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I have long had a tendency to tie marksmanship to morality. The essence of good marksmanship is self-control, and self-control is the essence of good citizenship. It is too easy to say that a good shot is automatically a good man, but it would be equally incorrect to ignore the connection.

Marksmanship is the heart of everything we do here. Through marksmanship, we learn and practice discipline, focus, and self-control. As one of my podcast guests once put it over a couple of beers, “Marksmanship is the American Martial Art.”

Here you will find all of my articles, podcasts, and marksman challenges relating to the study and practice of good marksmanship. If you’re specifically looking to learn the fundamentals, be sure to check out my article series on how to shoot a rifle. I’ll soon be working on a series for pistol marksmanship as well.

If you haven’t tested yourself against a Marksman Challenge, be sure to check one of them out and lets us know how you did over in the community forum.

Marksmanship Archive

Everyday Marksman Defensive Rifle Course of Fire

Everyday Marksman Basic Rifle Marksmanship Course of Fire

Everyday Marksman Precision Pistol Course of Fire

The Martial Marksman Firearms Training Hierarchy

If I Only Had 10 Rounds to Practice: 2026 Focus Areas

The Threat of Abundance Atrophy: When “More” Makes Us Less

An Introduction to Terminal Ballistics; How Bullets Wound and Kill

Once Again, with Intent: AAR of Open Arms Pistol Dot Course

Martial Marksman Drill #3: Pair of Queens

The Gamut Challenge Might be the “Perfect” Competition

You’re Either Shooting or Loading: Green Ops Shotgun AAR

Fairfax Pistol Action Challenge Dec 2024 AAR

Training Report: Phalanx Training Group Low Light Pistol

Pistols and Patriotism: Project Appleseed Pistol Clinic AAR

Martial Marksman Drill #2: The Modified Jason Drill

The Everyday Gunslinger: Starting the Path to Pistolero

Four Years from Friday: Approaching Your Training Life in Seasons

Thinking Beyond the Drill, or the “Teaching to the Test” Fallacy

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