Individual Weapons

Question 1

What does ACOG stand for?

Answer 1

Advanced combat optical gunsight.

Question 2

What is stoppage?

Answer 2

A stoppage is a failure of an automatic or semiautomatic firearm to complete the cycle of operation.

Question 3

What should soldiers apply to clear a stoppage?

Answer 3

Soldiers can apply immediate or remedial action to clear the stoppage.

Question 4

What is immediate action?

Answer 4

Immediate action involves quickly applying a possible correction to reduce a stoppage without performing troubleshooting procedures to determine the actual cause.

Question 5

What is the acronym commonly used to apply immediate action?

Answer 5

SPORTS.

Question 6

What does the acronym SPORTS stand for?

Answer 6

Slap, Pull, Observe, Release, Tap, Squeeze.

Question 7

What is remedial action?

Answer 7

Remedial action is the continuing effort to determine the cause of a stoppage or malfunction and attempt to clear the stoppage once it has been identified.

Question 8

What are the different types of common malfuntions?

Answer 8

1. Failure to feed, chamber, or lock.
2. Failure to fire.
3. Failure to extract.
4. Failure to eject.

Question 9

What are the eight cycles of function for the M16/M4 series weapon?

Answer 9

1. Feeding.
2. Chambering.
3. Locking.
4. Firing.
5. Unlocking.
6. Extracting.
7. Ejecting.
8. Cocking.

Question 10

What are the four basic firing positions?

Answer 10

1. Individual foxhole supported.
2. Prone supported firing.
3. Prone unsupported.
4. Kneeling unsupported.

Question 11

What is the minimum qualification standard for record fire?

Answer 11

23/40.

Question 12

Describe the M16/M4 series weapons.

Answer 12

A magazine-fed, gas-operated, air-cooled, shoulder-fired 5.56mm weapon.

Question 13

What is the weight of an M16A2/A3 with a 30 round magazine?

Answer 13

8.79 lbs.

Question 14

What is the maximum effective range of a M16A2/A3 series weapon.

Answer 14

550m for point targets and 800m for area targets.

Question 15

What is the maximum range of a M16/M4 series weapon?

Answer 15

3,600m.

Question 16

What are the different types of ammunition for the M16/M4 series weapon?

Answer 16

1. Ball; M193; Plain Tip; standard cartridge for field use with the M16A1 rifle.
2. Tracer; M196; Red or Orange Tip; use only in the M16A1 rifle.
3. Dummy; M199; Six Grooves alongside; used during dry firing and other training.
4. Blank; M200; used in all M16/M4 series weapons.
5. Ball; M855; Green Tip; used in the M16A2/3/4 and M4 series weapons.
6. Tracer; M856; Red Tip; used in the M16A2/3/4 and M4 series weapons.
7. Short Range; M862; used in all rifles and is designed exclusively for training.
8. Armor Piercing; M995; conventional brass, aluminum cup sits at the rear of the projectile; used by the M249, M16A2/3/4, and M4 series weapons; for use against light armored targets.