U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit. Pistol Marksmanship Training Guide

Here is the coveted Pistol Marksmanship Training Guide published by the Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning, Georgia. It is an excellent source of information for the competitive pistol shooter. To help the shooter acquire the necessary knowledge to master all the factors that control his shooting this book analyzes in detail each separate element of accurate shooting - stance, position, grip, holding the breath, sight alignment, and control of the trigger. iFi Download • | • ES Download MegaUp Mirror The fundamentals of pistol marksmanship embrace all of those physical factors essential to the firing of an accurate shot. Accuracy, in this sense, assumes that the weapon is zeroed, that a high degree of inherent accuracy exists in both the weapon and the ammunition, and that the firing is taking place under ideal conditions. Table of Contents FOREWORD FUNDAMENTALS OF PISTOL MARKSMANSHIP INTRODUCTION – ELEMENTS OF PISTOL SHOOTING CHAPTER I – ATTAINING A MINIMUM ARC OF MOVEMENT CHAPTER II - SIGHT ALIGNMENT CHAPTER III – TRIGGER CONTROL TECHNIQUES OF FIRE CHAPTER IV – ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM CHAPTER V - Technique of Slow Fire CHAPTER VI – Technique of Sustained Fire CHAPTER VII - MENTAL DISCIPLINE COMPETITIVE PHYSICAL FITNESS CHAPTER VIII – PHYSICAL CONDITIONING CHAPTER IX - DIET AND HEALTH OF THE COMPETITIVE PISTOL SHOOTER CHAPTER X - EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL, COFFEE, TOBACCO AND DRUGS SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ANNEX II - Properties of the Human Eye Relevant to Sight Alignment GLOSSARY