I took a shooting training class once but haven't shot for a while. I took my gun out the other day to the range and found I consistently shot low to the target. I think it's the way I am holding the gun after I pull the trigger or as I am pulling the trigger. Can someone tell me if I should just let the gun go up as it fires, or should I use some force to keep the gun steady from popping up when it fires?
2007-12-28 11:05:10 · 3 answers · asked by GQCPA 1 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
Sounds like your dipping the muzzle in anticipation of recoil. To find out if this is the case, have someone else load dummy rounds at differing intervals in the magazine, then watch the muzzle as you shoot.
Correcting this is possible by dry-firing or using snap-caps, empty rounds with the primer hole filled with epoxy resin. practice firing ( check and double check that you absolutely have no live ammo loaded and always point the gun in a safe direction) , maintaining your sight picture and keeping on the front sight throughout the trigger pull. No nasty bang at the end and cheaper.
You should hold the pistol firmly and resist the recoil but not fight it. Practice will allow you to feel a natural cadence in shooting, depends on grip, calibre and gun design.
Practice, Practice...
2007-12-28 11:34:36 · answer #1 · answered by Snayperskaya 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Let the gun go up. In time, you will learn to grip better, and your stronger grip will compensate for the rise without you trying to. By trying to keep the gun from rising, you exert too much force the wrong way, at the wrong time, and so put your shot off. You can't fight physics. Some recoil is going to happen. The bullet will travel so fast that it will be out of the gun before any noticeable rise occurs...if you let it go on its own. By trying to control the recoil, you are exerting wrong force just before, and as, the gun fires so you alter the path the bullet takes as it leaves the muzzle. Let the gun barrel rise. If you want some natural counter force, have the barrel magna-ported...get slit like ports cut into the top of the muzzle area. As the venting gases reach the ports, some will vent upwards, causing a counterforce pushing the barrel down a bit. You may need a barrel extension to make it work well on a semi-auto.
2007-12-28 19:23:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
Hold the pistol firmly, do not death grip it. Breathe, relax, Aim, Squeeze*, Fire.* Squeeze the trigger, do not pull the trigger.* Squeeze the trigger, like you were squeezing an orange.* When the pistol goes off, it should be a complete surprise to you, if your doing it correctly.*
2007-12-28 19:21:03 · answer #3 · answered by dca2003311@yahoo.com 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋