text: how to improve my m16a1 shooting results at the range? currently, i'm already a qualified marksman in the army. but i want to improve my shooting results. bbreathing and trigger squeeze. aim at the lower half of the target too. you get the skip effect into the target rather than shooting over it. seriously try a breathing exercise to calm yourself, and remember not to anticipate the recoil it does help. i only qualified once as a sharpshooter in basic, 8 straight years as an expert.