2026 Army Board Weapons Practice Test – Complete Preparation

The test is checking the three-round burst function. In BURST mode, one trigger pull should produce a fixed sequence of three shots. To verify that the mechanism is correctly set up, you cycle the action while the trigger is held down, and you do this three times. Running the charging handle three times with the trigger held ensures the burst mechanism indexes properly and is ready to deliver exactly three rounds per trigger pull. If the burst function isn’t indexing correctly, you won’t get the expected three-shot burst, which is why this three-cycle check is used.