Illustrative Marksmanship Training Manual for
Rifles and Handguns

The illustrative marksmanship training manual will teach you how to
shoot straight and on target. This training manual was compiled and
authored by Pierre Du Plessis, an ex army sharpshooter and present
designer of training manuals.
This illustrative manual will guide you through all the phases and
intricacies to get your shooting straight on target. If you are
serious about your shooting, you cannot go without this concise,
illustrative and descriptive training guide.
Train yourself by following the scientific explanations and
illustrations and apply it practically in nature or on the shooting
range.
Most of the material for this self-training illustrated Marksmanship
Manual for handguns and rifles was obtained from the public domain
libraries of The United States Army Marksmanship Unit.
Championship calibre U.S. Army pistol and rifle shooters and coaches
have contributed most of the information. The text is designed for
ready reference and contains the fundamentals of pistol and rifle
marksmanship and the most advanced techniques known to these
experts.
The data presented represents a comprehensive coverage of the many
facets of pistol and rifle marksmanship and related subjects.
Portions of the information contained herein were obtained from the
research of authoritative articles, personal interviews and
observation of foreign competitions.
Noteworthy contributions were received from many experienced
persons, closely associated with pistol and rifle activities, not
connected with the military.
More than 128 pages of pure illustrative contents:
Table of contents:
1. Composition and purpose of this manual
2. The eleven commandments of firearm safety
3. Components and functioning of the pistol
4. Introduction to the fundamentals: Pistol mechanisms, grip, stance
and positions; rifle positions
5. Attaining a minimum arc of movement
6. Sight alignment
7. Zeroing in of your firearm
8. Trigger control
9. Establishing a system
10. Technique of slow fire
11. Preparatory self-test questions for chapters 1-10
This is a summary of the author's weaponry training and experience:
1. His army training started in 1965 at the Army Gymnasium in
Pretoria, South Africa, where he completed a 12 month Junior
Officer’s course. During this year he achieved the distinction of
becoming a sharp shooter with the FN 7.62 mm automatic rifle, with a
score of 98%. His force number was 64239494KA. He also completed
several other courses successfully. He terminated his army service
in 1993 at the Phalaborwa Commando, in the rank of Captain.
2. During his 28 years of service in the army, he served in the
following positions:
Section Leader, Adjudant, Platoon Leader, Company 2 IC, Company
Commander, Officer in charge of Battalion Training, Officer in
charge of Battalion Operations.
3. He had intensive and detailed training in handling the following
weapons: FN 7.62mm calibre automatic rifle, R1 7.62mm calibre
automatic rifle, 9mm parabellum automatic pistol, R4 5.56mm calibre
automatic rifle, R1 rifle grenade, Hand grenades, 50mm Mortar, 75mm
Mortar, Snotneus mortar thrower, Bazooka, Vickers machine gun,
7.62mm machine gun, 9mm carbine, Sten machine gun, Bren machine gun,
Flame throwers
4. He arranged several “Buttermilk” training camps and acted as one
of the chief instructors during all these camps.
5. He also arranged, controlled and gave instruction to 700 women,
during four training programs in shooting with the pistol/revolver
and the 7.62 calibre automatic R1 rifle.
6. He completed an army instructor’s course in “The Methodology of
Training”.
Bonus: Master Resell Rights included.
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