Military Firearm Literature

This order outlines Canadian Forces policy governing the use or misuse of weapons, ammunition and explosives.

This publication has been designed as a reference guide and a manual for small arms instruction for use in the classroom and field conditions. It is not intended as a reference for highly specialized shooting techniques or for competitive shooting.

CONTENTS:

FOREWORD MISUSE OF WEAPONS, AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVESPurposeWeaponsAmmunition and Explosives CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTIONGeneralBackgroundFormatTechnical Data 9mm PistolPractice PeriodsClassroom DrillsCarriage PositionsCHAPTER 2 LESSON PLANS—BASIC SKILLSLESSON 1 INTRODUCTIONGeneralInstructor NotesConduct of the LessonLESSON 2 STRIPPING, ASSEMBLINGAND CLEANINGInstructor NotesConduct of the LessonLESSON 3 MAGAZINE FILLING, LOADING,UNLOADING AND MAKING SAFEInstructor NotesConduct of … Continue Reading

This manual provides technical information, training techniques, and guidance on the crew–served machine guns, 5.56–mm and 7.62–mm (M249/M60/M240B). The purpose of this manual is, to provide a one–source document for all three weapons.

Unit leaders, trainers, and the designated gunners will find this information invaluable in their efforts to successfully integrate these automatic weapons into their combat operations.

M249 MACHINE GUN The 5.56–mm M249 machine gun supports the soldier in both the offense and defense. The M249 provides a medium volume of close and continuous fire the soldier needs to accomplish the mission. With it, units can engage the enemy along … Continue Reading

Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery, describes how various machine guns are maintained and employed by the U.S. Marine Corps’ machine gun crews.

It also provides the principles and techniques for their use in engaging and destroying enemy targets.

This reference publication is designed for machine gunners, platoon commanders, platoon sergeants, S–3 officers and chiefs, armorers, and ammunition technicians. It outlines a standardized way to train Marine machine gunners through the use of gunnery tables.