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.
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