What did Uncle Sam teach you to shoot?

Never really got to handle any of the heavier guns (other than a 50cal M2). I do have a page from my SRB though that documents all the small arms I formally trained with. Before boot camp, I'd never fired a gun before in my life.

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AF: M16A2
I messed around with an M240B for an exercise. (Not too difficult to use, but I didn't get into many specifics.)

The USAFA Combat Shooting Team did a bit better, with AR-15s, Mossberg 590s, 1911s, Glock 34s, S&W 41s, and AKs.
 
Navy boot camp - 1911

At sea 1 mag through a Thompson at a towed skiff.

Carried an empty 1911 on security watch with 2 mags in a pouch on opposite hip. Probably could have gotten it into action in 30 seconds on a good day

Did get to see 5" and 3" naval guns in action, as well as hear from inside the ship several Terrier surface to air missiles fired at drones and Migs.
 
You'll have to forgive me for not remembering the M-designations on everyting.

M-16
.38 Revolver
.45 ACP Pistol
.9 mm Pistol
81 mm Mortar
90 mm Recoiless rifle. (The back blast on this thing was almost as dangerous as the front!)
grenade launcher (M-203) and the single shot one, that looked like an oversized shotgun)
M-60 Machine gun.
12 guage shotgun
Law Rocket (M-72 ?)
.50 Cal Machine gun (M-2 ?)

Some Navy guys taught us to shoot an Uzi while we where deployed.

While in Korea we were taught to shoot some of the North Korean guns, but I do not remember the designations.
 
Hiker 1, we would mostly use our M4s and M9s, but would sometimes utilize other local weapons platforms depending on the mission requirements. It was more common that we'd be instructing foreign militaries or indigents in marksmanship with their older service weapons.
 
Interesting topic. Are we talking just small arms or anything that goes boom?

Being former SPECWAR and spending 4 years at an Expeditionary Warfare command, I've got to play with just about everything that's in the DoD arsenal and then a few things that aren't officially in the arsenal. :D

Anything from a S&W 686 revolver to a AT4 Recoilless Rifle to Bangalore Torpedoes. The Navy has been very generous with the toys they let me play with.
 
I had to pay(literally) just to play with the M9 and M16A3. never got to shoot in boot camp and they don't exactly like the guys who fix your computers hanging out at the 50 cal sponsons during general quarters.

why oh why did I have to start liking guns after I joined a rating that doesn't touch them?
 
What ever fits.

Are we talking just small arms or anything that goes boom?
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Initially I was refering to small arms but then realized that you can't really exclude the big stuff, if it was part of your assignments. For instance, a Fire Control tech. can remotely fire a missle and that fits. .... ;)

After boot camp, I had three choices of future training. My first choice, was a "Gunner's Mate". As usual, they put you where they chose and wound up in the Electronics Field. .... ;)
Learned real fast to make friends with Corpsman, Cooks and Gunner's Mates. Life was good. .... ;)

Be Safe !!!
 
That's been so long ago I'm not sure I even remember all of them... Here's a few that do come to mind:

M1
M14
M16
1911A1
M60 Machine Gun

I was an officer in the Corps of Engineers, usually carried a .45 and/or M16.
 
US navy 1955 -1961 ( Gunners mate)

Lot's of Small arms and ship armament of various calibers.
 
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M14 rifle semi and full auto
M16
M1 garand
M1 carbine
M72 Law missle launcher
M60 machine gun
50 cal Browning machine gun
M79 grenade launcher
80mm mortars
105 recoiless rifle
105 howitzer loved little joe and the pleshet round
155 M109 sp howitzer
8" towed howitzer
155 towed howitzer
M201 granade launcher attached to a m16
GEEEZ! No wonder I can't hear anymore!!!
11 years of service, both active and reserve.
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45 cal pistol
 
M16A2/A4/M4
M9
M203
M249
M240
M2 .50BMG
M79 (Had the pleasure of shooting one overseas)
AT-4

Might of been one or two others, but the only firearms I shot 'somewhat' regularaly was the M4, M9, 249, and 240. If it makes a difference, we got to go to the advanced course on how to call for fire, and request CAS...

-Max.
 
Navy.
In 1960's, qualified with M1 Garand.
Later in USN competitive shooting, S&W 41 and 1911 accurized by San Diego Marksmanship Unit.

Still love the Garand, and have a Springfield made in 1942. A marvelous design.
 
M16A1
M16A2
M4
M203 GRENADE LAUNCHER
M2 "Ma Duece'
M60
1911
M9
AK 47
PKM
glock 17
155mm Arty
105mm Arty
M249
240B
Mk19
 
uncle sam let me shoot some great toys

All the small toys were great but my favorites were the big toys..I started with the 102 then went up to the 105 and then the M109 and the 8inch and before it was put to sleep the 175...then I was assigned to the 1bn/18th Field Artillery at ft.sill...till I went to Germany and got to play with the M109A1....oooohhhh those were the days.....
 
I worked with arty three out of the 4 yrs while in the Marines started out with the old 155's WW2 "Pigs" as the gun bunnies called them and upgraded to 198's. Then my last stop was 29 Palms for two years and we had Vietnam era M109's. But never got to fire the 8 inchers we could hear them as they fired overhead though:eek: there were behind us few thousand yards or more.
 
.38 S&W model 10. M16A1 and M60, a "Blooper" for those that are old enough to know what that was and...oh forgot the big crew served morter as well.
 
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