Posted on 10/12/2021 3:30:33 PM PDT by absalom01
The battle rages on between point shooters and those who rely on sighted fire. Is there a true winner in that contest? What are the pros and cons of each and which parts of each, if any, are utilized by professional lead slingers who carry a gun for food?
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Rather than spend valuable time arguing one side or the other, I'll ask a different question: How can we take the best that both sides have to offer and use it to become a better shooter?
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Instead of looking at it as two sides of a separate argument, what if you were to further develop your shooting skills by learning how to make better alignment by feel (allow your body to teach you) and then if needed—based on technicality of the shot—utilize additional muzzle-target orientation refinement?
The purpose of shooting is to hit the intended target. To shoot well is to hit the target with optimal control resulting in a measurable balance of speed and accuracy. Whether you accomplish this task using point shooting, sighted fire, or a combination of the two is not a matter of argument, but a matter of practical application.
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Paul Harrell just put out a new related video about using your middle finger on the trigger as part of the point and shoot technique.>>>
Saw that. it was interesting. i like his stuff.
The lateral velocity would decrease as no more lateral energy is imparted to the bullet once it leaves the barrel. Perhaps that lateral velocity would carry the bullet “around the corner” but some miles away from the corner itself.
Nope?
The lateral acceleration thing comes to mind. The swing of the barrel will impart a lateral acceleration to the projectile which will produce a laterally curved path to the projectile. Time the shot to just miss the corner and shoot what’s around the corner. It’s basically throwing bullets.
” The swing of the barrel will impart a lateral acceleration to the projectile which will produce a laterally curved path to the projectile.”
The swing of the barrel will impart a lateral VELOCITY to the projectile.
Bkmk
“Time the shot to just miss the corner and shoot what’s around the corner. It’s basically throwing bullets.”
Once the bullet leaves the barrel it will tend to follow a straight line with gravity and air friction acting on it. No lateral force means it will follow a straight line from the end of the barrel and hit only what can be seen from the front sight.
If it is a rifled bore, the bullet is spinning the entire time that the lateral acceleration is imparted upon the bullet. So the lateral direction is zeroed out. So no shooting around corners by swinging the gun barrel.
The best is what works best for the given shooter under the circumstances.
“If it is a rifled bore, the bullet is spinning the entire time that the lateral acceleration is imparted upon the bullet. “
No lateral acceleration is imparted upon the bullet.
” So the lateral direction is zeroed out.”
The lateral velocity is not zeroed out.
Bingo....
depends on target and distance and situation. And then there is shooting from the hip like Matt Dillon. I practice that too.
Nope.
It don’t work that way.
No. The situation depends more on any one rule. Point shooting for close range is adequate. You obviously never had anyone within 10 ft that you thought you might need to draw on.
I suggest we all go find the FBI video on the principles of shooting double action revolvers.
That video covers both point shooting with the revolver at the hip, held low in front of the body, and sighted shooting.
I will close with an old addage: “ When in a fight, front sight, front sight, front sight!”
25 yards? I believe the distance taught by most NRA CCW classes was <=10 yards.
The lateral velocity is insignificant in relation to forward velocity.
Moot.
I agree with all of you. More thoughts to ponder:
The swing of the barrel imparts lateral acceleration in as much as the tip of the barrel is moving faster than the breech and by definition acceleration is change in velocity with respect to time where distance down the barrel and velocity dictating time. Acceleration imparted on the projectile while in the barrel will result in a lateral velocity being imparted on it upon release and this doesn’t disappear upon release or free flight. It is diminished only by counteracting force against the direction of movement, such as wind in lateral instance and gravity for vertical component.
The other aspects of shooting that come to mind in this respect are barrel whip accuracy issues with slender barrels and shooters flinch both of which impart a velocity away from the line of sight. Line of sight which even remains true at the time of initiating the travel of the projectile
Bkmk
Depends on how much time you have,
Problem is, you can’t know how much time you have.
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