Some Basic Pistol Tips

[kbuddy]

Gave a basic pistol course last weekend and thought I'd share a couple of things on my mind since then. Simple things most of you probably already know, but still important.

1) Ammo. A shooter had a 1911 Commander style 9mm and was shooting unsatisfactory groups. I shot a 12 inch group at 45 feet with that pistol. Ammo was from an opened box made in 1986. Switched to recently manufactured ammo and shot a 3/4 inch group at 45 feet. Both federal if I remember right. Remember to properly store your ammo if you're saving it for a rainy day. Keep it cool and dry. Not all ammo is the same.

2) Dry fire. Dry firing is perfect practice and it's the best thing you can do to improve your shooting whether it's pistol or rifle. It allows you to concentrate on the fundamentals without dealing with recoil. Through repetition you're building muscle memory and training yourself to keep that perfect sight picture even after the hammer falls. Dry fire, practice drawing, and practice reloading often.

 

[Storm40]

I wish I could shoot 3/4 inch groups at 21 feet, let alone 45. Heck, I wish I could shoot 3/4 inch groups at any distance.

*sigh*

I really do need to invest in some snap caps...


at least the practice is fun.

 

[Kashmir1008]

Switched to recently manufactured ammo and shot a 3/4 inch group at 45 feet.

Show off

 

[mikec]

Storm, there are always those show offs. Like those freaks who shoot in Bullseye matches and get mostly X's. Hate those people.

Remember to properly store your ammo if you're saving it for a rainy day. Keep it cool and dry.

That is the issue many have with surplus rifle ammo. Who knows how it has been stored before we got it.

 

[lx1x]

I wish I could shoot 3/4 inch groups at 21 feet, let alone 45. Heck, I wish I could shoot 3/4 inch groups at any distance.

*sigh*

I really do need to invest in some snap caps...


at least the practice is fun.

practice and practice.. i'd be lucky to get a group like that but practice a lot does help lil.

 

[Lawyer56]

I was out shooting the other day with my .45 at 50 feet. I shot 20 rounds and then checked the target. There was only one hole, dead center. That's when I realized that all 20 rounds went through the same hole. Along the same lines, I just found out that my 401K retirement plan that was fuilly invested in the stock market increased by over 400% last year (my stockbroker, Bernie Madoff, really knew what he was talking about but now he doesn't answer his phone...)

 

[sje0123]

I was out shooting the other day with my .45 at 50 feet. I shot 20 rounds and then checked the target. There was only one hole, dead center. That's when I realized that all 20 rounds went through the same hole.

Thanks! That's what my problem must be.