Overcoming recoil flinch

Ball and dummy. Have someone load or not load the weapon. shoot as you normally would.

It also helps to have a bunch of your buddys watching. When you jerk the weapon and it does not go off, they will have a good laugh and the embarrassment will quickly cause you to solve your jerking problem.

Also check your little finger. Most shooters will grip with the little finger and that will force the muzzle down and left. Many bullseye shooters will extend their pinky finger straight forward.
 
Recoil is something that I just learned to accept at a very early age. So someone first starting out, it can be tough to overcome. The more you practice, the more you will get use to it.
 
Are you flinching or is it a grip shape/hand shape issue? Is the right part of your finger on the trigger? I used to flinch terribly with my .44 Magnum so I know what flinching is. I would get embarrassed when I tried to fire the seventh round from my revolver in rapid fire and flinch badly to the left as nothing happened. I swear I was reaching too far through with my trigger finger and pulling the gun to the left as I squessed the trigger with the first joint. Maybe try other guns of the same calibre with different grip shapes and see if you still flinch the same way.
 
My wife had the same problem in the change from 38 to 357. I would load the revolver for her, the first time i put no rounds in it. I worked this drill with her for about an hour, some times none and some 5 or 6. Later we worked on a mix of 38 special and 357.

Hope this helps, she is a damn good paper hunter now.
 
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