What is the FM concerning the M4 Rifle?
FM 3-22.9
What is the first thing you should do when you handle a weapon?
Make sure you clear it
Name the five phases in Basic Rifle Marksmanship.
- Preliminary Rifle Instruction
- Downrange Feedback
- Field Fire
- Advanced Rifle Marksmanship
- Advanced Optics, Laser and Iron Sights
What is the purpose of a weaponeer?
The weaponeer is capable of simulating all of the BRM live fire scenarios without firing rounds. Immediate feedback is available for critiquing the soldier’s application of the integrated act offering while using the weaponeer device to include misfire procedures.
What are the four fundamentals of marksmanship?
- Steady Position
- Proper Aim (Sight Picture) 3. Breathing
- Trigger Squeeze
During Preliminary Marksmanship Training (PMI), what are the only two positions taught?
- Individual Foxhole supported
2. Basic Prone unsupported
What are the two basic elements of the Sight Picture?
- Sight Alignment
2. Placing of the Aiming Point
What does the acronym SPORTS stand for?
Slap, Pull, Observe, Release, Tap and Shoot
What is remedial action?
Remedial action is the continuing effort to determine the cause for a stoppage ormal function and to try to clear the stoppage once it has been identified.
Describe the proper procedures for applying remedial action with the M4.
- Try to place the weapon on safe
- Remove the magazine
- Lock the bolt to the rear
- Place the weapon on safe if not already done
Describe the proper procedure for applying immediate action with the M4.
- Slaps gently upward on the magazine to ensure it is fully seated, and the magazine follower is not jammed.
- Pulls the charging handle fully to the rear.
- Observes for the ejection of a live round or expended cartridge. (If the weapon fails to eject a cartridge, perform
remedial action.) - Releases the charging handle (do not ride it forward).
- Taps the forward assist assembly to ensure bolt closure.
- Squeezes the trigger and tries to fire the rifle.
What are the steps required in order to mechanically zero the M4?
- Adjust the front sight post (1) up or down until the base of the front sight post is flush with the front sight post housing (2).
- Adjust the elevation knob (3) counterclockwise, when viewed from above, until the rear sight assembly (4) rests flush with the detachable carrying handle and the 6/3marking is aligned with the index line (5) on the left side of the carrying handle.
- Position the apertures(6) so the unmarked aperture is up and the 0-200 meter aperture is down. Rotate the windage
knob (7) to align the index mark (8) on the 0-200 meter aperture with the long center index line on the rear sight
assembly.
What are the steps required in order to battle sight zero the M4?
- Adjust the elevation knob (1) counterclockwise, when viewed from above, until the rear sight assembly (2) rests flush with the detachable carrying handle and the 6/3marking is aligned with the index line (3) on the left side of the detachable carrying handle. The elevation knob remains flush.
- Position the apertures(4) so the unmarked aperture is up and the 0-200 meter aperture is down. Rotate the windage knob (5) to align the index mark (6) on the 0-200 meter aperture with the long center index line on the rear sight assembly.
Is SPORTS an Immediate or Remedial Action?
Immediate action
What is immediate action?
Immediate action involves quickly applying a possible correction to reduce a stoppage without performing troubleshooting procedures to determine the actual cause.(SPORTS)
How many times should immediate action be applied to a weapon?
Once. (If Rifle still fails to fire, apply remedial action)
What is a malfunction?
The weapon ceasing to fire due to a stoppage resulting from mechanical failure of the weapon, magazine or ammo.
Name the different categories of malfunctions for the M4 Rifle.
- Failure to feed, chamber or lock
- Failure to fire cartridge 3. Failure to Extract
- Failure to Eject
What is stoppage?
A stoppage is a failure of an automatic or semiautomatic firearm to complete the cycle of operation..
How do you clear a stoppage?
Apply immediate or remedial action
What is the definition of Maximum Effective Range?
The greatest distance at which a soldier may be expected to deliver a target hit.
What does CLP stand for?
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.
Describe the M4 Rifle.
A 5.56 mm, magazine fed, gas-operated, air-cooled, semiautomatic or three-round burst, hand-held, shoulder-fired weapon.
What are the 7 types of ammunition that can be used with the M4 Rifle?
- M193 – Ball
- M196 – Trace
- M199 – Dummy
- M200 – Blank (Violet tip and 7 petal rose crimp) 5. M855 – Ball (Green Tip)
- M856 – Tracer (Red Tip)
- M862 – Short Range Training Ammunition (Plastic with a Blue Tip)
