Aguila Blanca
Staff
"Aim small, miss small."Frank Ettin said:Of course the gun will wobble a bit on the target. It is just not possible to hold the gun absolutely steady. Because you are alive, there will always be a slight movement caused by all the tiny movement associated with being alive: your heart beating; tiny muscular movements necessary to maintain your balance, etc. Try not to worry about the wobble and don’t worry about trying to keep the sight aligned on a single point. Just let the front sight be somewhere in a small, imaginary box in the center of the target. And of course, properly using some form of rest will also help minimize wobble.
Muscles are funny animals. If your muscles are too lax, your aim will wander in wide sweeps. If your muscles are too tight, your hands and maybe your arms will tire and begin to tremble very quickly. One of the reasons for taking a deep breath and then letting it partially out before finalizing your aim and pressing the trigger is that you want to oxygenate those muscles, so the trembling won't start before the shot goes off. If you find that "surprise break" to be elusive and it doesn't happen before your muscles start acting up, don't be shy about relaxing, taking your eyes off the sights, and taking a couple of breaths before trying again.
As Frank correctly noted, with practice the entire "surprise break" process will be compressed into a very short time. When you're just starting, it may seem to take forever -- especially if the gun has a heavy or long trigger. Don't make it into an exercise on how long you can hold your breath -- that's counter-productive.