Arms Directory | Fundamentals of Marksmanship | Activity https://armsdirectory.com/groups/fundamentals-of-marksmanship/ Activity feed for the group, Fundamentals of Marksmanship. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:45:43 -0800 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.7.20 en-US 30 hourly 2 0c3ded21cb89aa5593ef5c9add6305a1 John Buol posted an update in the group Fundamentals of Marksmanship: The U.S. military spent hundreds of millions of dollars […] https://armsdirectory.com/activity/p/195069/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:40:22 -0800 The U.S. military spent hundreds of millions of dollars with genius designers like Eugene Stoner on numerous attempts to invent a rifle that eliminated the need for marksmanship training. All of them failed. The video linked below explains why. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLxJtEjquOo

]]> 0 29ed0913920a754fa7a350c091c49564 John Buol posted an update in the group Fundamentals of Marksmanship: Why Every High School Student Is Learning to Shoot a Gun […] https://armsdirectory.com/activity/p/193585/ Tue, 19 May 2026 18:47:25 -0800 Why Every High School Student Is Learning to Shoot a Gun – in Latvia. How Latvia now follows an American idea that most Americans have forgotten. Link below:

https://funshoot.substack.com/p/why-every-high-school-student-is

funshoot.substack.com

Why Every High School Student Is Learning to Shoot a Gun - in Latvia

How Latvia now follows an American idea that most Americans have forgotten.

]]> 0 b7c4bd8da1f100266b68e8cd4c299d05 Kyle "SteelTarget" posted an update in the group Fundamentals of Marksmanship: https://youtube.com/shorts/YVMiwMYDFVg?si=S14dkXKN0Qvksvdc https://armsdirectory.com/activity/p/187927/ Fri, 02 Jan 2026 01:21:44 -0800 https://youtube.com/shorts/YVMiwMYDFVg?si=S14dkXKN0Qvksvdc

]]> 0 a5600175d216ef01562c4625af9359fd John Buol posted an update in the group Fundamentals of Marksmanship: Modern Infantry Marksmanship Solutions: An […] https://armsdirectory.com/activity/p/182867/ Sun, 31 Aug 2025 16:49:04 -0800 Modern Infantry Marksmanship Solutions: An Infantry Commander’s Solution to Modern Marksmanship Training. Superior method for training and preparing soldiers for combat that are cost-effective, and easier to attain realistic training results with fewer resources.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZIPX-4gWlk

]]> 0 a76b321aace34f937e32bd5162f053e0 John Buol posted an update in the group Fundamentals of Marksmanship: Marine Corps Rifle Marksmanship. Details on the U.S. […] https://armsdirectory.com/activity/p/164262/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 14:44:51 -0800 Marine Corps Rifle Marksmanship. Details on the U.S. Marine Corps Entry Level Rifle qualification program that every Marine shoots.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZLQSFTEALY

#USMC #ELR #rifle #marksmanship #shootingrange

]]> 0 d200955debf9048709ded0f58916d3eb John Buol posted an update in the group Fundamentals of Marksmanship: U.S. Army Zero: Qualification […] https://armsdirectory.com/activity/p/163401/ Sat, 24 Feb 2024 16:50:05 -0800 U.S. Army Zero: Qualification Zero Error

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGjmrKvld1o

]]> 0 fb440cc672658ffb69c63f209cbaea69 John Buol posted an update in the group Fundamentals of Marksmanship: Zero Procedure Confusionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjS7IA_SDus https://armsdirectory.com/activity/p/163400/ Sat, 24 Feb 2024 16:49:34 -0800 Zero Procedure Confusion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjS7IA_SDus

]]> 0 91721dcc98f9a7e4176a83a7d7fe449c Kyle "SteelTarget" posted an update in the group Fundamentals of Marksmanship: https://youtu.be/AdYCILjZrJg?si=a1-YvEfwuMpD5Fzc https://armsdirectory.com/activity/p/87312/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 23:12:26 -0800 https://youtu.be/AdYCILjZrJg?si=a1-YvEfwuMpD5Fzc

]]> 0 7d1a6cce52385e5370a1298a4357d4b2 Kyle "SteelTarget" posted an update in the group Fundamentals of Marksmanship: https://youtu.be/bOzSaL_pW7o?si=Fdr-8IYy-vQFemwq https://armsdirectory.com/activity/p/83585/ Mon, 28 Aug 2023 21:52:31 -0800 https://youtu.be/bOzSaL_pW7o?si=Fdr-8IYy-vQFemwq

]]> 0 b2a558e4013f1dd7fddd99a46aa69010 Kyle "SteelTarget" posted an update in the group Fundamentals of Marksmanship: https://youtube.com/shorts/jKN4hk3tCis?si=so-whwSKZfgjgRpe https://armsdirectory.com/activity/p/83542/ Mon, 28 Aug 2023 15:10:13 -0800 https://youtube.com/shorts/jKN4hk3tCis?si=so-whwSKZfgjgRpe

]]> 0 e47bc1c0b068c890132ee8ae2de20770 Steven Armstrong posted an update in the group Fundamentals of Marksmanship: It has been a minute since my last post, (work, work, […] https://armsdirectory.com/activity/p/71585/ Sat, 21 Jan 2023 23:35:26 -0800 It has been a minute since my last post, (work, work, work) but I wanted to touch on something that I mentioned before. Let’s talk sight radius as it relates to sight alignment error. here is a chart I did a few years ago that may help explain this sight radius and how it can affect accuracy. Hope that helps.

One of the interesting things…

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]]> 0 9e93e23ffcb30e59d6d0c27916257e03 Steven Armstrong posted an update in the group Fundamentals of Marksmanship: Thus far we have talked about the two fundamentals […] https://armsdirectory.com/activity/p/67518/ Wed, 28 Dec 2022 17:01:04 -0800 Thus far we have talked about the two fundamentals required to produce one single good shot.

Next, we will discuss the other fundamentals, all of which help us to repeat good shots and eventually get us to multiple rapid fire strings of shots, like double taps and anti-body armor engagements.

Before I go further, let me explain my reasons behind…

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]]> 0 856001efbff063bacc4c67de8593aa1d Steven Armstrong posted an update in the group Fundamentals of Marksmanship: Up here, we dont get Uber Eats, but we do get […] https://armsdirectory.com/activity/p/67355/ Tue, 27 Dec 2022 23:52:01 -0800 Up here, we dont get Uber Eats, but we do get fresh delivery. This guy walked right up the driveway.

]]> 1 e7752e482fc0433c148bcc56dd6d6aa6 Steven Armstrong posted an update in the group Fundamentals of Marksmanship: We are discussing the two fundamentals required to make […] https://armsdirectory.com/activity/p/67289/ Tue, 27 Dec 2022 19:18:16 -0800 We are discussing the two fundamentals required to make one good shot. I have explained my reasons behind (Feeding the Baby) the muscle memory trigger control. So now let’s focus on sight alignment.

There are as many sight systems out there as there are firearms, but they all do the same thing….and it’s probably not what you think.

Sight…

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]]> 0 736ee1034627309eaaeb83b6e49553e1 Steven Armstrong posted an update in the group Fundamentals of Marksmanship: Let me jump in here and say, I live totally off grid […] https://armsdirectory.com/activity/p/67260/ Tue, 27 Dec 2022 16:47:11 -0800 Let me jump in here and say, I live totally off grid in Northern Arizona. So on days like today (very heavy clouds) I don’t make much power. My wind turbine does a great job, but I try not to use too much unnecessary power from the batteries. So instead of firing up the computer, I type on my phone. I say this so that if you read a bunch…

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]]> 0 e96b3042a0042de0c76fdf866cecc6d5 Steven Armstrong posted an update in the group Fundamentals of Marksmanship: When I started competitive shooting as a "pick-up […] https://armsdirectory.com/activity/p/67246/ Tue, 27 Dec 2022 15:32:08 -0800 When I started competitive shooting as a “pick-up shooter” with the Army Shooting Team in 1987 I was given a paperback booklet about 100 pages thick that looked like it was printed on an industrial copy machine. It had a cover of blue heavy card stock and had heavy staples as binding.

The book contained everything from assembly / disassembly…

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]]> 3 d791d659d6be38a637afa76eb386245d Steven Armstrong posted an update in the group Fundamentals of Marksmanship: Let's start by asking the simple question. What are […] https://armsdirectory.com/activity/p/67149/ Mon, 26 Dec 2022 21:08:17 -0800 Let’s start by asking the simple question. What are the Fundamentals of Marksmanship?

Position – stance, skeletal support

Grip, both firing and support hands

Sight Alignment – Sight Picture (natural point of aim)

Breath Control

Trigger squeeze

Follow through

All fundamental classes focus on these or some variation of these.

That can be a lot to…

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]]> 0 c6ab66fbfad56feb16512f490e0ef35b Steven Armstrong posted an update in the group Fundamentals of Marksmanship: As a former member of the US Army Shooting Team, I […] https://armsdirectory.com/activity/p/67061/ Mon, 26 Dec 2022 13:58:43 -0800 As a former member of the US Army Shooting Team, I have traveled the world competing and providing firearms instruction. Along the way I have had the opportunity to teach and to be taught. I hold a High Master Class qualification in High Power Rifle and in High Power Long Range. I have Distinguished Pistol Shot and Distinguished Rifle…

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