Posted on 11/14/2016 7:44:56 AM PST by w1n1
If you are just getting into target shooting and need some help fine tuning your shooting skills. Look no further, the NRA (National Rifle Association) has put together this amazing simple shooting fundamentals infographic that will get you on target.
Handguns vary differently from sizes, feel to weight. With all those variables basic shooting skills itself doesn’t change. This infographic cheat sheet shows you the right way to properly sight align, focus, trigger control, and breath control. This visual will get you on the right track to better your shooting skill. See the full cheat sheet here.
The center of a fuzzy ball is the same center as a sharply focused one.
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I remember dear old dad telling me that to be a true marksman one must not “jerk” when pulling the trigger. He said that I should empty one or more chamber in my revolver and then target shoot in such a way that I wasn’t sure if there was a round in the chamber. There should be no difference whether or not there’s no round chambered and I didn’t know that, or I’m just dry firing.
I’ve never been very good at it since my handgun is a .44. The dang thing kicks like a mule, and it’s very hard not to anticipate that.
It’s my inconsistency that frustrates me. One day, everything gels, the next I can’t replicate it. While I always stay in center mass, I will never be called a marksman.
OTOH, there’s a lot more to good shooting than standing in front of a stationary target.
When my hunting buddy and I were first shooting big bore handguns, we would randomly load 3 or 4 rounds in each others revolvers so the shooter didn’t know when a dud would come into battery. It sure highlights your flinching.
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Gonna hit a foot low aiming like that.
P4L
We got the Laser Ammo SureStrike rounds for our hand guns. We splurged and got five rounds for our revolvers. With the 2 inch diameter laser target, you can get a lot of practice in a short amount of time. Each round supposedly gets 5000 shots per set of batteries.
I’m a little biased but he Marine Corps Marksmanship program is the best I’ve ever seen. It encompasses everything from natural point of aim to setting the dope on your weapon properly. It also gets rid of bad habits real quick.
Load snap caps and spin the revolver, or load snap caps into a semiautomatic without looking to see when they go in. I finally got to where I shoot without anticipating the kick, even with a .357.
In a fight, front sight.
Front sight, front sight, front sight.
Thanks!
front sight, target, squeeze
I painted the white dot on my front sight bright orange. Makes it easier to see and bring back on target faster when rapid shooting. I shoot a bit to the left when slow firing (left eye dominance, right hand shooter) but am more centered when rapid fire.
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