Gunny Shoots Perfect Score for Third Time

Gunny shoots perfect pistol score for third time
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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