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Other than practice, any good marksmanship books?

Ruger22
I am looking to improve my marksmanship. Other than continued practice and shooting with my military and law enforcement buddies at the range, are there any good books out there that can be recommended in the area of improved marksmanship. I would like to go on Amazon.com and see if I can purchase a good one. I typed in -handgun marksmanship- , and about 100 listings came out. Please help me weed through the bad ones.

Brian Ostro
member: NRA, John Birch Society, American Numismatic Association.
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  • jsergovic
    I learned more in a few hours at a gun safety course / CCW class than in the last six months. It is all in the instructor.
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  • aglore
    Look up books by David Tubbs. He makes his living selling accutate rifles. He has several Coues deer in the record books and those are shot at extended ranges. I believe he has a book about how to become proficient at 1000 yards.

    AlleninAlaska
    Delta Firearms & Supplies
    http://canadianfirearmsexchange.com

    aglore@gci.net
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  • Rafter-S
    I think you are referring to handgun shooting.

    With regards to accuracy, there are several things that come into play--sight picture, trigger squeeze, grip, and the position of your feet to name a few. It would be impossible to tell you all on this thread, but there are lots of books at public libraries on the subject.

    If I had you here for 3-4 hours to give you some coaching, I could raise your score (on a 25 yeard target) by 5 points or more. But so could any other competitive pistol shooter who would take the time.

    So the best thing, if you could, is to find one in your area and get him to show you some of the basics. Then it will be practice, practice, practice.

    Rafter-S
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  • Ruger22
    I just purchased -THE GUN DIGEST BOOK OF COMBAT HANDGUNNERY- BY Massad Ayoob and also -THE SHOOTER'S GUIDE TO .22 CALIBER HANDGUNS-.

    Brian Ostro
    member: NRA, John Birch Society, American Numismatic Association.
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  • Rafter-S
    Your original statement was "I am looking to improve my marksmanship." I assumed you mean you want to shoot at something and hit it. Unfortunately, though those books you bought are fun to read, they won't help you hit things you shoot at.

    Your idea of markesmanship may different than mine. I see it as being able to shoot a score of 99 or 100 at 25 yards on a 25 yard slow fire pistol target. That's marksmanship, or at least it is in my book.

    Quick draw and combat shooting comes after you have mastered marksmanship.

    My humble opinion,
    Rafter-S
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  • Ruger22
    Thank you for the feedback.

    http://www.ruger.com/Firearms/FAProdView?model=190&return=Y
    Brian Ostro
    member: NRA, John Birch Society, American Numismatic Association.
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  • Ruger22
    Rafter:
    My definition of improving marksmanship does not imply lack of proficiency but rather; improving on what I already know, and of course everyone can stand to improve his accuracy. It would be a far less interesting world if everyone was born with the talents of Vasili Zhaytsev.

    http://www.ruger.com/Firearms/FAProdView?model=190&return=Y
    Brian Ostro
    member: NRA, John Birch Society, American Numismatic Association.
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  • bobski
    having talent and fame and then writing a book on it doesnt make for good marksmanship. talent tends to teach personal preferences. people see a great shooter and say they then want to 'be like him.' next thing you know you got a bunch of clone shooters dressed and acting like some champ and still dont know what they are doing. but because the 'champ' said it, they do it. the ability to teach and learn basics is a hard task. and even harder is it to break bad habits already learned. in other words, you can have the best instructors in the world coaching you, but if you havent grasped the basics, youre wasting your time. the NRA makes the absolute best books on what you need to know to improve your 'marksmanship.' hitting your mark is an art. bottom line. you seem to already know how to shoot. you most likely have a gun already. these are all things that will work against you. my advice would be to forget all you learned and read some nra books on marksmanship. go back to 22 and work your way up to a higher cal. decide your target and work your way back. thats the secret in a nut shell. dont take me wrong. im seriously trying to help you. i do this for a living and i hope you will take my advice to heart. what you want to do is too hard to explain on this site. i'll wear the keys out! email if youd like. id be glad to help.

    former air operations officer SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 2. former navy skeet team, navy rifle/pistol team member. co-owner skeetmaster tubes inc.. owner/operator professional shooting instruction.
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  • gunnut505
    Good luck finding a legible copy; The Pistol Shooter's Treasury by Gil Hebard of Knoxville, Illinois has articles, tips, and equipment advice from the top Marksmen of the century.
    Lones Wigger has a few books out as well, he was the instructor for the US Shooting Team.
    Also, get a copy of Hatcher's Notebook by Maj Gen Julian S Hatcher for insight as to how guns work, what was done to make them work better, and invaluable knowledge from a preeminent soldier.
    Pore through old copies of Shooter's Bible, Gun Digest, and other OLDER trade publications; some articles have indispensable grains of excellence.

    Then, absorb as much as you can at a real match from real competitors in the discipline you'd like to adopt; nothing better than getting your tips from the best you can find.

    Then, practice, practice, practice; Doug Koenig fires around a half million shots a year, and he's pretty good. Just don't get the idea that YOU have to shoot a thousand rounds each session; some bad habits may stay until you dry-fire a few dozen imaginary shots.

    If you know it all; you must have been listening.<br>WEAR EAR PROTECTION!
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  • mpolans
    I'll second Gil Hebard's "The Pistol Shooter's Treasury" even though it's a little dated. Also, "Competitive Shooting" by A.A. Yur'yev is very good...it has some basic info, but also gets into highly technical aspects of physiology to tell you why he recommends you do certain things while shooting (regarding breath control, grip, etc.)

    Both of these are out of print, but can probably be found at www.half.com or www.amazon.com .

    Another good one if you eventually try IPSC shooting is "Beyond Fundamentals" by Brian Enos. You might find this at the above websites or at Brian's website, www.brianenos.com .
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