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Majority of mids that I've seen around qualify "expert" with the rifle and pistol quals as signified by the E on the two Navy weapons ribbons worn. Are such standards for expert really difficult to meet?
It may be the last time you pick up a rifle or pistol in the Navy....enjoy it.
Marksman isn't hard. Expert isn't easy.
It may be the last time you pick up a rifle or pistol in the Navy....enjoy it.
Unless your a SEAL, of course.
True, but I hope they're using something better than a 9 mm pistol.
9MM
Possible Score: 240
Expert: 228-240
Sharpshooter: 204-227
Marksman: 180-203
M16
Possible Score: 200
Expert: 170-200
Sharpshooter: 160-169
Marksman: 140-159
My DD qualified SS having never fired a gun in her life. Good eyes and a steady hand.
.Our mid was pretty proud of his weapon ribbons when he came home for Thankgiving break. This will probably go down in family lore, but, my husband and I aren't big hunters even though I grew up with a dad who did all those things. We are pretty much city slickers! For years we resisted getting DS a BB gun, telling him that he would shoot his eye out. Couldnt figure out how he got so good at shooting until my dad fessed up over Thanksgiving that everytime DS would go out to their place over the years, my dad set up all kinds of targets and taught him to shoot his old Red Ryder. For Christmas this year, Santa brought DS and his sister a pair of Red Ryder BB guns! (if you cant beat em, join em!)
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Truly, God works in odd ...and sometimes subversive ways! Go GRANDADDY!
And I'm not talking about the Rose Bowl
Still, Left Coasters must be wondering how your expert marksman failed to end up a gun-slinging mass murderer in love with AK-47s and Browning A-Bolts!