forgot to mention - "follow through" after every shot. I have heard more than once from shooters that they are shooting better in rapid fire than in slow fire. I think it is because follow through happens automatically when someone fires in rapid succession.
flinching
- Thread starter UncleWalther
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Set your purse down before shooting it
BWAHAHA! You bastard.
Do you have a .22cal handgun? If you do, shoot the snot out of it. If you don't, get one and shoot it, lots! I started out with 9mm, went to 45 then bought a .22 handgun way back when. I found that after I bought the 22 my HG shooting sky rocketed.
peter2772000
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First handgun I ever owned was a .45 auto. "No no", they all said. Start off with something smaller and work your way up.
I dunno what works for others, but I know what I did. I went to the range one weekend and shot hundreds upon hundreds of rounds non-stop 'till the big boom and recoil didn't faze me anymore. Literally shoot the damn thing 'till you're sick of it. Over'n over again. Like getting used to a door slamming shut 100 times a day. After awhile, it doesn't bother you. I did this and within a month or so, I was grouping 2-3" @ 25 yards with a bone-stock Series 80 Colt.
Now, years later, after not having been shooting that much, I've started flinching again. I know what to do, just haven't gotten around to finding time to spend a whole afternoon shooting 1000+ rounds. So, I do what everybody else already says. I surprise myself when the gun goes off, squeeze slowly, shoot within 5 seconds of raising the pistol etc...
I dunno what works for others, but I know what I did. I went to the range one weekend and shot hundreds upon hundreds of rounds non-stop 'till the big boom and recoil didn't faze me anymore. Literally shoot the damn thing 'till you're sick of it. Over'n over again. Like getting used to a door slamming shut 100 times a day. After awhile, it doesn't bother you. I did this and within a month or so, I was grouping 2-3" @ 25 yards with a bone-stock Series 80 Colt.
Now, years later, after not having been shooting that much, I've started flinching again. I know what to do, just haven't gotten around to finding time to spend a whole afternoon shooting 1000+ rounds. So, I do what everybody else already says. I surprise myself when the gun goes off, squeeze slowly, shoot within 5 seconds of raising the pistol etc...
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