Pistol marksmanship

Cover Page......Page 1
To Our Readers......Page 2
Foreword......Page 3
Table of Contents......Page 4
Extractor......Page 9
Figure 1-3. M9 Service Pistol.......Page 10
Firing Pin Block......Page 11
Ejecting......Page 12
Locking......Page 13
Figure 1-14. The M12 Holster and Ammunition Pocket.......Page 14
Concealed Pistol Holster......Page 15
Figure 1-18. Wearing of the Concealed Pistol—Sweater.......Page 16
Figure 1-20. Wearing of the Concealed Pistol Holster—Civilian Attire.......Page 17
Firing the M9 Service Pistol While Wearing Gloves......Page 18
Pistol Disassembly......Page 19
Disassembly of the Magazine......Page 20
Cleaning and Lubricating the Pistol......Page 21
Safety/Function Check......Page 22
Hot, Wet Climates......Page 23
Amphibious Conditions......Page 24
Safety Rules......Page 25
Figure 2-2. Placement of the Left Hand.......Page 26
Weapons Commands......Page 27
Figure 2-5. Seating the Magazine.......Page 28
Figure 2-6. Grasping the Slide to Make Ready.......Page 29
Figure 2-7. Catching the Ejected Round.......Page 30
Filling the Magazine......Page 31
Figure 2-10. Pistol Ran Dry of Ammunition.......Page 32
Figure 2-13. Grasping the Magazine.......Page 33
Figure 2-16. Seating the Magazine.......Page 34
Figure 2-19. Withdrawing and Indexing a Filled Magazine.......Page 35
Reloading Considerations......Page 36
Remedial Action......Page 37
Audible Pop or Reduced Recoil......Page 38
  Figure 2-28. Alert.......Page 39
Holster Transport......Page 40
Combat Mindset......Page 41
Contact Likely (Probable)......Page 42
Figure 2-33. Show Clear Transfer.......Page 43
Figure 2-35. Condition Unknown Transfer to the Left.......Page 44
Sight Picture......Page 45
Grip......Page 46
Compression of the Fundamentals......Page 47
Breath Control......Page 48
Stability......Page 49
After Firing: Manage Recoil......Page 50
Figure 4-2. Withdrawing the Pistol From the Holster—Step 2.......Page 51
Weaver and Isosceles Variations......Page 52
Table 4-1. Advantages and Disadvantages.......Page 53
Figure 4-7. Weaver Grip.......Page 54
Kneeling Position......Page 55
Figure 4-11. Weaver Medium Kneeling.......Page 56
Figure 4-14. Isosceles High Kneeling.......Page 57
Weaver Prone Position......Page 58
Figure 4-19. Squat Method.......Page 59
Figure 4-22. Isosceles Prone Position.......Page 60
Natural Body Alignment......Page 61
Figure 4-25. Increasing Elevation (Minor Adjustments).......Page 62
Sandbags......Page 63
Figure 5-1. Firing Around a Log.......Page 64
Providing Support for the Position and the Pistol......Page 65
Figure 5-7. Hand Resting Against Side of Support.......Page 66
Supported Firing Positions......Page 67
Supported Standing......Page 68
Figure 5-13. Pie Technique.......Page 69
Combining the Pie and Rollout Techniques......Page 70
Presentation From the Alert......Page 71
Figure 6-1. Presentation From the M12 Holster—Step......Page 72
Figure 6-3. Presentation From the M7 Shoulder Holster—Step 1.......Page 73
Figure 6-6. Presentation From the Assault Holster—Step 1.......Page 74
Concealed Pistol Holster......Page 75
Figure 6-9. Presentation From the Concealed Pistol Holster—Step 2.......Page 76
From the Alert (Arms Straight)......Page 77
Search and Assess......Page 78
Contrast With the Background......Page 80
Time......Page 81
Slow Fire Technique......Page 82
Combat Mindset......Page 83
Considerations for Field Firing Positions......Page 84
Stop and Go Target......Page 85
Methods of Engagement......Page 86
Applying the Fundamentals of Marksmanship......Page 87
Trigger Control......Page 88
Figure 8-1. One-Handed Presentation.......Page 90
Figure 8-2. One-Handed Dry Reload: Two-Knee Kneeling Position.......Page 91
Figure 8-3. One-Handed Dry Reload: Standing Position.......Page 92
Remedial Action......Page 93
Figure 8-6. One-Handed Remedial Action.......Page 94
Figure 8-10. Rack Slide Against Heel of Boot.......Page 95
Figure 8-13. Method One: Clearing Trigger Guard.......Page 96
Figure 8-16. Method Two: Grasping the Pistol.......Page 97
Method Three: Knee Placement......Page 98
Figure 8-22. Transferring the Pistol—Step 3.......Page 99
Engaging Targets: Using the Pistol Sights......Page 100
Figure 9-1. Engaging Targets 90 Degrees to the Right.......Page 101
Figure 9-2. Engaging Targets 90 Degrees to the Left.......Page 102
Figure 9-5. Engaging Targets 180 Degrees to the Rear (Left Sholder).......Page 103
Target Detection Techniques......Page 104
Effects of Illumination......Page 105
Clear Lenses......Page 106
Considerations......Page 107
Acquiring Sight Alignment/Sight Picture......Page 108
Figure 10-3. Two-Handed Grip Technique With Flashlight (Side and Front View).......Page 109
Considerations for the Carry/Transport......Page 110
Figure 10-7. Flashlight Alert Carry (Two-Handed Grip and Cross-Hand).......Page 111