Brm???

[italiancutie5406]

Im so nervous for BRM :( does anyone have any advice?

[Mom's Mistake]

The thing that helps me the most is to slowly exhale and half way through that, squeeze the trigger. If you can get that down well, you'll fire good shots and it'll come naturally to you anytime you fire a gun.

[matthew.ritchie]

[QUOTE=italiancutie5406]Im so nervous for BRM :( does anyone have any advice?[/QUOTE]

Do exactly what the DS tells you, and ignore everyone else. Statistically speaking, if you know nothing about shooting and have zero experience, you will qualify on the weapon if you do precisely what you're told. You may not shoot expert, but you will qualify. The people who don't qualify are those that don't follow instructions, who think they know better, who take the instructions and modify them, and who rush through the steps. Take particular care on the zero range, because if your weapon isn't zeroed properly, it's pretty well impossible to qualify.

[Lance13A]

I agree. Listen to your DS. It's their job to get you BRM qualified, and they know what they're doing.

[California Major]

I'm guessing you have never shot before?

You will do fine, probably better than those who THINK they can shoot...you have no bad habits to be un-learned, which is an advantage.

[knelson]

The biggest thing that I found that helped people was controlling your breathing (as another poster stated) and holding the trigger back after your trigger squeeze. This helps keep you from jerking the trigger, throwing your sight picture off.

That, and listening to what your DS's say. I had never really shot much before, and I managed Sharpshooter, just by doing what they told me.

[TxIntel 1978]

The Major is dead on. Do exactly what the DSs tell you and ignore everyone else. Hunters and sport shooters usually end up messing up waaay more than the novice shooters. The M-16A2 is not a deer rifle nor do you rely on "Kentucky Windage"... :)

[KentuckyGirl]

shooting was easy. never shot before... we didnt practice all that much...and i was worried!!!!

trust me they will make sure you pass. if not you are completely dumb

some people they give extra magazines to so they could pass and hit 23 targets.

[KentuckyGirl]

oh and if you cant zero don't fret it, i didnt and i kicked butt on the range..

people who zeroed and all that, were some of the last ones to qualify!!!

the targets stay up longer than you think.. some are harder to see, they are green and blend in with the outdoors... it's not bad, trust me from someone who gets nervous and never shot!! they will make sure you PASS. just pass to get i over with though!!

[PFC Lowe]

You don't have to shoot at every target. Skip the 300's and the 250's or whatever they are and you can still shoot sharpshooter IIRC plus you have the extra rounds to do so.

[SteveLord]

[QUOTE=KentuckyGirl]
some people they give extra magazines to so they could pass and hit 23 targets.[/QUOTE]

Do they make them do 1 less lap on the PT run also?

[mryan525]

[QUOTE=SteveLord]Do they make them do 1 less lap on the PT run also?[/QUOTE]


They hire contractors to carry your rucks too

[StaticHawk]

[QUOTE=mryan525]They hire contractors to carry your rucks too[/QUOTE]



hahaha if only.




I though brm was fun! If you follow instructions and don't stress over it to much. I had a hard time with grouping and zeroing. I kept shooting at the target and getting closer but everytime either one was off. My ds decided to not let me go down to the target and look where i shot. instead he went down there and looked and told me how to fix my weapon and then told me to lay in a different position. I was like all slanted to the left :/ but it work. It surprised me. He definitely knew what he was talking about.

[KentuckyGirl]

i wish we got more help with shooting, but there's not enough ds, they make you shoot with a battle buddy, if they don't know what they are doing you are just screwed basically.

with the run, i heard they make you run one less lap, who knows..

it would suck to complete everything at basic, the 10 mile hike etc and fail because of a run.. they prob don't want to do paperwork..

[kswat07]

[quote=mryan525]They hire contractors to carry your rucks too[/quote]
We carried each others that couldn't keep up. If they couldn't they rode on the big truck AKA the Wardawg. As for BRM just relax and do as told by the DS. Find your sweet spots (comfortable positions).

[JHarmon]

This is just me 2 cents that worked for me. I had trouble all through BRM until qual day. I have been shooting and hunting since I was 6, the army way of shooting was'nt working for me and on qual day the DS just told me shoot the **** gun like it was my deer rifle. I threw the breathe, aim , sqeeze out the window and just pointed the gun and shot, I shot a 36 out of 40. This worked for me probably not the best if you've never shot before just listen to the ds they know what they are doing.

[Mizzou]

Just do what you're taught, think through the steps each time you shoot. Is my cheek where it should be? Am I breathing correctly? Is the rifle in my shoulder pocket? Think through the basics.

And don't be like the retard in our platoon, who after a few days of shooting bad just decided to move his rear-sight apature to the middle because he thought that would make it more accurate. Yeah good thinking...

[Phantom]

I always know if I grouped well by where my brass fell. If I had 3 within the same saucer plate size area, then I know it was pretty tight. If I had 2 and one about a foot out, I knew I had a flyer. Just relax and dont overthink it.

[clyde]

[QUOTE=SteveLord]Do they make them do 1 less lap on the PT run also?[/QUOTE]
funny you should say that... A AIT, one of the guys in my platoon was known for failing his run and guess what, he magically passed his run the day before graduation. His time was 2 minutes less than what he started AIT with.

[SteveLord]

It is unfortunate, but I doubt anyone expects anything different from places like Jackson. They just enjoy that reputation.