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MIDTERM TOPIC Flashcards

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GUN SAFETY RULES

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  1. Always assume that the Firearms are always loaded!
  2. Do not point the muzzle of the gun to anything that you don’t want to be destroyed.
  3. Trigger Finger out of the Trigger before and after Shooting.
  4. Be sure of your target and what surrounds it.
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Is defined as the skillful art of shooting and hitting the target a given known distance.

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Marksmanship

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FUNDAMENTALS OF MARKSMANSHIP

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• Aiming
• Breath Control
• Hold Control
• Trigger Control
• Follow-Through

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Refers to the precise alignment of the rifle sight with the target.

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Aiming

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Elements of Correct Aiming

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Correct Sight Alignment
Correct Sight Picture

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Placing the center tip to the front sight post in the exact center of the near sight aperture.

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Correct Sight Alignment

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It has the target, the front sight post and the near sight aligned. The sight picture includes two basic elements: sight element and placement of the aiming point.

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Correct Sight Picture

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Refers to proper control of breathing to keep the rifle steady as the rifle is gently squeezed.

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Breath Control

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Two (2) Types of Breath Control

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  1. Breath control when zeroing or firing single target.
  2. Breath control, firing at timed or multiple targets.
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There is a moment of respiratory pause while breathing, most of the air has been exhaled from the lungs and before inhaling. Breathing should stop after most of the air has been exhaled during the normal breathing cycle. The shot must be fired before the soldier feel any discomfort.

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Breath control when zeroing or firing single target

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This technique is employed during rapid fire (short-exposure targets). Using this technique, the soldier holds this breathe when he is about to squeeze the trigger.

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Breath control, firing at timed or multiple targets

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Body movement affects the shot.

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HOLD CONTROL

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If the trigger is not properly squeezed, the rifle is misaligned with the target at the movements of the firin

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Trigger Control

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In Pistol shooting: means to maintain aiming (perfect sight alignment and acceptable sight picture), breath control, hold control, and trigger control until the gun settles back into the aiming area after firing.

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Follow-through

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“Maintaining perfect sight alignment and acceptable sight picture.”- ________
“Stop breathing.” – __________
“Holding still.” – __________
“Moving only your trigger finger.” – _________
“To maintain position, and continue aiming, breath control, hold control, and trigger control until the gun settles back into the aiming area after the shot is fired.” – _________

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Aiming
Breath Control
Hold Control
Trigger Control
Follow-Through

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16
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It is necessary to find the most effective position which will allow you to aim at the target in a natural and consistent manner, and assume an identical position. Locating the most effective firing position is the first shooting skill that one must develop before firing live rounds.

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FIRING POSITION

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Types of Firing Position

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A. Basic Position
• Supported Prone Position
• Prone Unsupported Positions
B. Advance Positions
•Alternate Prone Position
•Kneeling Supported Position
•Kneeling Unsupported Positionn
•Standing Position
•Modified Firing Position

18
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What is RA 10591?

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Known as Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act, May 29, 2013

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Used during fundamental training and during basic record firing. It offers stable platform for firing the rifle.

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Basic Position

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This position provides the most stable platforms for engaging targets. This is done by assuming a prone position while your rifle rest on a sand bag.

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Supported Prone Position

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This position offers another stable firing platform for engaging targets. Similar to the supported prone position but without the aid of sang bag.

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Prone Unsupported Positions

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Different firing positions used to adapt to different combat situations.

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Advance Positions

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This position is an alternative to both prone supported and unsupported firing positions, allowing the firer to cock his firing leg. This position relaxes the stomach muscles and allow the firer to breath naturally.

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Alternate Position

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Adopted once the firing skills have been mastered by the firer. Modified firing positions are encouraged to take advantage to available cover, to use anything that helps steady the rifle, or to make any changes that allows the firer to hit more combat targets.

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Modified Firing Position

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This position allows the firer to obtain the height necessary to better observe many target areas, taking advantage of available cover.

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Kneeling Supported Position

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This position assumed quickly, places firer high enough to see over small burst, and provides for a stable firing position.

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Kneeling Unsupported Position

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FIRING POSITIONS FOR A HANDGUN
1. Face the target at __________ angle, assuming the proper stance for one-hand shooting. The shooter can vary his/her angle to the target up to 90 degrees if this allows him/her better control.

  1. Face the target ________ for ________ position.
  2. ____________ so that you look at the taget with your eyes straight ahead.
  3. Raise your shooting arm until it is ________ with your target
  4. _________, lower and raise your arm and relax.
  5. _____________ and check position. If the sight are aligned with the target, you have a good position.
  6. If your arms settle to ________ of the target, compensate by moving theh feet right or left if necessary. If your arms settle high or low, compensate by closing or opening the distance between your feet.
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  1. 45-degree
  2. Squarely/ two-handed
  3. Position your head
  4. Aligned
  5. Close your eyes
  6. Open your eyes
  7. One side
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FIRING POSITION FOR A RIFLE

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  1. Standing Position
  2. Kneeling Position
  3. Sitting Position
  4. Prone Position
29
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Is used during assault to engage surrise target when no other position can be used. In an actual marksmanship firing, this position involves fundamental position. The legs are in normal paces, body is little forwarded, are hands are forwarded with a handguns.

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Standing Position

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The knees kneel in normal paces depedin on the comfortability of the firer. The student must apply the principle of “hard-soft contacts.” The elbow (hard) must fall on knees (soft) to make the shooter comfortable.

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Kneeling Position

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Is suitable for grounds that slope gently upwar and when there are obstacles that hinder good target acquisition. This included Cross legs position. The same principle applies in kneeling position

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Sitting Position

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Provides the most stable platform for engaging targets and presents a low silhouette and easily adapted with the use of cover and support. There are different positions of prone, depending on the comfortability of the shooter. Prone shooters may use available objects such as sacks containing fine sanfe back pack and othe objects.

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Prone Position

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refers to any handheld or portable weapon, whether a small arms or light weapons, that expels or is designed to expel a bullet, shot, slug, missile or any projectile, which is discharged by means of expansive force of gases from burning gunpowder or other form of combustion or any similar instrument or implement. For purposes of this Act, the barrel, frame or receiver is considered a firearm.

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Firearms

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Firearms- refers to any handheld or _____________, whether a ____________ or ___________, that expels or is designed to expel a ______, ______, ________, missile or any projectile, which is discharged by means of expansive force of gases from burning gunpowder or other form of combustion or any similar instrument or implement. For purposes of this Act, the barrel, frame or receiver is considered a firearm.

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  1. Portable weapon
  2. Small arms
  3. Light weapons
  4. Bullet
  5. Shot
  6. Slug
35
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refers to a complete unfired unit consisting of a ________,________,___________,__________, and _________, for use in any firearm.

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•Ammunition/ Cartridge
Bullet
Cartridge Case
Gun Powder
Primer
Priming mixture

36
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refer to firearms intended to be or primarily designed for _____________ or that which is generally considered to mean a weapon intended to be fired from the ________ or _________, which are ___________ of _____________ of discharge (Handguns, shotguns and rifles).

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*Small arms
Individual use
Hand
Shoulder
Not capable
Fully automatic bursts

37
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Light weapons which refer to self-loading pistols, rifles and carbines, submachine guns, assault rifles and light machine guns _____________ caliber __________ which have ______________ mobile.

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  • Light weapons
    a. Class-A
    Not exceeding
    7.62MM
    Fully automatic
38
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Light weapons which refer to weapons designed for use by __________________________ serving as a crew, or rifles and machine guns _______________________ such as heavy machine guns, handheld underbarrel and mounted grenade launchers, portable anti-aircraft guns, portable anti-tank guns, recoilless rifles, portable launchers of anti-tank missile and rocket systems, portable launchers of anti-aircraft missile systems, and mortars of a_______________________..

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*Light weapons
b. Class-B
Two(2) or more persons
Exceeding caliber 7.62MM
caliber of less than 100MM

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refers to any Filipino citizen who____________ with the _____________ set forth in this Act and_______________ with a license to ________ of to carry firearms outside of the residence in accordance with the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act (RA 10591).

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*Licensed Citizen
Complies
Qualifications
Duly issue
Posses

40
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____________ by the _____, PNP through ________ to a qualified individual to own and possess a firearm.

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*License to Own and Possess Firearms

Granted
Chief
FEO

41
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____________ stipulates thatpeople seeking to carry a gun may ________ for a Permit to Carry Firearm Outside Residence (PTCFOR). PTCFORs are granted on __________________ at the discretion of the issuing authority. A ______________ may apply for a PTCFOR if they are under actual threat.

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  • Permit to Carry Firearm Outside of Residence (PTCFOR)

RA 10591
Apply
PTCFOR
a may-issue basis
qualified person

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PTCFOR is ______________.

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Non-transferrable

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