I Need Help Improving Out Door Accuracy?

Question

I want to improve my accuracy with both the rifles and pistols, any techniques I should try, any suggestions???

Answer 1

You get better by shooting a lot. One thing you need to learn is to control your breathing. Take a deep breath and let it half way out, then hold it till you pull the trigger. It helps keep your body still.

Answer 2

While in the military we were instructed to practice a couple of techniques.
1) This takes two people to do but will help you in acquiring the same point on the target time and time again. From approximately 15 meters away take aim on a paper target and have your partner mark the spot with a pen. Drop your aim and do the same thing again. Continuously practice this until you have a grouping of 3 dots in an area less than the size of a dime. At this point you have learned to acquire the same point on a target.
2) This can be done by your self as long as you have a stable gun rest/cradle. The items you will need are your rifle. a 10 or 12 in cleaning rod and a dime. Place the rifle into the gun rest/cradle place the cleaning rod into the barrel approximately 3 inches, then balance the dime on the cleaning rod as close to the end as possible. This will help you in practicing your trigger squeeze. As long as the dime remains on the rod you have a smooth trigger squeeze.
Once you have mastered both of these exercises you should have improved your accuracy considerably.
Note: When pracitcing these 2 exercises make sure your rifle or hand gun is unloaded. It is best not to have any ammunition near while praciticing these exercises. Unloaded guns kill/maim more people than loaded guns.

Another thing that helps:
Practicing with live ammo will also help in getting a feel for you gun as well.
Good Luck and Be Safe

Answer 3

One big difference you have between indoor and outdoor shooting is the intensity and spectrum of the light you have to deal with.
Polarized glasses help more than yellow lens glasses for me, but yellow "blue-blocker" lenses help a lot of folks.

Try using a Birchwood-Casey sight-black pen (avalible at gunshops), to blacken your sights if you use open sights.
It makes them much easier to see.

Using a sandbag to rest the weapon upon drastically improves steadiness and therefore accuracy. They can be purchased at any gun shop.

If you do more plinking than serious target shooting, consider a red-dot type of sight. Tasco sells them through Walmart for about 35.00. They are fast on target and a lot of fun as well. They are also ideal for close-quarters combat situations. Look closely at the rifles our boys are using in Iraq, and you'll see a bunch of red-dot sights in use.

Improving ones accuracy is a worthy persuit.
The best tool for doing so is simple practice, then even more practice.
Best wishes.

P.S. Where triggers are concerned, SQUEEZE, don't PULL!

Answer 4

My suggestion is to get back to basics. Ensure that you are holding the gun correctly. Ensure that your stance is correct. Get someone who has shot for a long time to critique what you are doing and maybe they can point out some of your problems that may cause a lack of accuracy. Finally, a shooting instructor, if you can afford it can be a really good investment as well. If you explain to them what you are looking for, many of them are willing to help you out.