Help!!! I need to learn how to target shoot.?

Question

I am in a POST academy. I have firearms training soon. Do you have any tips on target shooting? I have a 9mm Glock. Thanks in advance

Answer 1

First off, the instructors will be working with you, and training you in much of this. Secondly, pick up the Gun Digest Book of Combat Handgunnery, Fifth Edition by noted gun writer and 30 year police veteran Massad Ayoob. Within it you'll find a wealth of information about proper stance, grip, and trigger control. I will briefly summarize:

A) Power stance -- Adopt the sort of stance you might adopt if you were to spar with someone hand-to-hand . . . i.e somewhat crouched, feet shoulder-width apart, strong-side leg back. This gives you a firm, steady foundation to shoot from.

B) High-handed grip -- You should be gripping your sidearm high enough that the web of your hand should be pressed firmly up against the grip tang. The barrel of the gun should be lined up with the bones of your forearm. Your grip should also be firm. Ayoob advocates something called a "crush grip," but for range qualification, you shouldn't need to hold on so tightly. Follow your instructor's lead on this.

C) Sight picture -- The best sight picture is one where you're focused on the front sight post. And you want to be firmly focused on that front sight, keeping it parked inside the notch in the rear sight, and parked on-target, and keeping it there as you stroke the trigger. That front sight will tell you a lot about how you're shooting. With enough practice, you'll be able to tell when you've blown a shot, just by how your front sight post moves at the moment the shot breaks.

D) Trigger control -- Don't jerk the trigger. Don't squeeze with your entire hand as you pull the trigger. Smoothly roll it back to the point the shot breaks. Also, don't use the very tip of your trigger finger, or the pad of your trigger finger. Use the crease of that first joint behind your fingertip. If you use the tip or pad of your trigger finger, you're losing a lot of leverage. Possibly enough that you'll expend enough effort on your trigger pull to distract you from the other elements of your shooting. Use the "power-crease" and roll straight back. Don't insert your finger too far into the trigger guard, otherwise you'll end up pulling the muzzle off target when you pull the trigger.

Answer 2

First of all, don't stress out over this. Your instructors will work with you.
Your Glock 17 is an good, reliable, and accurate weapon. That is half the battle right there. TIP: maintain a firm grip on the gun, if you "limp wrist" the Glock, it will jam. Don't choke the gun to death, just a firm grip, like a good handshake.
If your academy has already given you the qualification course, and you have access to a range, run yourself through the course a few times. This will help you be more comfortable during the test. It will also point out which area you need work on.

Good luck.

Answer 3

The main 5 things to remember is:(1) to take a good firm grip on the gun,(2) aim carefully by the front site,(3)breath in deeply and (4)on the exhale hold your breath about half way through the exhale and(5) squeeze the trigger gently. Good luck.

Answer 4

(1) Front sight.

(2) Front sight.

(3) Front sight.

Find a grip that allows you to control the weapon, and practice your trigger control. But the most important part of hitting your target is having the gun pointing at it. Face the target, bring the gun up in a good grip, and focus on the front sight. The front sight should be clearly seen within the somewhat blurry rear sight notch. The target should be somewhat blurry, but visible, surrounding the sharply focused front sight.

After that, it's just a matter of good trigger control and holding the pistol still. That should be good enough to get anyone through pistol qualifications.

Answer 5

become one with your gun, know it front and back, get to know the sights accessories and barrel as in the creed, I would pre-practice before practice by just removing the magazine, and aim it at a can, it will do the rest for you, I mean, it is a 9mm glock, glocks are like the best pistol for police nowadays.

Answer 6

Trigger pull and sighting have to be mastered. Get to know how the gun handles and reacts, learn to control flinching and trigger pull without jerking the trigger. Learn where it shoots (left, right, high, low). Patience and a good eye can make a marksman in little time. Practice.

Answer 7

When firing , do not put your index finger or your trigger finger all the way in in. Just use the very tip of your finger on the trigger. If you use your whole finger, it jerks the weapon to the left if you are right handed. Again just the tip of the index finger and your score will imorove. When Aiming all the way down the ally, aim a little higher and compasate till you are right on. This will take practice but again it will improve your score.

Answer 8

Breathing and trigger control!!! Take a few deep breaths on an exhale hold your breath just before you are about to squeeze the trigger. Remember don't hold your breath for long and gently squeeze the trigger. Firmly hold the pistol, aim, then use the breathing and squeeze.

Answer 9

Practice, Practice, Practice

Answer 10

To get your hands really familiar with the Glock I suggest dry firing a hundred times with each hand and then both together.