Ricks Rants: Shooting Accurately In a recent Rant I ventured some thoughts about speed and accuracy that generated some PMs and emails taking me to task because folks thought I was discounting speed when it comes to defensive shooting. My bad for coming across that way because speed is important but Ill stand by the thrust of the Rant which was that shots are only effective when they hit the target. So how do you develop speed and accuracy? You start with accuracy and that depends on developing a solid foundation of stance, grip, sight picture, trigger control. The stance needs to be solid and there is no one right stance although all right stances will result in being able to solidly point and aim the firearm. The grip will vary somewhat by weapon, by hand size and preference but one thing youll hear from top practical pistol shooters who are very fast is that their grips are very firm. One of the top shots in the world when asked said he held the gun as hard as he could. Sight picture for speed shooting can vary on the distance. If you have the weapon pressed against the target and pull the trigger, you are going to hit the target so sight picture isnt all that important. Move back to typical defensive distances of say 7-10 yards or less, a front sight focus may suffice while beyond that youll need to have a good notch and post picture to make effective hits. Many people will debate over what is proper trigger control but most really good practical pistol competitive shooters will say that a continuous smooth pull is what they do. Practice until you can shoot a tight group, say 3-4 inches, then speed up your shots focusing on re-acquiring the target. If your groups spread, slow down a bit until you can get them tightened up again. Just keep repeating this process until you achieve the speed you want. Then to keep that speed, practice often.
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 14:11:08 +0000
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