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Thanks for the response.

I shoot at least once a week. Handguns only. And I do it because I enjoy it. It is a great stress relief for me, and a good social activity. There are a group of us that go at lunch to the local indoor range. ( hot as H--- this time of year, but we go )

Because I started out as the worst shot in the group, and have improved steadily, the macho thing went away for me very early in the process. I knew that everybody was better than me. It was quickly very obvious that, "No, shooting a bullseye on every shot is NOT an innate ability of every american born male."

Thumb placement. I shoot an H&K USP Fullsize 45, a P7, and a Ruger 22. On the P7 there is no safety. But, I grip it as high as I can with the weak hand thumb in front of the strong hand thumb.

On the 45, the slide release is right where my weak hand thumb would be in the same grip. If I put my thumb there, at times the slide will not lock after the last round. If I keep my thumb elsewhere, it never happens. So I usually lock the thumbs together ( weak thumb over strong thumb ) with the strong hand thumb off of the safety. But, with my hand as high as I can get it.

On the 22, I use the "thumb in front" grip as on the P7.

60 yards is a heck of a shot to do consistently.

Yup, some days I shake, but I find that my main problem is that I will still jerk at times. Usually its when I stop concentrating, and always with a new gun. I get to that last bit before the trigger breaks, and instead of continuing to squeeze, I jerk. The shot is usually down about a foot from the aim point.

On a good day, I have everything in the black, but on most days I have a few of them, in that same spot, about a foot below the target.

I also know absolutely that my guns are much more accurate than I am. It is me that has to work to get to a level that can do them justice.

It’s just going to take time.