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Thread: Range Practice Tips
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February 8th, 2008, 09:15 PM #1
Range Practice Tips
Hello Again,
New to the shooting sport.
Any advice or suggestions on how to spend my practice time at the range? Dont think just going there to shoot will make me a better shot.
Any drills or techniques to practice?
Currently I shoot a "tweaked" Glock 19 & a XD 45 service.
Right handed & left eye dominate, so I am going to start turning my head to the right with both eyes open.
Right now I want to be accurate & consistant, then I will like to try IDPA competition.There's no such thing as a good gun. There's no such thing as a bad gun. A gun in the hands of a bad man is a very dangerous thing. A gun in the hands of a good person is no danger to anyone except the bad guys."
-- Charlton Heston, 15 Sep 1997
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February 8th, 2008, 09:26 PM #2
Re: Range Practice Tips
I would recommend some formal training first, and then you can practice what you have trained.
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February 9th, 2008, 09:30 AM #3
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Nobody else has any suggestions...wow.
Hard to believe with this large opinionated group.There's no such thing as a good gun. There's no such thing as a bad gun. A gun in the hands of a bad man is a very dangerous thing. A gun in the hands of a good person is no danger to anyone except the bad guys."
-- Charlton Heston, 15 Sep 1997
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February 11th, 2008, 05:37 PM #4
Re: Range Practice Tips
Thanks all
There's no such thing as a good gun. There's no such thing as a bad gun. A gun in the hands of a bad man is a very dangerous thing. A gun in the hands of a good person is no danger to anyone except the bad guys."
-- Charlton Heston, 15 Sep 1997
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February 11th, 2008, 05:54 PM #5
Re: Range Practice Tips
training, read what you can find. and come to the group shoots! There are alot of places that run idpa shoots that you can go and shoot. You might suck at first, but the more you do it the better you will get, and there will be lost of people to tell you what you're doing wrong.
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February 11th, 2008, 06:24 PM #6
Re: Range Practice Tips
"Having a gun and thinking you are armed is like having a piano and thinking you are a musician" Col. Jeff Cooper (U.S.M.C. Ret.)
Speed is fine, Accuracy is final
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February 11th, 2008, 07:04 PM #7
Re: Range Practice Tips
It depends on your application. Do you want to compete, carry or just be a good shot?
In the meantime the best thing you do is ......every day......dry fire. But...make sure you see the front sight and keep it in focus while you do it.
Lycanthat'sastartthrope
I taught Chuck Norris to bump-fire.
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February 11th, 2008, 09:37 PM #8
Re: Range Practice Tips
I've started practicing with a pellet gun and a BB gun at home (basement). Makes dry fire practice less boring and you can see where it hits. I actually enjoy it almost as much as shooting "real" guns for the most part, and both are pretty darn accurate. My shooting has improved a lot and I've discovered and fixed flaws in my technique that I doubt I'd ever have realized otherwise.
The trigger pull on the BB gun must be about 20 lbs. Turns out to be good practice for proper grip and getting the trigger completely independent of the grip.
Airsoft is pretty good too but better for "live" drills (shooting moving targets while moving, retention, disarming, etc.). Wear eye protection.
In addition to safety (always comes first), shooting is aligning the sights and pulling the trigger without disturbing them. Not any more to it. Like golf, you can spend the rest of your life trying to perfect those simple acts in a variety of circumstances.
Oh and of course, training. You can spend months trying to fix something that a good instructor or coach can tell you exactly what you're doing wrong and how to correct it on the spot.Last edited by Philadelphia; February 11th, 2008 at 09:44 PM.
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February 15th, 2008, 01:53 PM #9Active Member
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Re: Range Practice Tips
It really depends on what you want to accomplish and your personal goals.
If your goal is putting holes on paper in tight little groups, then find a bullseye competition and participate. Do you intend to hunt with a handgun? There are so many different aspects to the sport of shooting.
You didn't buy .22 competition guns, or something for hunting. You got something more appropriate for practical use, which suggests that your goals are geared towards self defense. Your training should reflect that. Living in New Jersey I doubt you'll be carrying it, though.
Find a club that hosts some of the action pistol sport activities and join it. Go out to a practice or match, make some friends, and shoot with those folks. Its impossible to teach shooting fundamentals over the internet; you need to learn those skills in person from someone else who knows them and has the gift of imparting them to someone else.
I'd also recommend getting some professional training. But are you at the point that you see the value in paying for it? That's a question you must answer for yourself.West Shore Sportsmen's Association WSSA Home page
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February 17th, 2008, 08:55 PM #10Member
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Re: Range Practice Tips
You dont need to go to the range to practice. You can practice your dry fire, draw, movement, shooting from around baricades, mag changes and just about everything else in your living room. Just dont put any ammo in the gun or near the gun.
Just show up at an IDPA match and watch or bring your gun. They love new shooters. Just ask around what to practice, or you will get an idea of the patterns that are shot, the standard stages to practice, or the certain movements.
Dont be afraid to just show up and tell them you're a new shooter. Bring you gun. Some people say go watch, i say if you're going to drive there, bring your gun. The Safety officers will help you get everything in order so you're safe and have fun.
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