Marine Corps Times
By James K. Sanborn, Staff writer
September 13, 2015
Gunnery Sgt. Mark McBride, center, the subject of a Marine Corps Times story last year after twice shooting a perfect pistol score, repeated the feat for a third time on Aug 26. His coaches, Sgt. Jennifer Ann Bailey and Cpl. Jarrett Lettieri, say his success is due to his mastery of the fundamentals of shooting.
(Photo: Courtesy of Mark McBride)
Shooting a perfect pistol score — 400 out of 400 — once is remarkable. Doing it twice is amazing. But three times? You've got to be kidding.
Gunnery Sgt. Mark McBride, the subject of a Marine Corps Times story last year after twice shooting a perfect score, repeated the astounding feat for a third time Aug 26.
"I just want people to know the gunny is still here and still perfect," he joked recently.
It is hard to say if it's a feat no other Marine has achieved. Others have certainly shot perfect pistol scores, but the Marines in McBride's unit at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort — including the two pistol coaches who observed his qualification — have never seen it done so many times.
"To shoot as well as he did, I have not yet seen somebody do that," said Sgt. Jennifer Bailey, a field wireman and marksmanship coach with Marine Wing Support Squadron 273. "With the way his groups were, I've not seen anybody come close to that."
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