I’m a NRA Pistol / Rifle Instructor ask me any question you like

I am disappointed but respect your answer. No further reply is necessary. These are, however, the types of questions the people really need answered by someone with your experience. Please reconsider and thanks for replying to my other off-topic questions.

In a recent news article they referenced (and showed photos) of teenage girls learning with .357 magnum. I feel that starting girls with that kind of firearm may develop a flinch. And I preferred to start my girls with 9MM. How do you feel about this?

I think I just heard Lester having an aneurysm.


R.

I start with a 22 Rim Fire and work my way up to a .40 Cal

I already posted the fundamentals at the start of the thread. Plus if you were a real shooter you would know that Sight aliment sight pitcher is the most important fundamental of shooting, and you would also know that if you don’t do all of the fundamentals of shooting correctly it will throw your shot off, and you won’t be able to retrieve good down range feedback from your target.

gulf 1 vet here with a ccw permit the best thing about the
cource was the leagal issues

99% of what is taught in a CCW class is the laws, and not how to shoot.

I did not say a Glock had a hair triger at all. You just go back and look at the post. and a .32 will do everything you need it to do at 21 feet.

69 gr Federal SMK work VERY well from all 1/9 twist COLT barrels in the early 1990's....Military HiPower Comp.
YES YOU CAN........Back up just a bit. 55 gr is fine in most 1/7 twist 16" or shorter guns....MOST......depends on bullet construction. I know my Guns. Wrong.

Last Edited by MAGA !!! on 01/01/2013 10:11 PM

Are you saying that you can fire a 69G in a 1-7 twist barrel?

I have always been told that is a no go it will destroy the barrel and that you would need a 1-11 twist.

I could be wroung.

Last Edited by USMC0369 on 01/01/2013 10:11 PM

do you find that a firearm helps you to defiant yourself?

I'm shooting left of target consistently with my 29SF (10mm Glock) at 7 to 12 yards. I use a modified weaver stance.

Help?

Been shooting M16s and Ar15s since I was 17 when I was in the military.......55gr in 1/7 works ok as long as the projectile is well constructed. 69 BTHP SMK (Sierra MatchKings) are the shit through a 1/9 1/8 or 1/7 rifled barrel, whether they are button or cut barrels. used to do them across the course 200, 300, 600 yds. 600 was tough for the 69SMKs but Berger bullets were too expensive for us guys. Yep, don't let me down here...I pinned this thread because asked me to. BTW, I shoot A-Zone with my buddies for a dollar a shot @100 yards with a worn out G19.

If you’re always shooting left it is your trigger pull or your sight alignment. How much finger are you putting on your trigger?

1. Stop using the modified weaver, as it puts your support arm below the pistol and tends to pull the gun in that direction (to the left for a right handed shooter). Learn to keep both arms (elbows) level or the support side elbow higher than the firing hand.

2. Do the ball and dummy drill (google it), you are flinching.

3. Look up "trigger reset for GLOCKS" and work on that.

4. Dry fire twice for every live round you shoot.

Do you often associate the 4 fundamentals of shooting to a porn fantasy?

I am female and use both a 9mm Taurus Slim and a Ruger 380 LCP.

Forgot to add, make SURE your firing hand wrist is LOCKED, no side to side or vertical movement. This is way more important on a heavy recoiling 10mm.

I own a Taurus 9mm and a Ruger LCP 380. I thinking about purchasing the Kimber Solo 9mm. What is your opinion?

The Ruger LCP is a slim handgun but it has a hard trigger pull, and from what I have saw most women have a hard time with the trigger pull. I think the Berreta 32 Auto is a great CCW hand gun for women, and I also like the Ruger .38 Special revolver for women. It has great take down, it is simple to use and with the double action trigger all you need to do it cock the Hammer to make the trigger pull easer. Plus it has a small grip on it.

When a Handgun has a strong trigger pull on it, most people with weaker hands will pull all of their off to the left.

Last Edited by USMC0369 on 01/01/2013 10:33 PM

Thanks for the advice!

Focus on your trigger control. Most errors in pistol shooting happen because of an uneven, fast or jerky trigger finger.

The most common errors for left of target hits. (If you are a right handed shooter) are:

Not enough trigger. In other words, your finger is touching the trigger on the right side as opposed to down the center, This can produce a left push as you pull through the trigger.

Tightening the grip as you fire.

Anticipating the recoil can cause you to push the gun (should produce a high left hit. 10-11 o clock

Jerky trigger should produce a 6.30-7.30 hit

Not enough trigger will be a dead left.. 9 o clock.

Tightening the grip should land your shots between the 7-8.30 position.

These are simplified diagnostic tools.

To check yourself. Have a friend load a magazine with a snap cap hidden somewhere in the stack. You will see your problem when pulling the trigger on that round. You just can't know where or when in the magazine it's coming.

If problems persist, find a qualified and GOOD instructor to check your shooting.

The modified weaver stance tends to bring the sights closer to your eyes, which makes the rear sight notch appear bigger, which produces a lot of "airspace" between the notch and the front sight.

Try to shoot isosceles with a positive grip to identify if the problem is an alignment one. But consistent hits to one side rarely are.

My Taurus 9mm Slim has a VERY hard trigger pull. Can it be adjusted???

There will ALWAYS be thread trolls.
(since you have an account you can just delete their posts in your thread)

Nice of you to try and help people out OP.




Last Edited by Useless Cookie Eater on 01/01/2013 10:46 PM

You would need to talk to a certified armorer. Your local gun dealer should know were you can go to get the trigger worked on.

You are welcome! There is a part II for the above video.

If you notice, Travis is shooting just to the left of the line in because his wrist was not locked out.

Travis is well trained and practiced, but we ALL need instruction and critical reviews from time to time.

Be safe, and take a new shooter shooting, education is the key for all of us!

Do you have any kids, or are you just shooting blanks?Just joking!Keep up the post,we are learning a lot!

OP....I love you.