Video: New Army Rifle Qualification Course Explained

By Tom Knighton

There are a lot of people out there who like to use military qualification courses as a standard to work toward with their own shooting. It makes sense, after all. While it may be a basic qualification, it’s enough for our men and women in uniform to take into harm’s way to defend our nation. It’s a good starting standard for the average shooter.

Of course, that qualification course may well be changing.

Over on YouTube, the guys at Circle Dog Productions decided to produce a video that delves into what those changes are. As they note, this isn’t official DOD policy or anything and this isn’t a DOD production by any stretch of the imagination.

The Firearm Blog noted:

The upcoming changes were first mentioned during the Maneuver Warfighter Conference, held back in January 2018 at Fort Benning. The changes include the introduction of a barricade from which troops will fire behind and the four phases of fire, with 10 seconds between each one, will now be shot in various firing positions. Soldiers will begin with 40 rounds and four magazines, 10 rounds in …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms