How To Improve At Pistol Shooting?

[enefgee]

It's better than it looks, too.

 

[TDC]

Professional training is simply beyond the means of many of those on a fixed income, who can afford a single gun and a hundred rounds a week to put through it. I dare say the majority of pistol shooters are self taught, myself included. Learning to shoot correctly mattered to me, so I sought out the information I needed to become a good shot, and I worked hard at it firing many thousands of rounds of .38 Special (I started handloading when I began handgun shooting) then later did a bit with pistols. As a result, I pretty much consider myself competent in most circles, although I don't engage in competitive shooting. Today, finding the information you need to become a good shot is much easier due to the internet and the various DVDs that are available; the hard part is finding the information that fits the style of shooting you wish to learn, particularly the basics which form the foundation you must build from. Everything today seems to be slanted towards personal defense (which is good) or towards a game (which is okay) but both can be lacking in information that matters to a novice shooter.

Little late with my reply, but better late than never.

The lack of funds argument is old and worn out. It really comes down to priorities in life. It might come as a shock to many, but most of us can't afford to dabble in multiple hobbies. If you want to be good at something, you need to make sacrifices. That being said, it isn't cheap to seek professional training but it more than pays for itself in unwasted ammo and time at the range. Two days with of competent instruction can and will save you years of wasted effort at the range.

Online information is great, until it comes time to actually shoot. You can't self diagnose without first understanding what you're doing right and what you're doing wrong. A lot of minor issues(which can become major issues) are not discussed in a 10 minute youtube video or on the latest Magpul DVD. Bottom line, you don't know what you don't know. With the amount of money I consistently see wasted on stupid accessories or over priced hardware, most could pay for professional training. You're absolutely right that a lot of information sources are lacking in details that are often important to the specific role of the firearm.

TDC

 

[TDC]

As usual Boomer's advice is spot on. I consider myself very lucky in that I own a pistol with a mechanism that allows dry firing practice without actually cocking the firing mechanism. Unfortuneately this is a rare addition to most pistols.

Nothing wrong with striker fired pistols for dry fire. They allow for lots of malfunction drill (type one) practice.

TDC

 

[lakermetal]

Take a basic pistol course, there are a number of providers. I will assume you live around the GTA as you only list Ontario, but there are plenty all over canada. Here are two from a quick google search

w ww.tdsacanada.com
w ww.oneshottactical.com/training.html

X2 for TDSA. Great place to learn the fundamentals.