Range Week: M4 Group and Zero

Saturday was filled with with nothing but range! We started with our M4, grouping and zeroing our rifles. Sounds easy, but let me tell you!!  It was a long tedious job! So with 3 round magazines, we shot 40 rounds in about 3 hours.  The idea of Grouping is no matter WHERE you shoot, as long as the bullets are all within a 4 meter cirle. TOO EASY. Ha.

Here is my first target.  Each of the rounds are colored coordinated by groups. Remember i said grouping doesn't matter where you are at on the target!!

So after some coaching from Mr. Henson and DS Revels, I finally got my groups within range. The importance is the fundamentals of shooting, of which there are 4.

1. Position-you got to have good positioning on the target, squared up
2. Sight Alignment/Sight Picture-on the M4 you have 2 sights, a front and a rear sight. The rear sight is your focus, centering in the front sight and aiming center mass on the target.
3. Breathing-your breathing pattern is routine. Inhale, pause, Exhale, pause.  Whether you are inhaling or exhaling, you want to use the natural pause to allow for minimal movement.
4. Trigger Squeeze-your follow through. Easy, pull all the way back, every single time.  Release, wait for the mehanical click, and hold until the next fire.

So now that i have my grouping done, we started focusing on zeroing in on my target. DS Revels was my observer. He is a competitve shooter ranking 17 in the nation.  Pretty good coach for me I would say! After applying the fundamentals, grouping, zeroing my rifle...I feel pretty damn good about her. Goldielocks.

KILL KILL KILL

Words of affirmation from DS Martinez!  I am now ready for the week...ready to shoot, and become more and more comfortable with my sweet little goldielocks!