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mete · December 29, 2012, 11:16 AM

Our AMTU that does lots of scientific studies, showed years ago that that holding a gun steady deteriorates after 10 sec. so learn to shoot within that time .I do it even quicker since a deer may disappear in two sec !!
Front sight is the sighting trick .In hunting you may have to first focus on the target to roughly align the sights but then you must switch back to front sight for final alignment.
Trigger must be pulled straight back and it must be pulled in a quick , smooth motion.Handguns are very sensitive to how that trigger is pulled !! Another sensitive thing is the positioning of the hand .Small changes can alter POI a large amout. For multipls shots the gun should not move in the hand !! It's better with a heavily recoiling gun to bend the elbows and let them act as shock absorbers than permit the gun to move in your hand.
Don't fall for gimmick sights like those glowing plastic ones now so popular now. For one thing they give different sight pictures whether you're in sun or shade !

December 29, 2012, 11:16 AM	#18
mete Senior Member Join Date: June 14, 2004 Location: NY State Posts: 6,575	Our AMTU that does lots of scientific studies, showed years ago that that holding a gun steady deteriorates after 10 sec. so learn to shoot within that time .I do it even quicker since a deer may disappear in two sec !! Front sight is the sighting trick .In hunting you may have to first focus on the target to roughly align the sights but then you must switch back to front sight for final alignment. Trigger must be pulled straight back and it must be pulled in a quick , smooth motion.Handguns are very sensitive to how that trigger is pulled !! Another sensitive thing is the positioning of the hand .Small changes can alter POI a large amout. For multipls shots the gun should not move in the hand !! It's better with a heavily recoiling gun to bend the elbows and let them act as shock absorbers than permit the gun to move in your hand. Don't fall for gimmick sights like those glowing plastic ones now so popular now. For one thing they give different sight pictures whether you're in sun or shade ! __________________ And Watson , bring your revolver !