Lesson 3 Fundamentals of Marksmanship
Lesson 3 Fundamentals of Marksmanship
Lesson 3 Fundamentals of Marksmanship
OBJECTIVES:
2. Accuracy, power and speed are the equivalent elements of practical combat
3. Firearm types are not separated, all compete together without handicap. This
does not apply to the power of the firearms as power is an element to be recognized
and rewarded.
sport.
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5. Practical competition is conducted using practical targets, which reflect the
general size and shape of such objects as the firearms may reasonably be called
enough to allow its use as a definitive measure of a practical combat shooting skill.
general and the participant is permitted the freedom to solve. It’s the manner he
BASICS OF MARKSMANSHIP
1. STANCE
It includes:
Control
Arms
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Posture
Alignment
Stance Width
2. GRIP
Achieving neutrality allows the Grip and Stance technique to perform its
The Grip and Stance cannot control recoil in the sense of stopping recoil.
3. BREATHE CONTROL
The breathing process provides the body with oxygen and eliminates waste
A complete respiratory cycle last 4-5 seconds (inhaling and exhaling) and
between each cycle, there is a pause of 2-3 seconds. This pause can be
sensation.
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It is during this pause between breaths that the shooter should fire the shot.
During the pause, the breathing muscles are relaxed thus the shooter avoids
Sight Picture is the relationship between the rear sight and the front sight to
Traditional sighting instruction recommends a sight picture that has front and rear
sights aligned and the target sitting directly atop the front post must be like a cat
on a fence. This is also called a “Six O’Clock Hold” as front sight is positioned at the
6 mark on a clock’s face. Some, however, prefer to take a “Center Hold”, where the
When using open sight, concentrate your focus on he front sight, not on the
target and not on the rear sight. With three separate items before your eyes, any
illusion that you will be able to keep all three in sharp focus is exactly that, an
illusion.
The eye can hold sharp focus on only one thing, make it the front sight.
A good sight picture will have the rear sight slightly fuzzy, the target slightly
TRIGGER CONTROL
Is the method used to apply pressure on the trigger so that the shot can be
fired with the least amount of disturbance to sight alignment. It is the independent
action of the trigger with uniform increasing pressure straight to the rear after the
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Proper Trigger Control is another key ingredient in the accurate and safe shot.
For rifle and pistol shooting, the trigger must be squeezed slowly and steadily. As
the sight picture takes shape, increase pressure on the trigger in a motion drawing
the finger and trigger straight to the rear. The instant the trigger disengages the sear
and the shot is fired should come as a surprise, concentration is focused on the sight
picture.
fundamentals after each round has been fired. The shooter must not shift
his position, move his head or bring down the pistol for a few seconds after
firing a shot.
CALLING THE SHOTS is the prediction of the shots on where the shots are on
the target.
caused by moving the head, closing the eyes, moving the shoulder to the
rear or combination.
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Enhancement viewing: Proper trigger pull and dry fire practice
youtube.com/watch?v=Ukuq-QhAXDY
In the final analysis, the proper handgun stance is the stance that allows the
individual to deliver one aimed, controlled shot after another safely, efficiently, and
comfortably.
Shotgun shooting has its unique characteristics. For one thing, instead of the
steady squeeze so necessary for rifle and handgun shooting, the trigger technique in
a shotgun requires a slap of the trigger! For another, the emphasis is not so much on
aiming as it is on pointing. But first things first, accurate shotgun shooting requires
quick reflective coordination among eyes, body and gun. This dynamic action
requires a smooth, fluid motion launched from a stable, comfortable, and relaxed
stance.
One sports analogy to the proper shotgun stance likens it to that of the
boxer.
Feet spread apart, good balance, slight forward, lean and bend at the knees, arms
and body free to swing either left or right. Natural quickness is the hallmark here.
shotgun to your shoulder. Keep both eyes on the target. Bring the stock to the cheek
(not the cheek to the stock). the trigger hand elbow is raised shoulder level. Snug the
stock band against the shoulder. Lean slightly toward the target, but not so much
that you impair your ability to swing left or right. When you see the gun’s muzzle
“touch” the target, but not so much that you impair your ability to swing left or right.
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When you see the muzzle “touch” the target, give a crisp, quick pull (the “slap”) on
the trigger.
FIREARM
Firearm defined:
their targets by hand using either iron sights or optical sights. The accurate range of
pistols is generally limited to 50 meters (55 yards), while most rifles are accurate to
500 meters (550 yards) using iron sights, or longer ranges using optical sights.
(Firearm rounds may be dangerous or lethal well beyond their accurate range;
minimum distance for safety is much greater than specified range.) Some purpose-
built sniper rifles are accurate to ranges of more than 2,000 meters (2,200 yards). A
successful sniper attack has been made from slightly more than 1.75 miles (2.82
kilometers).
The first firearm were invented in 13th century in China with the “portable
fire lance” (a bamboo or metal tube that could shoot by igniting the gunpowder
inside of it) was combined with projectiles such as scrap metal, broken porcelain,
The technology gradually spread through the rest of all Asian countries, Middle
East and then into Europe. In older firearms, the propellant was typically black
powder, but modern firearms use smokeless powder or other propellants. Most
modern firearms (with the notable exception of smoothbore firearms) have rifled
calibre (.357) or gauge (12 gauge), the type of action employed (muzzle, breech,
lever, bolt, pump, revolver, semi-automatic, or automatic) together with the usual
distinguished by reference to the type of barrel used (rifled) and the barrel length
1. Handguns
- Revolver Pistol
- Semi-Automatic Pistol
2. Long Guns
- Carbine
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REVOLVERS - they have a number of firing chambers or “charge holes” in a revolving
cylinder, each chamber in the cylinder is loaded with a single cartridge or charge.
SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOLS - have a single fixed firing chamber machined into the
rear of the barrel, and a magazine so they can be used to fire more than one round.
Each press of the trigger fires a cartridge, using the energy of the cartridge to
activate the mechanism so that the next cartridge may be fired immediately.
A rifle is so named for the spiral fluting (rifling) carved into the inner surface of
its barrel, which imparts a self-stabilizing spin to the single bullet it fires.
of shots; pellet sizes commonly ranging between 2mm #9 birdshot and 8.4 mm #00
(double-aught) buckshot. Shotguns are also capable of firing single slugs, or specially
(often “less lethal”) rounds such as bean bags, tear gas or breaching rounds.
Carbines - were and are typically used by members of the military in roles that
automatic..
A. Manual
A single shot firearm can only be fired once per equipped barrel before it
repeating firearm can be fired multiple times, but can only be fired once with each
subsequent pull of the trigger. Between trigger pulls, the firearm’s action must be
B. Semi-Automatic
C. Automatic
fire cartridges from its magazine as long as the trigger is depressed (or until the
magazine is (depleted).
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D. Machine Gun
ammunition.
E. Sub-Machine Gun
automatic firearms, that fires pistol-caliber ammunition; for this reason certain
Activity 3
equipment.
posed in general and the participant is permitted the freedom to solve. It’s in the
provided.
5. Proper _____________ is another key ingredient in the accurate and safe shot.
6. During the pause, the breathing ____________ are relaxed thus the shooter
most important function. ALLOWING THE GUN TO RECOIL IN THE SAME DIRECTION
gun.
9. One sports analogy to the proper shotgun stance likens it to that of the
__________.
Feet spread apart, good balance, slight forward lean and bend at the knees, arms
and
body free to swing either left or right. Natural___________is the hallmark here.
10. ______________is the relationship between the rear sight and the front sight to
1. Rifle -
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2. Carbine -
3. Revolver -
4. Machine Gun -
5. Shotgun -
II. Essay:
In your own opinion should our laws pertaining firearms, its ownership and
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