M9 PISTOL PMI

1. M9 PISTOL PMI SCORE THE SOLDIER GO IF ALL STEPS ARE PASSED. SCORE THE SOLDIER NO-GO IF ANY STEPS ARE FAILED. IF THE SOLDIER SCORES NO-GO, SHOW WHAT WAS DONE WRONG AND HOW TO DO IT CORRECTLY. *IN ACCORDANCE WITH STP 91-95B1-SM FEBRUARY 1997 TASK: MAINTAIN AN M9 PISTOL. (071-004-0001)* PERFORMANCE MEASURES: 1. CLEAR THE PISTOL BEFORE DISSASSEMBLING. 2. DISASSEMBLE THE PISTOL. 3. CLEAN THE PISTOL USING THE CORRECT MATERIALS. 4. ASSEMBLE THE PISTOL. 5. PERFORM A FUNCTION CHECK. TASK: PERFORM A FUNCTION CHECK ON AN M9 PISTOL. (071-004-0002)* PERFORMANCE MEASURES: 1. PLACE SAFETY IN SAFE POSITION. 2. RETRACT AND LOCK THE SLIDE TO THE REAR USING THE SLIDE STOP. 3. DEPRESS SLIDE STOP ALLOWING SLIDE TO RETURN FORWARD. 4. SQUEEZE AND RELEASE TRIGGER. 5. PLACE SAFETY IN FIRING POSITION. 6. SQUEEZE TRIGGER TO CHECK DOUBLE ACTION. 7. SQUEEZE TRIGGER AGAIN AND HOLD TO REAR. MANUALLY RETRACT AND RELEASE SLIDE WHILE HOLDING TRIGGER TO THE REAR. RELEASE THE TRIGGER. 8. SQUEEZE TRIGGER TO CHECK SINGLE ACTION. TASK: LOAD AN M9 PISTOL. (071-004-0003)* PERFORMANCE MEASURES: 1. HOLD THE PISTOL IN THE RAISED PISTOL POSITION (KEEPING THE PISTOL POINTED DOWN RANGE). 2. INSERT THE MAGAZINE INTO THE PISTOL. 3. PULL THE SLIDE TO THE REAR AND RELEASE THE SLIDE TO CHAMBER A ROUND. 4. PUSH THE SAFETY LEVER TO THE SAFE (DOWN) POSITION. GO NO GO RETEST PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL GO NO GO RETEST PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL GO NO GO RETEST PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL

2. M9 PISTOL PMI TASK: UNLOAD AN M9 PISTOL. (071-004-0004)* PERFORMANCE MEASURES: 1. REMOVE THE MAGAZINE AND CHAMBERED CARTRIDGE FROM AN M9 PISTOL (KEEPING PISTOL POINTED DOWN RANGE). A. WITH THE PISTOL HELD IN THE RAISED POSITION (MUZZLE POINTED SKYWARD), DEPRESS THE MAGAZINE RELEASE BUTTON AND REMOVE THE MAGAZINE FROM THE PISTOL. B. RETRACT THE SLIDE TO THE REAR AND VISUALLY INSPECT THE CHAMBER TO ENSURE IT IS EMPTY. C. LOCK THE SLIDE TO THE REAR AND VISUALLY INSPECT THE CHAMBER TO ENSURE IT IS EMPTY. D. DEPRESS THE SLIDE STOP ALLOWING THE SLIDE TO RETURN FULLY FORWARD. 2. PLACE SAFETY IN THE SAFE (DOWN)POSITION. 3. UNLOAD AN M9 MAGAZINE. A. HOLD THE MAGAZINE UPRIGHT WITH THE FRONT END FORWARD. B. WITH THE THUMB, PRESS DOWN ON THE CARTRIDGE RIM AND PUSH FORWARD. C. AS THE CARTRIDGE MOVES FORWARD, TIP IT UPWARD AND OUT WITH THE INDEX FINGER. D. REPEAT STEPS 2A THROUGH 2C UNTIL THE MAGAZINE IS EMPTY. TASK: CORRECT MALFUNCTIONS OF AN M9 PISTOL. (071-004-0005)* PERFORMANCE MEASURES: 1. APPLY IMMEDIATE ACTION WHEN - A. THE SLIDE IS FULLY FORWARD AND THE PISTOL FAILS TO FIRE. (1) ENSURE THE SAFETY LEVER IS IN THE FIRE POSITION. (2) SQUEEZE THE TRIGGER ACTION. (3) CHECK TO ENSURE MAGAZINE IS SEATED. (4) RETRACT THE SLIDE TO THE REAR AND RELEASE IT. (5) SQUEEZE THE TRIGGER AGAIN. (6) REMOVE THE MAGAZINE AND CARTRIDGES FROM THE PISTOL. (7) LOAD THE PISTOL WITH NEW MAGAZINE OR AMMUNITION. (8) SQUEEZE THE TRIGGER AGAIN. (9) UNLOAD AND CLEAR THE PISTOL. GO NO GO RETEST PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL GO NO GO RETEST PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL

3. M9 PISTOL PMI B. THE SLIDE IS NOT FULLY FORWARD AND THE PISTOL FAILS TO FIRE. (1) PLACE THE SAFETY IN THE SAFE POSITION. (2) REMOVE THE MAGAZINE. (3) RETRACT AND LOCK THE SLIDE TO THE REAR. (4) INSPECT AND REMOVE ANY OBSTRUCTION FROM THE CHAMBER. (5) LOAD THE PISTOL WITH NEW MAGAZINE OR AMMUNITION. (6) PLACE THE SAFETY ON FIRE, AIM, AND ATTEMPT TO FIRE. (7) IF PISTOL DOES NOT FIRE, UNLOAD AND CLEAR THE PISTOL. 2. INSPECT THE PISTOL TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF STOPPAGE. 3. TURN THE PISTOL IN FOR REPAIR IF CAUSE OF STOPPAGE CANNOT BE DETERMINED OR CORRECTED BY OPERATOR. TASK: ENGAGE TARGETS WITH AN M9 PISTOL. (071-004-0006)* PERFORMANCE MEASURES: 1. ASSUME THE FIRING POSITIONS. A. ASSUME THE PRONE POSITION. B. ASSUME THE STANDING-WITH-SUPPORT POSITION. C. ASSUME THE STANDING-WITHOUT-SUPPORT POSITION. D. ASSUME THE KNEELING POSITION. E. ASSUME THE CROUCHING POSITION. 2. APPLY THE FUNDAMENTALS OF MARKSMANSHIP. A. PISTOL GRIP. B. SIGHT ALIGNMENT. 3. ENGAGE THE TARGETS. A. FROM THE PRONE POSITION. B. FROM THE STANDING-WITH-SUPPORT POSITION. C. FROM THE STANDING-WITHOUT-SUPPORT POSITION. D. FROM THE KNEELING POSITION. E. FROM THE CROUCHING POSITION. 4. APPLY IMMEDIATE ACTION. 5. CLEAR THE PISTOL. PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL GO NO GO RETEST PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL

4. M9 PISTOL PMI THE FOLLOWING TASKS ARE NOT LISTED IN STP-19-95B1-SM, HOWEVER, SHOULD BE ADDRESSED DURING PMI USING FM 23-35 AS THE REFERENCE. TASK: PREPARE TO FIRE EFFECTIVELY WHILE IN AN NBC ENVIRONMENT. PERFORMANCE MEASURES: 1. UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTS OF MOPP EQUIPMENT ON FIRING. 2. UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTS OF AIMING MODIFICATIONS. 3. PERFORM DRY-FIRE EXERCISES IN MOPP GEAR. TASK: PREPARE TO FIRE EFFECTIVELY DURING LIMITED VISIBILITY. PERFORMANCE MEASURES: 1. UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF LIMITED VISIBILITY. 2. UNDERSTAND THE PRINCIPLES OF NIGHT VISION. 3. UNDERSTAND THE THREE TARGET ENGAGEMENT TECHNIQUES. TASK: PERFORM DUTIES AS A COACH. PERFORMANCE MEASURES: 1. UNDERSTAND THE REASON FOR USING A COACH DURING QUALIFICATION PROCESS. 2. UNDERSTAND THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COACH. 3. UNDERSTAND WHERE THE COACH IS POSITIONED DURING FIRING. GO NO GO RETEST PASS FAIL