Proper technique of rapid fire

No, I didn't take it as offense. I'm just highly critical, as a newbie, who gets to a new field, where some of the pactices looks more of a religious rituale than scientific fact. :)
Again, why .22??? Trigger control and sight aligment can be practiced with dryfiring my usual gun, right?
 
Right but you don't get to see the results/mistakes on paper. If you get into bad habits it might be a while before you realise that you have to change them. There is also some recoil from a 22 so you will have to find your alignment after the flip again. Mag changes will be more realistic and any clearance drills could come up unexpectantly. You'll also get trigger reset (unless you have a DA only) which will help with your speed for the follow up shots. Hope I'm not babbling too much. Oh yeah at longer ranges you really don't want to shoot your pistol sideways and I've never tried it.
 
Hey doc25, thanks for the reply, now I see your point.
I started shooting just a few weeks ago. It really wasn't enough time to learn too much, but definitely was enough to see its difficulties.
I wanted to buy just 1, perhaps 2 guns. I already have 3 (waiting for the paperwork for 2 of them) (Baby Eagle 9mm, S&W686, used Springfield Loaded Operator.) and it seems I have to start saving the coffee change for the 4th one. And then I have to feed them. It's time to find a better paying job. :(
 
Revolvers are nice to rapid fire with light loads. The weight keeps flip down and the long DA pull gets you used to smooth trigger work. Once it starts it won't stop. You'll be reloading next, then casting ...
 
Yes you really can practice with a .22. Its the cheapest option and if you can shoot it well then you can shoot anything well. The skills required are the same.

The only difference is in the recoil, which as one guy pointed happens AFTER the important stuff. The recovery time for "fast" shooting is the very VERY last thing you need to worry about when learning to shoot, whether you want to shoot IPSC or not.

I know a guy who was really fast but couldn't hit anything. He spent $1000's on centrefire ammo being fast, before he learned what he could have learned with some patience, a .22 and $200 worth of ammo. He could have bought a .22 pistol with the money saved and then sold it when he was done with it (if he really didn't want to keep it.)

Someone who can shoot well, can shoot well with any gun. Skill is what its about, and learning the skill comes with practice. The more you can practice, the better the skill. The equipment used hardly matters. You can learn really good shooting skills with a top notch airgun.

The key here is learning to SHOOT first, then learn to shoot FAST. Its like trying to learn to sprint like Ben Johnson, when you are still crawling. No matter how fast you can crawl, the practice is wasted. Better to learn to walk first.
 
Something wonderful happened. I think I had already mentioned that I had a Baby Eagle 9mm. I practiced with that, but the holes didn't want to converge, even after a lot of reading based on your posts. (Some of you gave me a few excellent references to sites about shooting technique.)
Thursday I got my new (used) Springfield Loaded Operator from the dealer, as the registration finally had been completed.
I sent a few flyers here and there during the weekends, but yesterday I had a religious moment, when after a few hundred rounds I created only 1 big hole for 8 bullets from 10 yards on a A4 paper. :)))) That was an amazing feeling!!
So guys, your mails are not just wasted electrons, the hints and tips are useful. But it seems, that the equipment does matter!
The .22 is for women and children. I want to enjoy the rush of adrenalin caused by the big blast in front of my face after every shot. As of now I retire the Baby Eagle. :)
I continue working on the fixation of the slow fire movements with the Springfield, and when I am able to reproduce the same result reliably any time, I start the rapid fire drills. Hopefully in just a few weeks. :)
 
Good luck!

Its probably more about matching the gun to the shooter... That and the Baby Eagle will have a longer trigger pull (also possibly heavier) and would require much better trigger control than the Springfield.

After you've been shooting awhile there is no "rush" from shooting bigger cals. Then you just start caring about skill rather than "appearances".
 
22 LR is not for women and children it is for anyone that wants to become a good marksmen. I used to not respect the cartridge, it did not make nearly as satisfying a bang nor huge holes in the target, however now it is much more important for me to be the best shot I can be.

I have centerfire rifles and handguns but much of my range time is spent with a rimfire.
 
jasonburnsdundee said:
22 LR is not for women and children it is for anyone that wants to become a good marksmen. I used to not respect the cartridge, it did not make nearly as satisfying a bang nor huge holes in the target, however now it is much more important for me to be the best shot I can be.

I have centerfire rifles and handguns but much of my range time is spent with a rimfire.
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You're right brother and you're preaching to a converted one! Too many people disrespect the .22. They'll either pay or be converted.:cool:
 
The first handgun I wanted to buy was a Beretta Neos. It turned out in the shop that the grip was too small for me. :(
If I see a Browning Buckmark somewhere I will consider buying it.
 
Is it a good idea to put a .22 conversion kit on the Springfield?? That would be inexpensive, same trigger, same grip. Opinion??
 
The .22 conversions work fine, but tend to be pricey. Usually its cheaper to buy a reasonable used .22 than a conversion kit.

I have a conversion kit, I paid close to $500 for it and it will never shoot as well as the dedicated .22 pistol set up for shooting targets.
 
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