Firing range tips

[E30godz]

I went to the firing range yesterday for the first time and had a hell of a time! I fired an HK USP 9mm, a Glock .45, and a Sig p-220 .45. The only bad part about it was my fingers getting a little sore from loading rounds into the magazines each time. I shot about 100 rounds, but was pretty dissappointed with my accuracy. Any tips?

[Matt86es]

IF you want accuracy, get a real gun, a rifle. Pistols are inherently too innacurate for my liking.

[E30godz]

scroll to the bottom of this link to see what guns are available to fire, any suggestions from the gun pro's on here ; )?

http://66.26.216.21/calibers/rates.php

[EverWiser]

Practice, practice, practice....

[DEADZONER1]

practice

rifles are way more accurate everyone knows it. but with and weapon you must remember the fundamentals

Breathing ( you want to shoot when there is a natural pause in the breathing cycle, i shoot when i exhale because when i inhale and try to hold my breath my body isnt as steady as i would like it)

Aiming (same sight picture everytime)

Trigger squeeze (never just pull the trigger, it will only result in you missing the target because when u pull it the weapon has a tendancy to be jerked to the firing hands side, so when u squeeze the trigger u should essentially do it in a slow steady motion and when the weapon fires the round it should suprise u)

Steady position (stay still)

in any case have fun, pratice a lot, and hit the target!!!

[Ryan Stewart]

Shoot a 22. Out of the list use the Ruger.

I always start people on 22s when teaching pistol (I dont instruct rifle shooters but if I did I would still start new people with 22s) shooting, even 6' 3" 260lb hosses. That way they can focus on everything that is needed to shoot accurately. You may not think so but you are instinctively pre-reacting to the recoil. Squinting your eyes, squeezing the grip, and pulling your arms. Starting with a gun with no recoil and very little noise makes it easier to move past all that.

For a right hander you have a tendency to spray them down and to the right.

The hardest part is the trigger. Anytime you are shooting a double action its almost impossible to be consitent. You need the gun to surprise you. It sounds bad but that way the bullet is out of the gun before you have the chance to do all that I mentioned above. Try slowing down the squeeze, just letting the trigger slowly creep back. Dont even worry about aiming at first, just try and slowly load up the trigger with progressively more force. The gun will fire itself if you do that.

The secret to shooting ANYTHING accurately (pistols, rifles, shotguns, bows. ect...) is to minimize the amount of you in the shot as possible, you are the weakest link. Many better handguns can shoot 1" groups at 25 yards. Even the cheap ones can do better than 4".

http://www.freeportjuniorclub.org/safety-bdy-TargetAnalysis.htm

[Mot]

Shoot the .45 Kimber for me. They make great guns and i think kimbers are sex.

[robert325is]

i started shooting pistols at age 9 and never shot a .22 just started w/ a .357 mag and a colt 45.. i stick to mostly rifles and shotguns though... with pistols you just have to practice hard and its a learning experience the first few times

[e30Matt]

Best tip I can give you from shooting my and my dad's Glocks is to remember to squeeze the trigger, not pull the trigger. If you "pull" the trigger, you'll tend to shift the gun in your hands as you move it.

[E30godz]

thanks guys,

my oldest brother and his wife who are both Coast Gaurd graduatee's gave me the same tips.


the guy at the range recommend the kimber too, it looks similiar to a 1911 i think, ill try it next time

[Ryan Stewart]

The Kimber is a customized 1911. I have a couple. I still say if you actually want to learn how to shoot shoot the 22, you will learn much faster.