Tips for Increasing my shooting Skill?

Great advice from this group...as always. :)

I haven't been shooting long...a coouple years now, regularly. This advice probably isn't going to help plinker, but if any newbies are reading, it may help them.

When I fist started shooting I spent alot of time on the mental aspects of the shot. Everything was OK, then one day I made a dramatic improvement.

I 'put my mind' on top of the slide of the gun. My whole brain existed in the space between the sights. I thought of nothing else...and shot my first really great group - the whole magazine was awesome! :) I couldn't do it again for months. The 'no-mind' principle at work, I suppose.

I'd also chime in on the dry-fire (get an Azoom snap cap from Dillon Precision)thing, as well as loading a snap cap in the magazine or cylinder and being totally surprised by the 'click'. That did incredible things for my newbie flinch. I'll also second the 'try another stance'. I find that most (if not all) of the new shooters that I bring out shoot better from the isocoles stance than do from weaver. Doesn't look quite as cool, but there you have it :)


- gabe
 
Good advice about dry firing but not for many rimfires. It could destroy you gun. I use spent cartridges in the revolvers. Some pistols have a plug to protect the firing pin. Exercise caution on any rimfires.
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by plinker2:
I shoot several hundred to a couple of 1000 rounds per/month (from .22 to 9mm to .45). My problem, I want to shoot better. How about sharing some practice tips with me that will help my marksmanship. The one I always hear is to lay a quarter on the top front of your slide and click off rounds without the quarter falling while continuing to keep your proper sight picture.

Please share your tips. Maybe we will all become better marksmen because of it.

Thanks in advance. --plinker2--[/quote]

You should dry fire at least 100 'snaps' as day at home with your center fire gun with a snap cap in place, the 'snap' should suprise you (you should be standing like you would at the range). You should really concentrate on the basics of shooting (be alone and undisturbed while doing this). When you go to the range shoot only about 100-150 rounds in a session (a single trip at the range), if you shoot more than that its hard to keep up the concentration and you'll develop bad habits that are hard to break. Also its a good idea to get a shooting coach or someone qualified to teach shooting watch you and help you with anything your doing that you unaware of.

Also, if you want something to make the gun weigh the same as a loaded gun for dry firing there's a company that makes these blue weighted mags (that aren't real mags) that weigh the gun down for training purposes.

Robb
"You are 'outgunned' only if YOU miss."---Jeff Cooper



[This message has been edited by Robb (edited May 20, 2000).]
 
Thanks to all. I will use several of your tips. I do currently use the weavers stance, I will try the isocoles(sp). I will also do the dry fire with coin on the top of my gun. Also will load a snap cap in mags while at the range to see if how bad I am flinching. You all were great. Thanks for all the tips. --plinker2--
 
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