Headquarters Department of the Army

Training Circular 3-22.9 Rifle and Carbine Headquarters Department of the Army

A complete carbine class in a book!



A must-have item for the range bag of any AR-15 series owner, TC 3-22.9 Rifle and Carbine contains the very latest military tactics, techniques and procedures for the use of the M4 series 5.56mm NATO carbine and the M16 series 5.56mm NATO rifle.



In a stunning departure from previous US Army weapon training programs, the TTPs detailed in TC 3-22.9 are designed to teach the shooter how to operate his or her weapon and engage an enemy in a practical, safe and above all, highly effective manner.



Thrashed out over ten months spent trialing the TTPs with various line and SOF units under training, field and operational conditions, this is the best Army weapons training program ever fielded. Completely up to date and highly effective.



The manual goes through Safe Weapons Handling, Rifle and Carbine Principles of Operation, Rifle Combat Optics plus all sorts of Mountable Equipment. It also covers the shooting process, firing positions, moving targets, wind, onto clearing malfunctions and shooting on the move. Ammunition, Ballistics, Zeroing the rifle and different drills. Read it and you will become a better thinker and shooter!



Also check out the "Rifle Gold Book", released by the Army marksmanship Unit as a full-color supplement to TC 3-22.9.



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