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.
Jeff Cooper
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
Martial Marksman Drill #1: Fast and Accurate Enough
March 26, 2024 1 Comment
Prioritizing Your Marksmanship Training Zones
February 14, 2024 7 Comments
The Martial Marksman’s Training Philosophy: Simple, Not Easy
October 31, 2023 2 Comments
Virtue in the Crosshairs: The Martial Marksman Ideal
October 17, 2023 4 Comments
Introducing the Rifleman Pentathlon: A Game for Martial Marksmen
August 1, 2023 16 Comments
Foundations of Patrol Rifle Marksmanship: Know Your Objective!
July 11, 2023 9 Comments
An Introduction to Sniping 4th Generation
May 29, 2023 17 Comments
The 2023 West Virginia Gun Run: The Retrospective
May 2, 2023 17 Comments
The Four Corners Approach to Unlocking Peak Performance
April 18, 2023 4 Comments
The Road to Victory: My Tactical Biathlon Training Blueprint
March 28, 2023 9 Comments
WTF: You Just Have to Experience It
March 7, 2023 6 Comments
What Bench Are You Sitting On?
February 14, 2023 1 Comment
Stop Stealing from Yourself
October 5, 2022 5 Comments
The Paper Plate Pistolero Challenge
July 19, 2022 5 Comments
Rifle Marksmanship Standards for Everyday Marksmen
June 14, 2022 9 Comments
Are You a Tactical Minimalist?
May 18, 2022 3 Comments
Quick Hits: Lessons Learned from My First USPSA Match
April 19, 2022 3 Comments
Minimum Capable Handgun Skills Challenge
February 1, 2022 4 Comments

















