The M4A1 Zeroing Process: A Practical Coaching Guide
A practical overview of M4A1 zeroing: establish mechanical settings, boresight where authorized, fire consistent groups, adjust from group center, and confirm at distance.
Raymond Miller
Pistol Control: Arc of Movement and Trigger Press
Understand normal sight movement, acceptable stability, and how a consistent trigger press allows accurate pistol shots without trying to hold the sights perfectly still.
Training Methodology for Dry-Fire in a Unit
For Fossil Friday, our discussion topic is training methodology, and how it needs to change specifically about dry-fire. Our references for this discussion are TC’s 3-22.9, Change 2 dated August 2017, TC 3-22.249, dated May 2017, and TC 3-23.35, dated May 2017. In order to build mastery in a skill, it must be done … Read more
How to Read and Mark an M4A1 Zero Target
A practical coaching method for marking shot groups, finding mean point of impact, measuring dispersion, and making evidence-based sight corrections on an M4A1 zero target.
How to Run Safe Dry-Practice Training for Large Groups
A practical framework for scheduling, supervising, scaling, and measuring dry-practice sessions for squads, units, academies, and other large groups.
Pistol Eye Dominance, Zero, and Low-Light Aiming
How eye dominance, sight zero, and reduced light affect pistol aiming—and how to diagnose each issue without confusing equipment problems with technique.
Common Pistol Sighting Errors and How to Correct Them
Learn to distinguish sight-alignment and sight-picture errors, diagnose inconsistent impacts, and use deliberate dry practice to build a repeatable pistol presentation.
M4A1 Magazine Problems: Inspection, Maintenance, and Prevention
How magazine condition can cause M4A1 feeding problems—and how inspection, identification, maintenance, and disciplined replacement help prevent avoidable malfunctions.
Army Rifle Qualification Changes: A Historical Training Analysis
A historical look at the Army’s 2018 draft M4A1 qualification and the enduring training lessons behind timed transitions, positional shooting, malfunction response, and realistic standards.
Excel Data Validation and Conditional Formatting for Training Records
Use Excel data validation and conditional formatting to standardize weapons-training records, reduce entry errors, flag results, and preserve auditable raw data.