#4: Keep weapon on safe until you intend to fire.


#5: Know what is behind target

Service Rifle Characteristics


~M16/M4- series weapons are 5.56mm, magazine-fed, gas-operated, air-cooled, shoulder-fired


~3 round burst automatic fire


~semi-automatic fire single shot


~30 round magazine capacity


~39.63 inches


~8.79 lbs


~Maxiumim effective range: 800 meters area target & 550 meters point target


~800 rounds/min cyclic; 45 semiautomatic, 90 burst




T/O Service Pistol and use of the lanyard


M9 pistol


Semiautomatic, magazine fed, recoil operated, double/single action pistol, chambered for the NATO 9mm round


~ Single action fire: hammer must be manually locked to the rear, all shots after first will be single action because the slide automatically re-cocks the hammer after each shot.


~magazine has 15 cartridge capacity


~8.54 inches long


~40oz loaded


50 meter max effective range, 1800m max range


M9 components


Slide assembly


Barrel assembly


Recoil spring and recoil spring guide


Receiver assembly


Magazine assembly



Steps to clear a stoppage for the T/O Service pistol


TAP: slap the bottom of the magazine


RACK: pull the slide to the rear and release


BANG: sight and fire

Discuss the K-Bar fighting knife
Marines must be trained in knife fighting for when an opponent is unarmed or armed with hand-held weapon.
Fragmentation grenade handling procedures


Know location of friendly forces


Keep away from fire


45 degree elevation to launch

M203 Grenade Launcher handling procedures


Lightweight, single-shot, breech-loaded, pump action, shoulder-fired weapon attached to an M16A1 or A2 rifle.


40mm caliber, 400m max range, 150m point target

M249 Machine Gun


Air-cooled, belt-fed, gas-operated automatic weapon.


Fed by a disintegrating belt of metal links


~45 lbs (w/tripod)


~49 inches long, 17 inches tall


~Max range: 3725m, Max effective:1800m


~7.64mm