Willie Lowman
New member
I used to shoot a lot. A few thousand rounds every year between my pistols and rifles. This year I have had no time to do any shooting aside from warming up the barrel of my carry gun and getting to shoot the sand sculpture at SOMGS.
Yesterday I got to take out my Uzi and Garand and get a little trigger time in. This was the first time I have shot my Garand aside from test firing it the day I bought it. I shot the Garand first, sixteen rounds. I was happy that I was hitting my 100 yard plate without trouble. After that I shot a few mags through my Uzi. Then I went back to the Garand and. something. happened. I was lucky to hit the 100 yard plate twice in eight shots. I realized that I was actually blinking every time I pulled the trigger. Even when shooting the Uzi that has virtually no recoil I caught myself "dropping" the shot just before the trigger broke. My follow through has turned into a terrible flinch. This is horrible. While I am new to the Garand, I (used to) shoot 8mm Mauser quite a bit.
I know I just need to focus on the fundamentals and get some more trigger time in. Shooting is a perishable skill.
Yesterday I got to take out my Uzi and Garand and get a little trigger time in. This was the first time I have shot my Garand aside from test firing it the day I bought it. I shot the Garand first, sixteen rounds. I was happy that I was hitting my 100 yard plate without trouble. After that I shot a few mags through my Uzi. Then I went back to the Garand and. something. happened. I was lucky to hit the 100 yard plate twice in eight shots. I realized that I was actually blinking every time I pulled the trigger. Even when shooting the Uzi that has virtually no recoil I caught myself "dropping" the shot just before the trigger broke. My follow through has turned into a terrible flinch. This is horrible. While I am new to the Garand, I (used to) shoot 8mm Mauser quite a bit.
I know I just need to focus on the fundamentals and get some more trigger time in. Shooting is a perishable skill.