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Ozzieman · December 28, 2012, 07:57 AM

I had the same problem back when I got serious in the late 70’s. A very good trainer showed me basics and then told me to get a good bolt 22 LR with peep or iron sights.
Start with bench hold at 25. When you can reliably hold one inch groups go out to 50 yards, do this till you end up at 100 moving 25 yards at a time.
Then shoot offhand starting over again.
Shoot a minimum of 100 rounds a week and see that same expert on a monthly basses to check on your basics.
Then switch to a 22LR hand gun. And start over but the groups are allowed to be 3 inches before moving out.
That summer I averaged 200 rounds a week and I was amazed what it did for as warningshot put it so well:
Sight Alignment,
Sight Picture,
Trigger Squeeze,
and Follow Thru.
The only thing I would add is
Breathing.
Trigger VS heart beat. (not that important with hand guns)
I got to the point that I knew where the bullet hit as soon as the trigger was pulled.

December 28, 2012, 07:57 AM	#5
Ozzieman Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 6,117	I had the same problem back when I got serious in the late 70’s. A very good trainer showed me basics and then told me to get a good bolt 22 LR with peep or iron sights. Start with bench hold at 25. When you can reliably hold one inch groups go out to 50 yards, do this till you end up at 100 moving 25 yards at a time. Then shoot offhand starting over again. Shoot a minimum of 100 rounds a week and see that same expert on a monthly basses to check on your basics. Then switch to a 22LR hand gun. And start over but the groups are allowed to be 3 inches before moving out. That summer I averaged 200 rounds a week and I was amazed what it did for as warningshot put it so well: Sight Alignment, Sight Picture, Trigger Squeeze, and Follow Thru. The only thing I would add is Breathing. Trigger VS heart beat. (not that important with hand guns) I got to the point that I knew where the bullet hit as soon as the trigger was pulled. __________________ It was a sad day when I discovered my universal remote control did not in fact control the universe. Did you hear about the latest study.....5 out of 6 liberals say that Russian Roulette is safe.