Your best tips for accurately shooting pistols (share vids, links, advice).

[FireInCairo]

This is really interesting. I've learned a lot from this thread. I had never heard of the idea of combat versus bullseye accurate. Really, with the shooting I've done with this M&P it's combat accurate for sure. My shots low and to the left were still very close to center mass of the target. They just weren't bullseye accurate, which is what I assumed you always went for when practicing.

I'm wanting to become confident and proficient for sd purposes. I will review the advice and see what seems to help me get more bullseye accurate.


If anyone else chimes in, that would be great too.

thanks

 

[9mmepiphany]

Google the F.A.S.T. drill, that is the kind of accuracy and speed you'd need to be competent with a handgun.

I'd highly recommend professional instruction

 

[basicblur]

They just weren't bullseye accurate, which is what I assumed you always went for when practicing.

That seems to be what many new shooters mistakenly believe, 'specially if their primary purpose for a gun is SD. As many have been told-if your groups are too small, speed up - if your groups are too large, slow down. Plenty of dry fire practice never hurts.

Now you're thinking and beginning to question - always a big part of the battle, and it allows you to critically examine conventional dogma.

Fer the heckuvit, Google 'Controlled Trigger Slap' and read the pros / cons.
If you do a little searching for front sight focus vs. target focus, you'll also see not everyone agrees.

EDIT: Try this article to give you a little more to think about and practice for the type of shooting that's your main concern.

 

[TimeRegained]

You are either going to have an intellectual approach and read all the material you can find...


Or a technical approach: do not be afraid to spend lots of money on ammo and lots of time shooting down range. What you put into it is what you're going to get out of it. Not much different than anything else in life.

 

[Ankeny]

I have been fortunate enough to share the range with a couple of National and/or World Champion IPSC/USPSA shooters. Let's just say there are more than a few hot rock shooters manipulating the trigger straight to the rear, same speed out/same speed in and they do indeed just slap the darned thing silly. No trigger prep, no taking up the slack...just grip it and rip it... Not exactly a recipie for precision shooting, or even "combat accuracy" for the majority of shooters.

 

[The Man With No Name]

Dry fire practice. An airsoft version of your gun can provide safe indoor practice also. A few snap caps are good for real practice. Load one or two at random when you practice on the range. It shows you if you are steady or jerking when the firing pin drops on them and allows you to practice clearing a malfunction.