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Old February 6, 2014, 08:30 PM   #38
Frank Ettin
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Originally Posted by raimius
...He got a little ahead of himself and moved his finger to the trigger while still at high ready. As he started to extend toward the target ("classic" arc from the high ready), he started taking the slack out of the trigger. Unfortunately for this instance, he was shooting a 1911 with a 4lb trigger with almost zero slack...
The result? A new hole in the roof of the shelter...
Seems like more than one flaw in his technique. In coming on target from "ready" the muzzle should never come above the level of the target.

It sounds like he was starting from a "full Sabrina", which is not a recommended position with a handgun.
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