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by clarionite
Thu Apr 13, 2023 5:07 pm
Forum: Instructors' Corner
Topic: Course of Fire
Replies: 10
Views: 5015

Re: Course of Fire

Paladin wrote: Thu Apr 13, 2023 1:38 pm
clarionite wrote: Thu Apr 13, 2023 10:07 am
Tex1961 wrote: Thu Apr 13, 2023 9:28 am I'd say Army targets "pop-up" and are way more realistic than turning targets :cool:

My training system is designed to very intentionally reduce the nervousness of students. I have found that is the best way to learn. Add stress only when needed.
34 years ago at Ft Dix, the pop up targets didn't always catch when they popped up. About a quarter of the time or so they'd flip up and fall. The Drill Sergeant said they'd count as a hit, but quite a few guys barely qualified. So I'm not so sure they did. I'm better with a rifle than a pistol or grenade and I was only marksman in rifle and expert in the others. But the pop up targets are much more fun.
At Camp Swift they seemed to be in good order, but some claimed they didn't always register a hit... could have been the shooter.
These went down if you pulled the trigger or not. Usually just as fast as they went up. I'm not sure how the system works in registering a hit, so I couldn't say if actually registered the hit or not.
by clarionite
Thu Apr 13, 2023 10:07 am
Forum: Instructors' Corner
Topic: Course of Fire
Replies: 10
Views: 5015

Re: Course of Fire

Tex1961 wrote: Thu Apr 13, 2023 9:28 am I'd say Army targets "pop-up" and are way more realistic than turning targets :cool:

My training system is designed to very intentionally reduce the nervousness of students. I have found that is the best way to learn. Add stress only when needed.
34 years ago at Ft Dix, the pop up targets didn't always catch when they popped up. About a quarter of the time or so they'd flip up and fall. The Drill Sergeant said they'd count as a hit, but quite a few guys barely qualified. So I'm not so sure they did. I'm better with a rifle than a pistol or grenade and I was only marksman in rifle and expert in the others. But the pop up targets are much more fun.

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