gamestalker
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My Son's and I do a lot of S.D. shooting practice and have discovered that by looking at the target first and then pointing the firearm at what we are looking at is not only a quicker, but it has proven for us to be far more accurate method.
While standing at varied distances ranging from 25' to 50' from a 6" target we were consistently hitting center mass, as compared to sighting the target which was much slower, and was more difficult to get consistent hits. I think of it as instinctive shooting and learned it from my oldest Son who is in LE. As he said, you simply don't often have time in a quick response situation to look down your sights because you are focussing your eyes on the perpetrator, which is where you need to be focussed.
Try it next time you do some simulated SD shooting. It can be difficult to get used to, but once you become accustomed to trusting your instincts, your brain will automatically point the weapon directly at the target if you resist the temptation to use the sights. Of course a laser sight can help to eliminate the time it takes to consistently aquire the target, but not all of us can afford those expensive sights.
My first experience with this was with a shotgun. I was hitting dove from the hip with very little practice. One day I shot 2 separate ducks from the hip at extremely long range and didn't look down the barrel on either one. It's amazing what our brain can accomplish if we just relax and let our arms do what actually comes natural.
Use the force!
"When seconds count, the police are only minutes away!"
While standing at varied distances ranging from 25' to 50' from a 6" target we were consistently hitting center mass, as compared to sighting the target which was much slower, and was more difficult to get consistent hits. I think of it as instinctive shooting and learned it from my oldest Son who is in LE. As he said, you simply don't often have time in a quick response situation to look down your sights because you are focussing your eyes on the perpetrator, which is where you need to be focussed.
Try it next time you do some simulated SD shooting. It can be difficult to get used to, but once you become accustomed to trusting your instincts, your brain will automatically point the weapon directly at the target if you resist the temptation to use the sights. Of course a laser sight can help to eliminate the time it takes to consistently aquire the target, but not all of us can afford those expensive sights.
My first experience with this was with a shotgun. I was hitting dove from the hip with very little practice. One day I shot 2 separate ducks from the hip at extremely long range and didn't look down the barrel on either one. It's amazing what our brain can accomplish if we just relax and let our arms do what actually comes natural.
Use the force!
"When seconds count, the police are only minutes away!"