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I just got my first handgun, a Ruger MK 1 and I want to learn to shoot with it. I have a few questions though.

What would be a good distance to start at?
Do I start 1 handed or 2?
What sort of target should I use?
What sort of groupings am I looking for?
When do I move the target back?

Anything else I might need to know would be great too. Thanks.
 
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mojoman said:
...I would start at 5 yards, get on the target and build a little confidence. When you start getting good groups at 5 yards move to ten. go slow and build good saftey and shooting habits from the start
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That is excellent advice. Start out close enough that you are not worried about missing the target...by the way use a big target...:)

Concentrate on the basics, grip, sight picture, trigger control and follow through.

As you become confident and comfortable with your pistol accuracy will improve.

As you improve move back farther from the target.

Good luck and have fun:D

John
 
I was at the range the other day and my best grouping was 9 shots in a 2" grouping. This was at about 12yrds. Damn snow on the range gave me the strange distance. Cant wait to get back to give it another go.
 
It's old hat to the regulars but a newbie may not have seen this yet.

Focus on the front sight so it's sharp in your vision. Line it up in the rear sight groove so the gaps to either side are even and the top of the rear and front are in line. Place the sharp front sight image over the semi blurry center of the target so that the place you want the bullet to go is in the center of the front sight's top surface.

The Todd Jarret video is excellent but it skipped over another hint that most regular hand gunners already know. This is that you want a bit of tension between your strong and support hands. The strong hand should be pushing forward a bit and the support hand pulling back. This isometric tension in your arms provides a much steadier support to the gun. It'll wander less during aiming and recover quicker after shooting thanks to that tension. By all means try some single handed shooting with both your strong and weak hands. But it's the two handed posture showin in the Jarret and many other IPSC videos that is the best all around position.

These are really basic things about handgun shooting but they had to be told to me and they helped a lot.
 
Start close, 5yd is good. Once you are happy with your targets, move back a couple yds at a time.

Start with 2 hands, sqeeze the trigger and hold it...control!

Move to one hand and shoot faster once your confidence builds.

Most of all, HAVE FUN!! Enjoy your new pistol...youve picked a good one to learn with!
 
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