was practicing off hand at the range and noticing i was blinking at the shot. Is this a form of fliching and if so how do i beat it.i also know i am out of shape as i cant hold the gun as steady as before,used to be able to hold like a rock, im freaking out!
not flinching but blinking at shot
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savagelover81
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- Vancouver Island B.C.
keep working on it! 
- Location
- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
I wouldn't go the .22 route myself; IMHO, shooting a rimfire creates a mental hurdle when it comes to moving up to a centerfire. If you focus and concentrate on each step that's necessary to make a good shot, from finding your natural point of aim to the follow through after the shot, when shooting from a solid position; your brain won't be able to consider the discomfort it associates with firing, unless you allow your concentration to break. Force yourself to relax prior to the shot. Wear hearing protection when you shoot, as the flinch could be noise rather than recoil related. Take steps to ensure the rifle can't hurt you when you shoot. It should fit, and if it needs a pad to be tolerable, get one installed. If the scope is behind the cocking piece of the bolt, and the stock fits you, you might be scared of getting tagged, so move it forward. Shooting with a sling from a supported position will keep the butt tight to your shoulder, rather than allow it to take a run at you. Some years ago I let a fellow, who I thought was an experienced rifleman, but wasn't, fire my .416 Rigby. Before I could stop him, at the moment he let it off I could see daylight between the butt and his shoulder, and it hit him like a fright train. I doubt if he could shoot a Hornet without flinching now.
- Location
- Ft. Mac. Alberta
Get to the range with a friend and get him to load the gun without yu looking, sometimes and empty and sometimes a full one.
By the end of the day you should be okay with it.
it's the only way I have ever know of curing a flinch- which you have.
Cat
