CCWBeliever
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Hello all,
I'm relatively new to shooting, so I have a lot to learn. Yesterday at the range, i was shooting an AK-47 using the iron sites. I was resting on a bench, but still holding the rifle. Only my elbows were resting on the bench for stabilization.
At 50 yards, I was able to hit the 1 foot diameter target almost 100%. I even placed 1 bullseye, though that was likely an accident, because even at 50 yards, the target was relatively small to aim at.
Then at 100 yards, I was able to place about 50% of my shots in the target area. Not bad for a newbie I figured.
So my question is this: I don't understand the difference between "squeezing" and "pulling" the trigger. I was trying all sorts of different things to stabilize the gun and fire when I got it on site. But I could not tell the difference between "pulling" the trigger using the tip of my finger or "squeezing" where the 2nd joint of my index finger and the palm of my hand were trying to squeeze the grip and the trigger together (if I even have that right...) I was trying to see if one felt like it stabilzed the gun more than the other and I could not tell a difference.
As it turns out, it felt more like skeet shooting, where as the target was moving around ever so slightly in my sites, I would fire just as I anticipated it passing dead center. That seemed to place more shots on target.
Anyhow... it's tougher than I thought it would be at 100 yards without a scope. Any advise would help.
Thanks!
I'm relatively new to shooting, so I have a lot to learn. Yesterday at the range, i was shooting an AK-47 using the iron sites. I was resting on a bench, but still holding the rifle. Only my elbows were resting on the bench for stabilization.
At 50 yards, I was able to hit the 1 foot diameter target almost 100%. I even placed 1 bullseye, though that was likely an accident, because even at 50 yards, the target was relatively small to aim at.
Then at 100 yards, I was able to place about 50% of my shots in the target area. Not bad for a newbie I figured.
So my question is this: I don't understand the difference between "squeezing" and "pulling" the trigger. I was trying all sorts of different things to stabilize the gun and fire when I got it on site. But I could not tell the difference between "pulling" the trigger using the tip of my finger or "squeezing" where the 2nd joint of my index finger and the palm of my hand were trying to squeeze the grip and the trigger together (if I even have that right...) I was trying to see if one felt like it stabilzed the gun more than the other and I could not tell a difference.
As it turns out, it felt more like skeet shooting, where as the target was moving around ever so slightly in my sites, I would fire just as I anticipated it passing dead center. That seemed to place more shots on target.
Anyhow... it's tougher than I thought it would be at 100 yards without a scope. Any advise would help.
Thanks!