More recoil to reduce flinch?

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Well, I came on here tonight to ask this question when i saw this thread

"Rant: Why Some Shooters Should Mind Their Own **** Business At The Range"
http://thehighroad.org/showpost.php?p=5284490&postcount=2

And it fit in perfectly.

I've noticed before that if I shoot a gun that seems to recoil heavily to me and it induces a flinch, that the fastest way for me to overcome that flinch is to move up to something that recoils more and then move back down.

I used to flinch firing a 1911, then I started with full loads in a .357. I never flinched with the .357, but it cured me of my 1911 flinch in a single cylinder of .357.

I used to hesitate shooting heavy load 30-06 and 7.62x54R from the bench until I started on 45-70. After 20 rounds of 400GN 45-70's, I can put 100 rounds of 180-215 grain '06 or 54R loads down range with no problems.

Is this a fairly common idea?

I understand the premise behind it- you shoot one thing that recoils more and then what "was a lot" is now totally manageable, but is this more of a physical or psychological response?
 
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I'm not necessarily encouraging people to try this; hence the question mark at the end of my thread title. I was just wondering if anyone else had noticed this (Obviously someone else has noticed it via the information in the post I quoted) and the mechanism behind it, if known to a member.
 
Proper dryfire techniques and grip are probably the best option for most people, who might not have a bigger caliber to go to.

Good tip that it worked for you, though...I'll remember that for future use.

Were u using a .357 snubby? I have a SW model 19, and it has zero upkick...just pushes straight back into my hand, so it wouldn't help me with flinching.
 
Yeah I've done that before... But I think it only helps if you shoot a lot, an occasional shooter may not be helped by doing this and may in fact cause more bad habits like flinching.

But I know that touching off 3 inch mags helped me to stop hesitating to fire target loads. And a 10 gauge 3 1/2 made my 3 inch 12s feel like nothing.

So maybe.

Heck maybe shooting a machine gun would help me learn to fight muzzle climb with a semi?
Kinda like driving a race car makes freeway driving seem slow.
 
It worked for me early on when I was just starting to shoot pistols. After a few rounds of 325 grain 45LC at 1200 fps I could back down to just about anything and it's like shooting a 22. It's not a permanent fix, but it can help on the way to proper mindset for dealing with recoil.
 
I can't say that would ever work for me. I've got a different mind set about shooting than most folks thou. When I'm shooting, I'm there to do just that.

What works for me is pure FOCUS.

Focus on the front sight, Focus on the front sight, Breath out, Focus on the front sight, Focus on the front sight **BANG**....

If your focusing on the sights your not "focusing" on when the trigger breaks. If your not focused on when the big bang comes... you don't flinch.

You have to be able to block everything else out and concentrate on the fundelmentals.

Will
 
As silly as it may sound, I agree with rklessdriver on the theory of focus!

When I'm training for combat pistol applications, the weapon almost becomes an extension of my hand. Recoil is irrelevant, the only thing that matters is quickly reacquiring the sights after the shot/getting the next shot on target (when point shooting).

I drown out the sound, flash, and recoil, and focus on getting to my next shot quickly.
 
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