Basic Shooting Skills

How to hold, aim, and fire rifles, shotguns and handguns . . .

Learning Objectives
You should be able to:

Define good marksmanship, and explain why it is important.
List the three fundamentals of good marksmanship.
Define sight alignment and sight picture.
Demonstrate how to determine your master eye.
Explain the basic steps to sight-in a rifle.
Explain four rifle firing techniques that will help improve accuracy.
Demonstrate four proper positions for rifle shooting.
List the four common shotgun chokes, and give an example of when you would use each.
Explain the basic steps for patterning a shotgun.
Explain four shotgun firing techniques that will improve accuracy.
Demonstrate proper shotgun shooting stance.
Explain the difference between swing-through and sustained lead when hunting with a shotgun.
Demonstrate proper handgun shooting stance and grip.

Course Overview

Course Material

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Official hunting safety course for California hunters last modified: October 13, 2008
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