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Sherie & I took James' class in 1988 (she was 8 months pregnant), M/SGT Owens was pretty new to the idea of a Civilian class idea. During the "fun match" - It was there I found out, Sherie was a much better marksman than I, and being pregnant might have given her an advantage (a more stable shooting platform?). We had a lot of fun, met some really interesting people, "Boots Obermeyer", and heard some funny lines like, 'the advantage of a Bolt gun is not having to wait for the gas system"... to this day, we still refer to AR-15's as "Mouse Guns", with a chuckle! Eight kids later, many years later, and decades of recreational shooting,.. I'm basically the reloader/armorer, and she's the shooter! I gotta really work at it, trigger control, breathing, position - she just picks up a gun, and pops 'em in the 9 or better ring, so do our 5 girls, they all got the Annie Oakey gene.

While digging for some reloading manuals, I rediscovered, in the original spiral binding, "Reading the Wind", "Sight Alignment Trigger Control and The Big Lie", "Leather Sling and Shooting Positions", "1/2 Minute National Match Sight Wind Charts". - WOW! What a wealth of knowledge from practical experience! With these books, practically anyone can dramatically improve their marksmanship! The hardest thing about shooting, in my case, is "unlearning the bad habits" from my youth, and learning/practicing the simple things, how to hold a firearm as an extension of my body. I wish I had this kind of training from my youth, and as a Hunter Safety Instructor (Wisconsin), I could have imparted some of this to our students.

Get ALL of these books, study and practice, build muscle memory for correct positions, learn reading the wind, sight picture, etc. It's worth more than the best rifle scope & electronic practice gadget, that'll just cement bad habits & keep you in shooting mediocracy. Read & Practice, create a solid foundation for accurate shooting, you'll enjoy it for years to come.

I’m an “old shooter” and wish I had had this book “in the beginning “ — I would have done better I know. I am teaching my granddaughter (15) to “keep book” too and hope she gets and retains my love of the sport. Thanks to Maria for fixing my order so I got exactly what I wanted. Great service.

Ordered the Pit Procedures download which was in 3 parts but the first part was really the 3rd part ...which was also the 3rd part so I got the 2nd and 3rd parts of the trilogy but not the 1st part which I'm guessing is the basic info that makes the 2nd and 3rd parts make sense. No contact info shown on the website to complain to anyone.

My apologies sir. I believe we have sent you the correct part one, and we have corrected the issue on the site. As for no contact information, that is another apology and has since been corrected. Thank you for your order, and I hope you got all the information you are looking for.

Thank you Jim Owens for teaching me what I needed to know to succeed at high power.
Before my husband and I shot our first match across the course we read your books and felt adequately prepared.
As we read your books over again through our shooting career we learned more principles you were showing us.
Spending a week in your advanced rifle class was an invaluable experience.
This year I finally implemented all you taught me and earned the Distinguished Rifleman badge.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!!
Jill Knerr