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About James Warnet

James developed his passion for firearms and marksmanship while serving in the US Marine Corps Infantry. During his enlistment he achieved Rifle Expert (3rd award) and Pistol Expert (2nd award), along with multiple other small arms Expert ratings. Following his enlistment, he entered the Law Enforcement profession, where he has received three "Top Gun" awards for marksmanship excellence. Sharing the fundamentals of marksmanship is a continuing passion for James, and he trains new shooters regularly.

Understanding and Applying a Proper Pistol Grip

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[toc] Everything You Need to Know To Get a Grip on a Pistol Out of all the new shooters I have ever worked with, and I mean the people who have never fired a pistol, there seems to be one thing they are all afraid of: the pistol flying out of their hands. Don’t get me wrong, that can happen. It’s impressively unlikely though and requires pretty unique circumstances to … [Read more...] about Understanding and Applying a Proper Pistol Grip

An In-Depth Look at Shooting Stances: Isosceles, Weaver & Chapman

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[toc] Understanding How the Body Affects Accuracy, and How to Improve Your Shooting Foundation Marksmanship is like building a house. A really nice house. For this analogy, we will group the gun fundamentals (trigger, sight alignment, sight picture, etc.) together and call them the roof. Now, you’ve been practicing the gun fundamentals a lot. You’ve dialed it all in … [Read more...] about An In-Depth Look at Shooting Stances: Isosceles, Weaver & Chapman

The Definitive Guide to Sight Picture: What is It, and How it Works to Get Your Shots on Target

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[toc] If you’ve spent any time at a range listening to people talk about how to shoot, it’s likely you have heard the terms sight alignment and sight picture. It’s also incredibly likely that whoever said those terms described them in ways that led you to believe they were the same thing. Well, my friends, they are not the same thing. Take a car for instance. Is the … [Read more...] about The Definitive Guide to Sight Picture: What is It, and How it Works to Get Your Shots on Target

What is Sight Alignment? Definitive Guide to Understanding Sight Alignment

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[toc] So, you want to learn to shoot accurately, or your marksmanship is not exactly where you want it to be? Don’t fret, my friend. Anyone can learn to shoot accurately, it's simply a matter of instruction. As my friend Rubin said in the film Road Trip: “I can teach Japanese to a monkey in 46 hours. The key is just finding a way to relate to the material.” Comical, but … [Read more...] about What is Sight Alignment? Definitive Guide to Understanding Sight Alignment