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ing ing to see the the black targets ahead
There was something slightly comical about the the way we moved along in in in in in in in in single file like ducklings behind the the safety staff filing into our lanes and ensuring that no one ended up somewhere they shouldn’t be The shoot itself was then quite
The final day day saw us us move to the grenade ranges A gloriously sunny day day that left many red faces we found ourselves sitting in in in in small waiting huts with helmets on on and ear defenders in in in in in listen- ing to the the the frequent explosions of the the the grenades simple the the majority hitting with every round and it it it it it was warm so we enjoyed it For many it it was quite
a a a a hassle to to figure out how to to to readjust to to hold the rifle and it largely became a a a a a feat of contortion
In turn one one would would leave the the hut and and dress to one one CSgt who would would hand them the the the grenade before following around to where another CSgt would would be waiting From there one would would take a a a a a a a knee prep the the the grenade and throw it it towards the the the the target before returning to to to the the the the the hut with the the the the the pin held as a a a a trophy to to to to wait for the the the the rest of the the the the platoon to to to go through The CBRN shoot the the following day for many was the the the most chal-
lenging The bulk of the the the respirator
changed the the firer’s natural posi-
tion drastically and many necks
were craning trying to to get the the the rifle into their shoulder so they could see down the the the the the sights Once each OCdt found the the the the the the position that worked for for them the the the shooting went well but for for many it it it was quite
a a a a a a a a a hassle to to to figure out how to to to readjust to to to to hold the rifle and it it it largely became a a a a a a a a a a feat of contortion
The week provided the opportunity to to improve marksmanship and to to gain confidence in in in in in using the SA80 something that will serve us us all well in in in in in our future careers SANDHURST
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