TRAINEE GUIDE - Recruit Training Command - The US Navy

TRAINEE GUIDE A-950-0001
OUTLINE SHEET 5-05-1 (continued)
(4) Place your “weak” arm vertical under the weapon with “weak”
hand on the slide action.
(5) Place cheek tightly against the butt stock with “strong”
eye in line with the sights.
(6) Bend your forward knee and place your weight forward. Lean
into it.
c. Shooting from the hip
(1) Lock your forward arm downward, just forward of the body.
(2) Keep the shotgun tucked tightly between your strong arm and
hip, bend your forward knee and place your weight forward.
Lean into it.
12. Procedures to Load the Shotgun
** WARNING ** IF SOMETHING IS DROPPED ON DECK BY YOU OR YOUR INSTRUCTOR, DO
NOT PICK IT UP!
a. Chamber Loading (COMBAT LOAD)
(1) Push Safety to “ON” position.
(2) Depress the action bar lock.
(3) Pull the Slide Action fully to the rear.
(4) Place cartridge into open ejection port.
(5) Push slide action forward to load cartridge into the
chamber.
b. Display Magazine Loading (Instructor Demonstrate)
13. Firing the 12-gauge shotgun
a. Sight alignment
(1) The purpose of aiming the shotgun is to:
(a) Keep as many pellets as possible on target.
(b) Avoid missing the target and causing damage.
(2) Place your cheek against the butt stock to obtain proper
eye alignment to the bead front sight.
(3) If you are right-handed, use your right eye for sighting-in
and close your left eye; if you are left-handed, use your
left eye for sighting-in and close your right eye.
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