anothernewb
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Man, had a humbling session at the range yesterday. Been shooting bullseye for about 2 years now, and getting reasonably decent at it, so I figured I was a capable shot. Wow was I wrong. Decided to try some PD stuff yesterday. fast acquisition of target, Walking and firing from 30 to 20' at a fixed target.
Wow. to say I sucked at it would be an understatement. I'm pretty sure even the ground wasn't in much danger from me. I'd have been knifed about 20 times over before I got in a decent shot. Draw time was fine, and I was perfectly adept at using the pistol as a deterrent - If I planned on using it as a hammer. My only saving grace there is that a 6" GP100 or an all steel 1911 DO function well in that capacity
There's a big difference between standing stable and pointing a pistol at a hanging target than there is walking along and someone randomly designating when you draw and what to target. yikes.
Thought I had a good system figured out. We had set up several targets with numbers on them. I would walk along the range (we were the only ones out there) and my friend would call out a target number randomly, and I would have to draw, aim and fire at that target. then we added walking towards the designated target later on.
Got a lot, lot, lot of work to do in instinctive shooting apparently. been concentrating on target shooting so long that I've got a skill set that's totally undeveloped.
Oh yeah - black on black adjustable target sights? Not so good for fast acquisition, lol. Neither does the instinctive closing one eye. Think I have a new understanding of fixed, large aperture sights now.
Guess I need to get waaaaay back to basics. square 1. learn how to draw and acquire target. start firing once I've got that figured out.
Wow. to say I sucked at it would be an understatement. I'm pretty sure even the ground wasn't in much danger from me. I'd have been knifed about 20 times over before I got in a decent shot. Draw time was fine, and I was perfectly adept at using the pistol as a deterrent - If I planned on using it as a hammer. My only saving grace there is that a 6" GP100 or an all steel 1911 DO function well in that capacity
There's a big difference between standing stable and pointing a pistol at a hanging target than there is walking along and someone randomly designating when you draw and what to target. yikes.
Thought I had a good system figured out. We had set up several targets with numbers on them. I would walk along the range (we were the only ones out there) and my friend would call out a target number randomly, and I would have to draw, aim and fire at that target. then we added walking towards the designated target later on.
Got a lot, lot, lot of work to do in instinctive shooting apparently. been concentrating on target shooting so long that I've got a skill set that's totally undeveloped.
Oh yeah - black on black adjustable target sights? Not so good for fast acquisition, lol. Neither does the instinctive closing one eye. Think I have a new understanding of fixed, large aperture sights now.
Guess I need to get waaaaay back to basics. square 1. learn how to draw and acquire target. start firing once I've got that figured out.
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