At what distance to target do you typically shoot?
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Two things that are basic but some times overlooked.
Double up your hearing protection. Not only does it protect your hearing but if it is a flinch problem, this goes a long way to help that. Someone mentioned a Zen thing and when you block out even the background noise you can concentrate much better.
Front sight. This should be the last thing you are focusing on when you squeeze the trigger. Sometimes we have a tendency to want to see the target when we release the shot and that just messes things up. Try this next time you are out. Take your targets and put them up backwards so that all you are looking at is a blank sheet. This forces you to focus at the front sight because there is nothing else to look at. Just roughly aim at the centre of the paper and see how you do. You might be surprised.
Good luck, tbhupe
Double up your hearing protection. Not only does it protect your hearing but if it is a flinch problem, this goes a long way to help that. Someone mentioned a Zen thing and when you block out even the background noise you can concentrate much better.
Front sight. This should be the last thing you are focusing on when you squeeze the trigger. Sometimes we have a tendency to want to see the target when we release the shot and that just messes things up. Try this next time you are out. Take your targets and put them up backwards so that all you are looking at is a blank sheet. This forces you to focus at the front sight because there is nothing else to look at. Just roughly aim at the centre of the paper and see how you do. You might be surprised.
Good luck, tbhupe
50 meters. That's the distance at which I "compete" 
once a year at the Swiss club, and it's always a humbling experience. I can get them all on paper, and most of them in the black, but I like a challenge. A couple of years ago I even managed to win a "gong", something I've been unable to duplicate. Ah well, I'll be trying again in a week.
Shooting the club's Sig P210's helps too...
once a year at the Swiss club, and it's always a humbling experience. I can get them all on paper, and most of them in the black, but I like a challenge. A couple of years ago I even managed to win a "gong", something I've been unable to duplicate. Ah well, I'll be trying again in a week.Shooting the club's Sig P210's helps too...
Typically I practice at several distances. Usually warming up with reload drills at the 10m distance. Then I place targets at 10, 15, 20, 25m distances, and practice, all from the same station. This way I can practice POA/POI.
After I run through through the course of fire, if I have time, I'll practice 'target' shooting with the reactice steels at the 30m line.
So typicailly a range day I run through from 10-30m, however I don't move to the next target unelss I get consistent groups to the 5/A/-0 zone, and of that, double taps at the 10
After I run through through the course of fire, if I have time, I'll practice 'target' shooting with the reactice steels at the 30m line.
So typicailly a range day I run through from 10-30m, however I don't move to the next target unelss I get consistent groups to the 5/A/-0 zone, and of that, double taps at the 10
i would think that being a new handgunner it would be rather difficult for you to hit the target at 25 yards. when new guys start shooting, we always start them off at a very close range and work the distances farther and farther back. starting at 25 yards is more for the guys who have the basics down, or for those who dont relly care about the accuracy.
anything from 0-10 yards you should be able to group your shots within the circle in the center mass of a human target, after that it opens up.
You might also want to try shooting paper plates on a stick that can be placed at varying distances ( if your range allows) and this should help you out a lot.
anything from 0-10 yards you should be able to group your shots within the circle in the center mass of a human target, after that it opens up.
You might also want to try shooting paper plates on a stick that can be placed at varying distances ( if your range allows) and this should help you out a lot.
I suggest you get some coaching. other wise you get good at shooting poorly. Don't practice doing the wrong things.
It is critical you focus on the front sight. Does not matter that target is a bit blurred. use a 6 oclock hold and leave a little white under the target, so you don't lose the front sight in the balck bull.
It is critical you focus on the front sight. Does not matter that target is a bit blurred. use a 6 oclock hold and leave a little white under the target, so you don't lose the front sight in the balck bull.
With luck by spring SJR will have it's safety issue resolved and remove the 25m rule. Then the club hand gunners will return and I will be able to get some advise and coaching. I've been the only hand gun shooter using the range week days for the last couple of months now.
Thanks for the feed back.
Thanks for the feed back.
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At my club the pistol range ends at 25m so I do the same distances and agree with Corey. Also, I believe in what I'm told is the army point of view for pistols, that is it's a close quarters weapon (or like a knife, a weapon of last resort).
I shoot at 25 yards, and sometimes 50 as that is all my club offers.
Sometimes in the winter for ####s and giggles, in the snow where I could see how low I was to adjust, I was shooting my .357 mag at 200 yards at some gongs and hitting 1 or 2 out of 6 most of the time. Occasionally I would miss an entire 6 rounds, but you'd be surprised what a .357 can do.
I can't shoot handgun for groups worth a #### though yet.
Sometimes in the winter for ####s and giggles, in the snow where I could see how low I was to adjust, I was shooting my .357 mag at 200 yards at some gongs and hitting 1 or 2 out of 6 most of the time. Occasionally I would miss an entire 6 rounds, but you'd be surprised what a .357 can do.
I can't shoot handgun for groups worth a #### though yet.
Arms length and beyond.
