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True handgun trigger control is learned best by one hand shooting.
Debatable if it can ever truly be learned with a two hand grip.

Two handed is like riding a Harley with training wheels.
 
diopter said:
True handgun trigger control is learned best by one hand shooting.
Debatable if it can ever truly be learned with a two hand grip.

Two handed is like riding a Harley with training wheels.
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I thoroughly disagree, shooting one handed, two handed, weak and strong handed at ranges from contact to 50 m are all different challenges that a complete shooter should be able to master with reasonable precision. All of those should be done from the holster, to prone (supine and urban), seated, kneeling, standing and moving in all directions.
 
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enefgee said:
I thoroughly disagree, shooting one handed, two handed, weak and strong handed at ranges from contact to 50 m are all different challenges that a complete shooter should be able to master with reasonable precision. All of those should be done from the holster, to prone (supine and urban), seated, kneeling, standing and moving in all directions.
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That's a fair statement regarding your own opinion sir.
Myself, you can readily guess that I side with diopter instead.
Agree to disagree.

Cheers!
 
What's your opinions on barrel fouling on pistol accuracy at <=25y? I thought I was really off my game today...although I couldn't put my finger on anything in particular. Same ammo, steadiness, trigger pull, stances, etc...but unexpected random fliers. Probably 1000 rounds (always CCI Minimag) since last cleaning...barrel definitely showed some fouling. Am I looking for excuses?? :p
 
Could be due to your body, heart rate, eating too close to when you have to shoot, Caffeine, sugar, medication, blood pressure.

Psychological, stress from work, from "she who must be obeyed" :), family and in-laws.

Round count depends on ammo. With a good lube on the ammo you can go some time before having to clean the rifling. I judge by how much of a star pattern of lead I get on the muzzle.
Copperclad is a waste of time as it builds up so fast. Of course cleaning action, chamber and boltface has to be done more often than cleaning the rifling for reliability.
 
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Got a new toy on the way.

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Took months to decide on my first 9mm....only to settle on a gun that I can remember wanting a decade before I even got my license. Feel pretty good about my choice and stoked for it's arrival. I guess I am officially a Walther fan. Signed up for the holster training course at my range (mandatory for holster use there).

Any suggestions for some rapid fire and movement drills? I have been setting up a couple paper targets, one close and one far, and a small piece of steel far away and do things like one accurate shot on steel, 2 on each paper target. Or 3 targets at various distances, a couple shots on one target, then move to the target and fire on the next one, etc.
 
Pulled off a nice group today. Nobody around shooting so nice and calm, made sure I was relaxed and then took all shots with no rest in between. 23y though...and the damn single flier got me again. Had some fun with a modified El Presidente after that for a couple hundred rounds.

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Nevermind on last post above. I just bought a few steel targets from Xmetal. Shipping wasn't as bad as I was expecting. Got one of each: 8" gong, 6" gong, 4" gong, and 8" square staked. Should be fun. :)
 
Okay, so the transition to a 9mm pistol has been interesting and challenging. While I think .22 has been very usefull for skill building, there has definitely been something missing. I think this is grip.

I have watched videos of a semi auto pistol in slow mo that apparently proves that grip shouldn't affect a shot because the bullet leaves before the alignment of the gun is disturbed. I started out just target shooting....focusing on my trigger pull, testing to make sure I wasn't jerking/dipping, good sight alignment/picture....but my groups were huge. I could not figure out what I was doing wrong. Not really any particular pattern to it...just big groups like 12" at 18y.

I have been working on my grip at home and today for my range session I really clamped down on the thing and the groups really tightened up immediately and I started shooting almost as well as I was doing with the .22.

I was under the impression that a tight grip only helped for rapid follow up shots. Maybe a tighter grip is masking another problem as shooting off a bench the other day produced a very small group.
 
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