Saturday, March 8, 2008

7 Mar 08 - 9mm Qual

I did the M9 (9mm pistol) qualification today. I don't want to brag but, uhghum, I'm now considered an expert marksman. That honestly doesn't mean much. I just had to hit 26 or more out of 30 stationary, midget sized targets at distances ranging from 16 to 36 meters (I got 27). Not that hard really.

It was rather comical, however, to watch the bunch of Air Force guys who qualified before us. There were 11 of them and only 3 got the required 16 or more out of 30 possible hits. Though it was funny to watch a bunch of guys shoot the ground I have to defend them to a degree. These unfortunate souls were afforded no opportunity at all (save a 10 minute briefing immediately prior to their qualification) to familiarize themselves with the M9. Only a couple of the 11 had actually held an M9 before today. I dare say, despite the almost dummy proof simplicity of the weapon, that it really wasn't their fault they shot poorly. It's really a major malfunction in their training.

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