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slomustang
Slow and In Control
I <3 my P6.
Sweet Sig, which caliber is your P229? I have a Sig 1911, .45 that is hella accurate and smooth like butta.
Its a .40 S&W.
Chose it because I might end up buying .357 Sig and 9mm conversion barrels.
I like it but I think I am still flinching a bit.
Still Trying to solve the Mystery of the M1 carbine. Given to me by my Aunt from my deceased Uncle.
GI parts Compatible by Iver Johnson.
Trying to find out Manufacture date.
Any input would be appreciated
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Arminius
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I actually shoot more accurately with one hand. If your shots are to the right of where you are aiming you need to work on your trigger pull. If they are high I would guess you are anticipating the recoil. If they are all over the place you just aren't being steady, IMO. Don't breath in or out when you are squeezing the trigger because that will also throw off your aim. I'm no crack shot but I do ok.
I try to hold my breathe when pulling.
I am shooting lower than aim.
Thanks again for the advice!!!
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Dry fire, dry fire, dry fire. Do at least fifteen minutes a day of dry fire practice. It'll do much more for your shooting than weekly range trips.
Nice Sig, I love the way my 229 fits in my hand. Wish they made a single action model.
Nice Sig, I love the way my 229 fits in my hand. Wish they made a single action model.
Arminius
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i think you are anticipating recoil and trying to keep the barrel down before it happens. you might even be gripping too tight. you could try to raise the gun slightly above your target and slowly lower it while you are aiming and then when you have the sights lined up with the target hold steady and squeeze. oh yeah, don't blink. i notice a lot of new shooters that blink when they pull the trigger. it's all about being relaxed and staying focused. i don't think too much caffein would help either.
Arminius
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Would you recommend a dummy load if you do a lot of dry firing?
weak_link
Hugh Jasole
i don't think too much caffein would help either.
This is my worst pre-range habit. I usually shoot in the mornings but my usual routine is to tank up on coffee when I wake up. Usually screws me up once I get to the range.
Arminius
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I notice it is harder for me to stay steady when i've had caffein but I never remember not to drink coffee until, like you, I'm already at the range.
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Hugh Jasole
I tried switching to decaf one day I knew I was going to the range and while my groups got tighter, my coffee tasted like ass. Tough call.
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I have snap caps but I never use them. Sometimes at the range. But modern guns aren't hurt by dry firing. Just check it to make sure it's unloaded. Then check again. Then shove a finger in the chamber to be extra sure. I usually do it with the mag out to make resetting the trigger easier. One of the reasons I hate magazine disconnects.
I then pick a target in the room and try to pull the trigger without taking the sights off the target, especially focusing on the follow through. Doing this consistently helped my shooting more than a handgun course I took. Actually it was one of the instuctors there that recommended it. And then when I'm at the range I focus on what I practiced and not on the impending boom of the shot. I hadn't shot a centerfire pistol in about six months and my last range trip I brought out the Kimber and put seven out of my eight first shots in the ten ring at 15 yards. That's not great for some, but really great for me.
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Oh, don't hold your breath when shooting, it stresses the body out. Try to do it in rhythm with your breathing, firing at the end of your exhale. If you are breathing normally there's usually a natural pause there, use that time to shoot.
But dry firing will help more.
Arminius
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I just had a thought...A laser bore sight would help with becoming more steady. That laser dot will jump around just from your heart pulse. I haven't tried it but it seems to me it might help one improve their steadyness.
Inner Nerd
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I'd be up for that too but I'm only available on nights and weekends, but I'm booked for the next 2-3 weekends. Too much work, too little time.I second that idea. I just returned from Fedex with a couple of cans of Greek M2 ball from the CMP to add to the stash.
firstgen82
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we generally will shoot tuesday nights
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I think that would be almost too difficult. Hell, trying to hold my scoped handgun steady without a rest stresses me out with it magnifying every movement.
Arminius
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I think that would be almost too difficult. Hell, trying to hold my scoped handgun steady without a rest stresses me out with it magnifying every movement.
Well short of putting your gun in a vice to aim, you would never be able to hold that laser dot steady! The best you could hope for is to improve from the lazer dot moving around in a 2 foot area to a 6 inch area...or something to that effect.