mikemyers
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.......Another issue can be the use of those ShootNC targets - they really tempt you to peek at the target, which is an accuracy killer......
I think I may have proved your point today. I went to the indoor range, and only brought one gun, the High Standard. I intended to shoot four groups of 15 shots each, at 15 yards, and ONLY concentrate on what you refer to as the fundamentals.
(I practiced dry-firing in my apartment two days ago, shooting the gun for a bit over half an hour, just pressing on the trigger to simulate a shot (it wasn't cocked), and concentrating on holding the gun as still as I could, getting the movement of the dot to be near the center, and squeezing "smoothly". My left hand held the weight. My right hand loosely gripped the gun, aimed it, and pressed on the trigger. Every 30 seconds I took a half-minute rest.)
I used my own targets today, not shoot-n-see, so I wouldn't see where the holes went - at least that was the plan. I couldn't prove it, but I started to get a very good idea of how well I was shooting. Maybe that's because with so little recoil, I can start to see the things you referred to quite a while ago. I thought I saw a hole appear, but a millisecond later, it was gone, and all I saw was the black bull.
I loaded 5 rounds, did one non-fire (for warmup), breathed in, exhaled for about two seconds, held my breath, fired, then exhaled. I was in no hurry, and didn't plan on shooting all the 100 rounds I had just bought. I wanted quality, not quantity, and took my time about everything.
Results were way beyond what I expected. The second target accomplished what I've always been saying I wanted to do, 15 shots into a 2" group at 15 yards. Now I can happily retire..........
Seriously, it was great fun. I guess my next goal is to do it time after time. Anyway, here's the five 3" targets i cut out for the photo, along with the "backing board" that my targets were taped to. I was reasonably good about taping the new targets in the same position, so that last "target" shows 75 rounds.
I'm not sure if this is part of what you were getting at, but when i did this before, I was aware of where each shot went, and I'm sure that had some effect on following shot(s). This time I really wasn't sure where the holes were, so each shot was "on its own".