Bolivar
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
The ORA conducted an AR15 clinic at Amiens Range, CFB Borden. This consisted of about 3 hours of class time followed by some range work at 300 yards.
The class room portion covered stripping, cleaning and general AR15 maintenance. Our instructor, being an retired CF WO had a ton of knowledge to share and we all learned something. Most of the 14 participants were relatively new to the AR platform. Heck, a couple of the people had never even field stripped an AR before. We covered in detail how to field strip the bolt. What parts to clean and how, the proper way to lube for reassembly and how to function check afterward to make sure that any clicks or booms heard when the trigger was pulled were as intended.
For the range portion, the group was divided up into two relays. One in the butts and one at the line. We started by getting everybody a 300 yard zero on a 4ft target featuring a figure 12. This was followed by shooting at a handheld figure 11, first static and then moving. The moving target practice was set up with each individual shot being indicated so people had a good idea of how to correct their lead. We finished up with a 10 round moving target "match".
Following the match and range clean up, we did a debrief where everybody pointed out things they learned and positives that they took home from the day.
All in all, it was good day on the range and I believe everybody came away learning something. Heck, it was a day on the range. How can that be bad?
The class room portion covered stripping, cleaning and general AR15 maintenance. Our instructor, being an retired CF WO had a ton of knowledge to share and we all learned something. Most of the 14 participants were relatively new to the AR platform. Heck, a couple of the people had never even field stripped an AR before. We covered in detail how to field strip the bolt. What parts to clean and how, the proper way to lube for reassembly and how to function check afterward to make sure that any clicks or booms heard when the trigger was pulled were as intended.
For the range portion, the group was divided up into two relays. One in the butts and one at the line. We started by getting everybody a 300 yard zero on a 4ft target featuring a figure 12. This was followed by shooting at a handheld figure 11, first static and then moving. The moving target practice was set up with each individual shot being indicated so people had a good idea of how to correct their lead. We finished up with a 10 round moving target "match".
Following the match and range clean up, we did a debrief where everybody pointed out things they learned and positives that they took home from the day.
All in all, it was good day on the range and I believe everybody came away learning something. Heck, it was a day on the range. How can that be bad?
