Zeroing & Using A Scorebook - Rifle Marksmanship with the M1 Garand Rifle (1942) part 1

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Official US War Department films shown to GIs in boot camp on how to shoot the M1 Garand Rifle. This archive consists of five out the six films. Part one is missing.
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M1 Garand Rifle Shooting target positions train training US war department film documentary WW2 world war 2 GI boot camp 1942 shoot fire firing aim trigger rapid elevation windage zeroing caliber .30 semi auto semi-automatic forces army military marine marksmanship service how to Zeroing Scorebook

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@casualobserver3145 4 жыл бұрын

I love these WWII era training films. These were the men, rifles & instructions that did the job. I got the rifle, now I got the instructions. But I’ll be sitting comfortably at a range, then I’ll get to go home and go about my life freely thanks to these gentlemen. I never let an opportunity pass to thank these men personally. There’s so few of them left.

@RocketPropelledGuy Жыл бұрын

And how diminished all our freedoms have become. Liberals pretend to revere these people or genuinely think they do revere them but will ruin your life and call you a Nazi for having the views and opinions of the same people who actually did fight Nazi's

@micjam1986 10 жыл бұрын

The boys from WW2 got the job done ...so proud!!!

@ScoutSniper3124 8 жыл бұрын

Best to fire the first two rounds without adjusting the sights, as they will be the cold bore shots, and likely to be high. That's if you want a zero for target shooting or a match. If you're looking to hit that deer or enemy sniper with that first shot, that first shot is the ONLY one that matters for zeroing, let the barrel cool between shots. Thanks for the video, I'm taking an M1 to the range tomorrow, plan to have some fun and get it ready for the local gun club matches. SSG U.S.Army (Retired) Combat Infantry / Sniper, multiple tours

@buckcappa 10 жыл бұрын

Better then my instructors , when I first became a soldier

@joselouru 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative video this helped me a lot with understanding the sights on my garand ! I can’t imagine trying to remember how many clicks you will have to do when you have a German shooting at you 😕 and you trying to figure how much wind 💨 is around Obviously most of the calibrations happened before combat but I doubt that much of them have time to think how many clicks they need to do with wind

@imhotep561 11 жыл бұрын

Great video

@dragdragon23 10 жыл бұрын

Good for the m1a too! Very imformitive!

@1919home 10 жыл бұрын

I learned more watching this film then I did in my three years in the U.S. Army. I don't understand why everyone keep messing with front sight when all you need work on is rear sight for zeroing. "Lost Knowledge"

@Kablemodem 10 жыл бұрын

Ideally, you want your windage zero to be dead center. so you adjust your front sight so that your rear site is centered when accounting for your zero. It makes windage adjustments easier. It also gives you the full range of windage adjustments right and left on your rear sight.

@Kablemodem 10 жыл бұрын

You can loosen your front sight and adjust it left or right so that your rear sight windage is in the middle of the sight base.

@TrailTribune 8 жыл бұрын

+alfred astorga Alfred, zero @ 30 yards. That will get you zereod at 200 as well (bullet moves in an arc, rememeber?). Confirm your zero at 200 and you are GTG. Zeroing at 100 yards can be a waste of ammo if your sights are not near zero.

@thomasliakos5630 7 жыл бұрын

50yds is my usual zero'ing - Im pretty spot on at 200yds at that point with no issue...

@kerbalaerospacelabs3445 3 жыл бұрын

Because the M16/M4 is a different system altogether and the front sight adjustments on that is to raise your point of impact to be in line with your point of aim. The M16/M4's rear sight elevation adjustments are only to change the range at which the zero is set to, not where the rounds hit compared to where you're aiming. The M1 is different in that its rear sight elevation drum can be loosened, rotated, and re-tightened to have the elevation markings corrected after zeroing without affecting the zero. The M1's front sight post is also not adjustable.

@YouT00ber 8 жыл бұрын

That was some pretty tough math

@peghead 9 ай бұрын

Curious that the Army uses a " 6 o'clock" hold on the target 'black' and the U.S. Marine M14 rifle training film uses a "dead center" hold, any thoughts out there? I used a "6 o'clock" hold when I shot High Power matches with the M1 and M1A years ago.

@TrashPanda5150 3 жыл бұрын

Crazy thing is all these guys are dead now

@JohnBuol Жыл бұрын

A study on Rifle Reliability shows how these compare over the decades: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o5d5esurqNa-lWg.html

@rileymcguire4731 2 жыл бұрын

How might this translate at 100?

@Muddybagclean 7 жыл бұрын

Jesus Loves You

@shannonmarsden5925 7 жыл бұрын

wouldent zero at 200 id zero alot closer because the wind could put you off and then your gun could be off a couple inches left or right id use a 25 yard zero

@thewatcher611 6 жыл бұрын

You obviously don't understand.

@mrmatt5644 5 жыл бұрын

Surely you jest

@albertsnow8835 2 жыл бұрын

A battle sight zero was done on a 1000 inch rang. Or about 25yards. All of this is good if you are shooting competition on a flat range but worthless for combat.

@albertsnow8835 2 жыл бұрын

This procedure is for a flat range not a battle sight zero.

@peacefuljeffrey 2 жыл бұрын

How do they differ?

@albertsnow8835 2 жыл бұрын

@@peacefuljeffrey On a flat range you know the range to Target but not combat. On the range you have time to make sight adjustment. Not in combat. A BSZ is achieved at a 25 yard range. Adjust point of impact to point of aim. The bullet will pass through your line of sight at 25 yards and again at about 250 yards. This is your point blank range. A man averages 21 inches wide or about the perceived with of your front sight. If the target is as wide or wider he is in your PBR. Aim center mass and shoot. If target is half as wide of front sight he is at 500 yards. Out of PBR. Remember 3 Minuets Of Angle as a key. MOA is 1 inch at 100 yards, 2 inches at 200 yards ECT. From 100 to 300 yards add 3 clicks elevation. 200 to 300 add 3 more. From 300 to 400 add 3 more klicks, 400 to 500 now add 4 more. Most combat will occur at less than 300 yards.inside your point blank range. Hope this answers your question. It sounds complicated I know but it is not really. This works with M14 and M16 as well

@paul42171 Жыл бұрын

@@albertsnow8835 Great explanation.....but I was always taught the the average sized human target was 19 inches shoulder to shoulder when zeroing an ACOG. However, that's probably pissing in the wind if you don't understand the rest of your awesome explanation. Charlie Mike!

@jeffreyelliott622 4 жыл бұрын

If the dough boys were in heavy combat they sure did'nt have no time to be screwing around with they're rear sights then they had to use kentucky windage and elevation which is they're own judgement !!!!

@kerbalaerospacelabs3445 4 жыл бұрын

Your rifle would be zeroed to your eye prior to going into combat. This isn’t for combat shooting.

@charlieb308 4 жыл бұрын

Kerbal Aerospace Labs he’s talking about wind and distance, if you’re shootings at 200 yards then enemy is at 600 you don’t have same zero, plus wind will throw shots off. In combat you don’t have time to do mathematics