Help: I have a flinch!!

thebaron said:
Thanks for the advice guys, I will try out every tactic listed as it is quite embarassing for me to not be able to hit a friggin pie plate at 15 yards!!

If anyone has any more advice, ideas, stories, legends etc. keep them coming, I can use anything!
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You should see my bullseye targets from 7 yards! :D

I can hit objects just fine but not paper. :confused:
 
One thing that has not been mentioned is the caliber..

if you jumping into a large caliber, then maybe you should get used to shooting a smaller one first.. get used to firing something small and move it.

starting off with a large caliber, can give you bad habits like the flinch.
 
Hang Fire Hooey??

mr00jimbo said:
What if it's a hang fire though, and you think it's just that snap cap? :D
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OK I know this is off topic but anyone actually ever have (or witness) a Hang Fire??

I've been shooting nearly (gulp) 20 years :eek: (I started young you know...) and I've never had or seen one happen.
 
shortandlong said:
For rifle
the good ole penny trick...dryfire your rifle with a penny place on your rifle ( like the sight ) and go through you fireing sequence the penny shoul not fall off . hope this helps.
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This trick works great with a pistol too.
Put a penny on a front sight and try to dry-fire so that penny stays on the sight. This should help you to learn to hold pistol steady.
 
ckc123 said:
One thing that has not been mentioned is the caliber..

if you jumping into a large caliber, then maybe you should get used to shooting a smaller one first.. get used to firing something small and move it.

starting off with a large caliber, can give you bad habits like the flinch.
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I've been shooting 40 S&W like a madman (750 rounds in 2 range sessions to be precise):eek:

I am in the process of getting a Ruger MKIII for the smaller caliber part of it.
 
Oh!

One more suggestion (might not be practical) Get a shotgun and 4 boxes of slugs (20 slugs in total).

Take your time and go through all of those... then swap to the pistol.
You'll feel like you've switched to shooting an air gun ;)
 
OK I know this is off topic but anyone actually ever have (or witness) a Hang Fire??
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Nah I haven't but better safe than sorry. ;)

Take your time and go through all of those... then swap to the pistol.
You'll feel like you've switched to shooting an air gun
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Hahaha I know it's weird! I put a couple boxes of 3" magnums through my express then my 9mm felt like an airsoft gun.,
 
I've been shooting 40 S&W like a madman (750 rounds in 2 range sessions to be precise)
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I find that I sometimes start to 'waste' ammo if I shoot to much; after 150 rounds my arm starts to get tired and I get too lasy to aim :eek: so the accuracy goes in a toilet. Try shooting 50-100 rounds slow pace, paying attention to where every shot goes. That way you'll be able to improve a LOT faster.
 
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A tense mind makes tense muscles. Mental tension is the enemy. And trying too hard. As suggested go to a smaller caliber: .177 Air Pistol is ideal to learn the basics of correct trigger squeeze. Dry fire 100 shots for every live round that you fire. Focus on the front sight before, during and after each shot! Get Vishnu Karmakar & Thomas Whitney's ' Freedom from Trigger Jerk- How to Stay Calm at the Center ' . Good Shooting.
 
Dry firing won't help much.

I had a bad flinch, I got rid of it by firing with my eyes closed. Sounds crazy (and dangerous to the ever present and annoying safety Nazi's) but it really works. Sight the pistol on the target, close your eyes and pull the trigger all really slow...feel every motion that is happening, your grip on the gun , the trigger on your finger, the weight of the trigger, the creep and finally the recoil.

Once you got it down to a sience fire at a blank piece of paper at close range with your eyes open, put the sights on the paper and do everything the same as when your eyes were closed. Take your time and feel the gun.
 
Safety Nazis?

Republic of Alberta said:
Dry firing won't help much.

I had a bad flinch, I got rid of it by firing with my eyes closed. Sounds crazy (and dangerous to the ever present and annoying safety Nazi's) but it really works. Sight the pistol on the target, close your eyes and pull the trigger all really slow...feel every motion that is happening, your grip on the gun , the trigger on your finger, the weight of the trigger, the creep and finally the recoil.

Once you got it down to a sience fire at a blank piece of paper at close range with your eyes open, put the sights on the paper and do everything the same as when your eyes were closed. Take your time and feel the gun.
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I am confused with your use of the term "safety Nazis", acronym for: (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter Partei - National Socialist German Labour Party). I fail to see its relevance to basic Gun Safety. Perhaps you will clarify the significance of the usage of the term Nazis for us. Thank you.
 
Safety Nazis?

Republic of Alberta said:
Dry firing won't help much.

I had a bad flinch, I got rid of it by firing with my eyes closed. Sounds crazy (and dangerous to the ever present and annoying safety Nazi's) but it really works. Sight the pistol on the target, close your eyes and pull the trigger all really slow...feel every motion that is happening, your grip on the gun , the trigger on your finger, the weight of the trigger, the creep and finally the recoil.

Once you got it down to a sience fire at a blank piece of paper at close range with your eyes open, put the sights on the paper and do everything the same as when your eyes were closed. Take your time and feel the gun.
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I am confused with the use of your term "safety Nazis", acronym for: (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter Partei - National Socialist German Labour Party). I fail to see its relevance to basic Gun Safety. Perhaps you will clarify the significance of the usage of the term Nazis for us. Thank you.
 
Dry fire, Dry fire, Dry fire!!! Then start adding dummy rounds at randon in your mags. This will allow you to monitor your progress, if your raise or drop the gun as you fire the dummy round then you need to keep working. When you can't hit the range, doind some dry fire practice keeps your sharp in the trigger pull department.

Good luck, it worked great for me!
 
Soup Nazis ?

Republic of Alberta said:
Just like the Soup Nazi....oh wait understanding that would require a sense of humor, never mind.
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I have never been accused of not having a sense of humour ;). But 'soup nazis' is a new one for me. Is it the Chinook that is responsible for an Albertan's sense of humor? Still curious abt. the 'soup nazis'.
 
Republic of Alberta said:
Dry firing won't help much.
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Why not?

I had a bad flinch, I got rid of it by firing with my eyes closed. Sounds crazy (and dangerous to the ever present and annoying safety Nazi's) but it really works.
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Sounds crazy and dangerous because maybe it is!!!
 
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