What are your standards?
First and foremost, in my opinion, good shooting is when you hit your target where you intended. To be reasonably certain that will happen every time I pull the trigger, here are my simple standards that I practice to.
For aiming shots, standing off hand with a pistol at 25 yards, my 5 shot group size should be twice or less the size of my resting group.
For aiming shots, standing off hand with a rifle at 100 yards, my 3 shot group size should be twice or less the size of my resting group for non-match rifles.
For aiming match rifles, all resting shots should be in a 1 inch group at 100 yards. The number of shots is caliber dependent. Example, 7 mm mag is 3 rounds, 223 is 10 rounds, for me.
For non-aiming shots, like IDPA or Trap, I want to finish in the top 10 percent of shooters on any given night. Courses, wind, shooters, etc change for any given session.
I'd like to hear what you consider when deciding if you've made a good shot.
First and foremost, in my opinion, good shooting is when you hit your target where you intended. To be reasonably certain that will happen every time I pull the trigger, here are my simple standards that I practice to.
For aiming shots, standing off hand with a pistol at 25 yards, my 5 shot group size should be twice or less the size of my resting group.
For aiming shots, standing off hand with a rifle at 100 yards, my 3 shot group size should be twice or less the size of my resting group for non-match rifles.
For aiming match rifles, all resting shots should be in a 1 inch group at 100 yards. The number of shots is caliber dependent. Example, 7 mm mag is 3 rounds, 223 is 10 rounds, for me.
For non-aiming shots, like IDPA or Trap, I want to finish in the top 10 percent of shooters on any given night. Courses, wind, shooters, etc change for any given session.
I'd like to hear what you consider when deciding if you've made a good shot.