What has made you a better shooter?

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wolf 1415

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Was it a piece of equipment? Was it a new technique? What caused you to make the most significant improvement as a shooter?

Mine was thousands of rounds of .22 through my Beretta 87, shooting pop cans on a string at my local indoor range. I learned front sight focus and trigger control, taking me to the next level. Maybe your experience will us all to our next level.

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"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with Army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of constitutional privilege." Wilson vs. State, Ark. 1878
 
Using a Crossman single shot pneumatic pistol when I can't get out to the range.

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Guns cause crime like spoons cause Rosie O'Donnell to be fat!

I hunt, therefore I am.

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A good one. I forgot to mention my Beretta/Umarex CO2 pistol, but it hasn't had as much of an effect as the .22. Still, shooting every day can't be bad...

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"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with Army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of constitutional privilege." Wilson vs. State, Ark. 1878
 
some say i am at the next level, when i compete with the local guys, or that i am a natrual, i have practiced with a 22 for years.

but recently, i went to a pistol class and it taught me a LOT about shooting, and competition, once i practice and fully learn to use those techniques, i will be much better. the training i took was right here in central WV www.blackheart.org is the web address.

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454Casull when it absolutely Has to be destroyed.
 
(2) things. Lots of practice shooting with a 9mm while focusing on the basics of combat handgunning by Chuck Taylor.

And reloading . . . I shoot more now!

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The Seattle SharpShooter - TFL/GT/UGW/PCT/KTOG
 
In the service I learned alot about shooting but more about safe handling of firearms. Now in the reserves in a non combat position I find myself being almost fearful and certainly very cautious around other less experienced shooters/nonshooters. I guess that learning early-on good control of the weapon as being instrumental in becoming more accurate or proficient as a shooter. That or case after case of ammunition.
 
Shooting a .454 Casull. The gun is so much fun to shoot, but costs so much per round, it forces you to aim perfectly and squeeze so gently...and you use such proper stance!
 
TFL did. They best way to learn is from someone elses mistakes. When ever I have a question I bring it here and in a short time get the answer or the right direction to find the answer.

TFL has saved me an anormous amount of time having to do research.

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"It is easier to get out of jail then it is a morgue"
Live long and defend yourself!
John 3:16
 
Shooting in competition. To win, one must improve. To improve, one must know your errors and correct them. To know your errors, one must shoot and lose. (and have someone point out why you lost.)

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Ne Conjuge Nobiscum
"If there be treachery, let there be jehad!"
 
What made me a better shooter was a book: The Handbook of Handgunning by Paul B. Weston (Bonanza, 1968, 0-512-R01765, LCCC #68-20570.)
This former NYCPD instructor and college professor has condensed every technical aspect of pistol shooting, in a way that permits a novice to literally make himself expert with no other instruction. Chapter 4, on Area Aiming, is worth ten times the price of this modest volume. Every handgunner should own a copy.
--slabsides

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If they take our guns, I intend to let my hair grow long and acquire the jawbone of an ass.
 
Participating regularly in IDPA, and shooting a lot.

The quality of my shooting, both combat style (self-defense) and just punching paper, has increased greatly since I've been shooting more.
 
Basically 2 things. First was an informal man on man 3 plate shooting competition with several of my friends. Pressure mounts when you're shooting a competition and you hear your competitor hitting his plates. Also shooting my Phoenix HP22 with the 2 inch barrel. All the basics have to be right if you're going to hit anything. regards, birdman
 
competition helped my shooting more than anything else, but then i am very competitive , for some one else , competition might just ruin their shooting.
 
Without a doubt, competition shooting. Lately I have been practicing from the draw shooting at several 3 inch circles on paper at 7 to 10 yards. This is a great drill for trigger control, flynch control, and concentration.
 
In a shooting career spaning more than thirty years, IMHO there are only 5 rules of good shooting, regardless of the discipline involved. They are as follows, practice, practice, practice, practice, followed by more practice.
 
Reloading has helped a lot in that I shoot more rounds, but I find it amazing how a little stress(like shooting in an IDPA classifier)causes you to forget the basics. The IDPA I shot several weeks ago drove me back to practicing shooting essentials, sight picture, squeeze, and follow-thru. Plus now I practice starting with the gun down, resting on the bench, raising it and quickly acquiring the site picture and firing. When I can I practice with it holstered.

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Old man;
From another old man he is totaly right.There is no substute for practice.I will not knock anything that helps to make a shooter better but without practice you will get nowhere.


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beemerb
We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world;
and its efficiency is only marred by the difficulty of finding twelve men
every day who don't know anything and can't read.
-Mark Twain
 
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