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33 Cards in this Set
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WHAT IF THE FM CONCERNING THE M4 RIFLE
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FM 3-22.9
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WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU DO WHEN YOU HANDLE A WEAPON
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MAKE SURE THAT IT IS CLEAR
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NAME THE FIVE PHASES IN BASIC RIFLE MARKESMANSHIP
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1 PRELIMINARY RIFLE INSTRUCTION
2 DOWNRANGE FEEDBACK 3 FIELD FIRE 4 ADVANCED RIFLE MARKESMANSHIP 5 ADVANCED OPTICS, LASER AND IRON SIGHTS 3 |
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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A WEAPONEER
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THE WEAPONEER IS A CAPABLE OF SIMULATIONG ALL OF THE BRM LIVE FIRE SCENARIOS WITHOUT FIRING ROUNDS
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WHAT ARE THE 4 FUNDAMENTALS OF MARKSMANSHIP
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1. STEADY POSITION
2. PROPER AIM (SIGHT PICTURE) 3. BREATHING 4. TRIGGER SQUEEZE |
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DURING PRELIMINARY MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING (PMI) WHAT ARE THE ONLY TWO POSTIONS TAUGHT
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1. INDIVIDUAL FOXHOLE SUPPORTED
2. BASIC PRONE UNSUPPORTED |
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WHAT ARE THE TWO BASIC ELEMENTS OF THE SIGHT PICTURE
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1. SIGHT ALINGMENT
2. PLACING THE AIMING POINT |
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WHAT DOES THE ACRONYM SPORTS STAND FOR
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S-SLAP
P-PULL O-OBSERVE R-RELEASE T-TAP S-SHOOT |
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WHAT IS REMEDIAL ACTION
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THE CONTINUING EFFORT TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE FOR STOPPAGE OR MALFUNCTION AND TO TRY TO CLEAR THE STOPPAGE ONCE IT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED
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DESCRIBE THE PROPER PROCEDURES FOR APPLYING REMEDIAL ACTION WITH THE M4
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1. TRY TO PLACE THE WEAPON ON SAFE
2. REMOVE THE MAGAZINE 3. LOCK THE BOLT TO THE REAR 4. PLACE THE WEAPON ON SAFE IF NOT ALREADY DONE |
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DESCRIBE THE PROPER PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING IMMEDIATE ACTION WITH THE M4
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1. SLAPS GENTLY UPWARD ON THE MAGAZINE TO ENSURE IT IS FULLY SEATED, AND THE MAGAZINE FOLLOWER IS NOT JAMMED.
2. PULLS THE CHARGING HANDLE FULLY TO THE REAR 3. OBSERVES FOR THE EJECTION OF THE LIVE ROUND OR EXPENDED CARTRIDGE. (IF THE WEAPON FAILS TO EJECT A CARTRIDGE, PERFORM REMEDIAL ACTION) 4. RELEASES THE CHARGING HANDLE (DO NOT RIDE IT FORWARD) 5. TAPS THE FORWARD ASSIST ASSEMBLY TO ENSURE BOLT CLOSURE 6. SQUEEZES THE TRIGGER AND TRIES TO FIRE THE RIFLE |
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IS SPORTS AN IMMEDIATE OR REMEDIAL ACTION
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IMMEDIATE ACTION
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WHAT IS IMMEDIATE ACTION
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IMMEDIATE ACTION INVOLVES QUICKLY APPLYING A POSSIBLE CORRECTION TO REDUCE A STOPPAGE WITHOUT PERFORMING TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL CAUSE (SPORTS)
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HOW MANY TIMES SHOULD IMMEDIATE ACTION BE APPLIED TO A WEAPON
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ONCE (IF RIFLE STILL FAILS TO FIRE, APPLY REMEDIAL ACTION)
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WHAT IS A MALFUNCTION
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THE WEAPON CAESING TO FIRE DUE TO A STOPPAGE RESULTING FROM MECHANICAL FAILURE OF THE WEAPON, MAGAZINE OR AMMO
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NAME THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF MALFUNCTIONS FOR THE M4 RIFLE
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1. FAILURE TO FEED, CHAMBER, OR LOCK
2. FAILURE TO FIRE CARTRIDGE 3. FAILURE TO EXTRACT 4. FAILURE TO EJECT |
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WHAT IS A STOPPAGE
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IS A FAILURE OF AN AUTOMATIC OR SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARM TO COMPLETE THE CYCLE OF PERATION
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HOW DO YOU CLEAR A STOPPAGE
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APPLY IMMEDIATE OR REMEDIAL ACTION
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WHAT IS THE DEFININTION OF MAXIMUM EFFECTIVE RANGE
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THE GREATEST DISTANCE AT WHICH A SOLDIER MAY BE EXPECTED TO DELIVER A TARGET HIT
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WHAT DOES CLP STAND FOR
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* CLEANER - IT CONTAINS SOLVENTS THAT DISSOLVE FIRING RESIDUE AND CARBON
* LUBRICANT- IT LAYS DOWN A LAYER OF TEFLON AS IT DRIES TO PROVIDE LUBRICATION *PRESERVATIVE- IT PREVENTS RUST FROM FORMING |
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DESRIBE THE M4 RIFLE
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A 5.56 MM MAGAZINE FED, GAS-OPERATED, AIR COOLED, SEMIAUTOMATIC OR THREE-ROUND BURST, HAND HELD SHOULDER FIRED WEAPON
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WHAT ARE THE 7 TYPES OF AMMUNITION THAT CAN BE USED WITH THE M4 RIFLE
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1. M193 BALL
2. M196 TRACE 3. M199 DUMMY 4. M200 BLANK (VIOLET TIP AND 7 PETAL ROSE CRIMP) 5. M855 BALL (GREEN TIP) 6. M856 TRACER (RED TIP) 7. M852 SHORT RANGE TRAINING AMMUNITION (PLASTIC WITH BLUE TIP) |
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DESCRIBE THE WEIGHTS OF THE M4 RIFLE WITHOUT MAGAZINE AND SLING AND LOADED 20 ROUND MAGAZINE AND WITH SLING AND LOADED 30 ROUND MAGAZINE
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*WITHOUT MAGAZINE AND SLING- 6.49 POUNDS
*WITH SLING AND A LOADED 20 ROUND MAGAZINE - 7.19 POUNDS * WITH SLING AND A LOADED 30 ROUND MAGAZINE- 7.50 POUNDS |
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DESCRIBE THE MAX EFFECTIVE RANGE RATES OF FIRE FOR THE M4 RIFLE
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*SEMIAUTOMATIC- 45 ROUNDS PER MIN
*BURST- 90 ROUNDS PER MIN * SUSTAINED- 12-15 ROUNDS PER MIN |
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WHAT IS THE MUZZLE VELOCITY OF THE M4 RIFLE
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2,970 FEET PER SECOND
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DESCRIBE THE RANGES FOR THE M4 RIFLE
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*MAXIMUM RANGE 3600 METERS
*MAX EFFECTIVE RANGEFOR A POINT TARGET 500 METERS * MAX EFFECTIVE RANGE FOR AN AREA TARGET 600 METERS |
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DESCRIBE THE BARREL RIFLING FOR THE M4 RIFLE
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RIGHT HAND TWIST 1/7
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WHAT IS THE BASIC LOAD OF AMMO FOR THE M4
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210 ROUNDS TOTAL ( 7 MAGAZINES 30 ROUNDS EACH)
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THE ELEVATION KNOB ADJUSTS THE POINT OF AIM FOR THE M4 RIFLE HOW MUCH
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300 TO 600 METERS
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WHAT IS THE OVERALL LENGTH OF THE M4
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* BUTTSTOCK CLOSED -29.75 IN
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WHAT ARE THE FOUR POSITIONS FOR THE BUTTSTOCK OF THE RIFLE
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1. CLOSED
2. 1/2 OPEN 3. 3/4 OPEN 4. FULL OPEN |
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WHAT ARE THE 8 STEPS IN THE FUNCTIONING OF THE M4 RIFLE
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1. FEEDING
2. CHAMBERING 3. LOCKING 4. FIRING 5. UNLOCKING 6. EXTRACTING 7. EJECTING 8. COCKING |
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WHAT PART OF THE M4 RAIL ADAPTER SYSTEM MAY BE REMOVED TO PERFORM PMCS
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ONLY THE LOW ASSEMBLY
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