Bumping

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On Friday, 7-24, I took a SIG X-5, a HK P7 and a Sphinx Compact to the range. I practiced a technique called "bumping". The idea is squeeze the trigger to move the sear against the hammer, ease off, move the sear a bit more, ease off and repeat the cycle until the hammer falls. Done correctly, the shooter will never anticipate the hammer falling.

I fired the X-5, then the P7, followed by the Sphinx. That's lightest trigger pull to the heaviest pull.

I found the technique fairly easy to follow, at first. I'd get a little sloppy after awhile, then tighten up. Check the 10 yard target on the second sheet for the X-5. I think with practice, this technique will improve my shooting.

The gun hardest to use the technique on was the P7. I think it was because I was concentrating on the cocking handle and the trying to bump the sear at the same time. Kinda like walking and chewing gum.

Try "bumping" (if you haven't).
 

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"Bumping" was shown to me via FB by a lady whose name is Traci (I think). She shoots for the SIG factory team. I believe she was shooting a SIG p320. It was taught to her by another SIG person, who teaches the technique at seminars, etc.

The idea is if one holds a sight picture without knowing/guessing when the gun will discharge one is less likely to jerk the trigger.
 
The idea is if one holds a sight picture without knowing/guessing when the gun will discharge one is less likely to jerk the trigger.
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Sounds like learning/mastering shooting DAO.

Is this the shooting version of the "new math" my dad always used to cuss about? :D
 
Similar to ball and dummy drills.
Surprise shot, eliminating anticipation.

I guess by varying the pressure of the press, i.e. bump, then one can not anticipate the actual moment of the shot and learns to follow through the shot.

Not everything one practices has to have real world applications. There are many drills just to improve technique and accuracy which will help in the real world applications, but not actual "real world" drills themselves.

Also practice "condensed surprise break"
 
Commonly known as "riding the reset". A useful technique, especially for practicing "double-taps", i.e., quick followup shots. It should be noted, though, that this only works with pistols having a trigger reset distance shorter than the total trigger pull. The technique is not applicable to guns such as the Sig P250, all of the Kahr pistols, the Walther CCP....to name a few.

But, it is a standard technique for pistols such as most DA/SA's, Glocks, etc.
 
We used to just keep the sights lined up and squeeze the trigger until the gun went off. Worked pretty well no matter how hard or long the trigger pull was.

"Bumping" sounds like jerking the trigger in stages.

Jim
 
I agree with Jim. I don't mean to bad-mouth or be real negative, but every shooting school/class I have taken; military, LEO, private, etc., taught simply and smoothly pulling the trigger until it fires.

I've also seen some YouTube videos done by the Sig Shooting team on trigger management, and they talk about knowing your trigger break and smoothly pulling the trigger.

My thoughts only,
Tony C.
 
It's not really "jerking" the trigger so much as "staging" the trigger.

For anything other than precision target shooting, it seems pointless
 
AK103K said:
Is this the shooting version of the "new math" my dad always used to cuss about?
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Pretty much. It sounds to me like a very convoluted way of practicing "Don't jerk the trigger, squeeze it."

Different strokes for different folks, I guess. (No pun intended.)
 
It sounds to me like a very convoluted way of practicing
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It sounds like the lock-up between the sear and hammer is not that good on the Sig's if you do not have a smooth un-interrupted trigger pull, you need a good trigger job to get that gun fixed or go to a lighter trigger spring.

Proper (consistent) trigger control will get you better scores.

Jim
 
All of my SIGs (all my guns) have good triggers, smooth with a clean break. My X-Series SIGs have adjustable triggers, set to 2.5 pounds. The other guns have a 4 to 5 pound trigger pull. My shooting buddy thinks I'm a trigger freak, but so is he.:)

I'm what I think of as a reflex shooter since learning to shoot in the Eastern hill country of KY. At about 6, or 7, my relatives taught me. The drill was: acquire the target, get a sight picture, squeeze the trigger. My aunt and I would shot targets (sometimes pennies) in the air with a .22 rifle. She was better.:( I'm 77, everything pertaining to shooting, since then, has been tried to see how it worked. My natural reaction is to raise a pistol in one hand, point and shoot, one motion.

My real world is different than yours. Just as any individual's world is different. I've been armed (knife, handgun, long gun, or a combination) for around 70 years. Spent 22 years in the military, never was exposed to an enemy identifiable as such. At least they never wore a uniform. The only difference between today, and the past, is the risk of encountering an enemy. IMO the risk is less, but it is there. We see, or hear about it almost daily.:mad: Target shooting keeps my hand in.:cool:
 
I tell newbees to move the trigger back, pause, ensure focuse on front sight, move it back just a pinch more, pause.... etc untill the gun fires. Many improve as it keeps them from slapping, jerking and yanking the trigger. The OP has a variation. Just another way to learn moving the trigger and not the gun. It's all good
 
Must be a stampede charging if you need to "bump"! Movement of the firearm, your trigger pull and your breathing can improve your accuracy...unless you're talking about a shotgun blast in a barrage of attackers!
 
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Personally I have never been a believer in the "You should be surprised when your gun goes off!" mindset.

I think the exact opposite, you should know exactly when your gun is going to go off, if you don't you need more range time and if you are making the mistake of jerking your gun when you pull the trigger you should practice on eliminating the jerk not tricking yourself into not knowing when your gun is going to fire... Just seems like a bad habit to get into to me.
 
I think the exact opposite, you should know exactly when your gun is going to go off,
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I sort of agree here, and its pretty much how I shoot.

Its still a "surprise", just Im not surprised when it happens, as it happens when I think it. Im just not dwelling on the trigger and what its doing, and just focusing on the target/sights, and just shooting.
 
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