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which of the following is a building block of good marksmanship?

The correct answer is: A) practice.

Why practice is the building block

Good marksmanship is about consistently hitting exactly where you intend, not just firing a gun accurately once. Training materials for hunters and shooters describe practice as a core fundamental because it develops:

  • Consistent shooting technique (stance, grip, sight alignment, trigger control).
  • Familiarity with your firearm and how it behaves under different conditions.
  • The ability to apply the other fundamentals—like sight adjustment and proper shooting technique—reliably over time.

By contrast, strength, perfect vision, and fast reflexes can help, but they are not required to build solid marksmanship; shooters with average strength and imperfect vision can still become highly accurate through deliberate, repeated practice.

So, when asked “which of the following is a building block of good marksmanship?”, the best choice is practice , because it is the foundation that lets all other skills develop and improve.

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