Help make me more accurate?

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I cannot shoot a bullseye worth a damn. But say you put a pop can out there, I would hit it repeatedly but couldn't group a pop-can-sized area. I haven't tried blank paper but I wouldn't be surprised if I grouped well on that.
What the hell gives? :(
 
You could be trying too hard. Hang a pop can on a bulls eye target and shoot at the can. See what happens.
 
Don't measure your groups with an STD awarness ruler ;)

Things that might help: a proper rest, breathing, trigger control. Have you ruled out a mechanical issue with the rifle?
 
I can see the front sight, but I always shoot everything higher than I should. This is with pistol where I shoot it a few times and a 7 yard group can be OKAY or good or bad but not consistent.
 
Yeah I do have a flinch problem from shooting large calibers before realizing i should've started with smaller ones :redface: :dancingbanana:
I suppose I can grip it harder too
 
Are you grouping ok or all over the paper? I had a problem with hitting to the right of the bullseye, grouping was ok, changed my grip and it made a huge difference. Also, because of a severe flinch, I wear molded ear plugs with muffs over top. Flinch is gone,
Good luck.
 
The shots aren't very loud, but when OTHERS shoot apparently I flinch
but i find the guns all seem very tiring to hold out like that
I group okay on paper yeah
 
As it is a pistol you are shooting, I wonder are you focussing on the front sight? It is okay if the target bullseye is a little blurry, but the front sight must be clear and consistently aligned with the rear sight.

Cheers,
 
Re - flinch

Years ago I used to have a flinch. Through hours of practice with a pellet gun I was able to overcome this. This is a very inexpensive way to put that three P's into place. ( practice, practice, practice) Hope this helps.

Russ
 
Front sight is everything when it comes to shooting a pistol accurately. Combine that with your already admitted flinch and possible grip problems and there you go.

If you can find a good instructor, you'd most definitely benefit from some professional help. I'd probably put the centerfires aside for a while and opt for rimfires. Concentrate on improving your grip, stance, breathing and sight picture and hopefully you'll develop new muscle memory and start to relax again while shooting - which should help in eliminating your flinch. When you feel ready, try moving back up to 9mm or some light .38 stuff. It might be worth your while to bring along the camcorder and tripod to the range and film yourself shooting. You'll probably be able to see right away what you're doing wrong and be able to take steps to correct it.
 
Take a 8" by 11" piece of paper. Fold it in half lengthwise. Unfold it so that when you hang it it has a crease in the centre left to right. When you aim, put your focused front so that it is touching the crease. Start at 10 yards. Keep shooting untill you have mastered hitting the line. This target teaches you to NOT LOOK at the target but rather the front sight. Have someone else load your mag, several live rounds, several dummies. If you are flinching you will find out right away as the front sight will move with just a click!
Scott
 
lBull's eye

A trick I used when showing a beginner how to shoot a pistol, with standard square notched sights.
After seeing some pretty bad shooting on the target, I would tell them to put the target up with the plain, white, backside showing. I would then tell them to concentrate on the sights on the plain paper, and trigger squeeze.
Invariably, this would result in the best group they shot and when the target was turned over, they would be really surprised, when the score was even better than they had previously shot!
 
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