We started off this long range shooting series with an introduction to some important terminology. Now we're ready to apply those terms. Let's start with an introduction on a key external ballistics concept that directly relates to long range shooting: bullet trajectory. From the moment it leaves the muzzle, a bullet starts to follow a descending parabolic trajectory. Which … [Read more...]
Pistols are uniquely American. Few countries in the world allow their citizens to own guns. Americans can not only own guns, they can own pistols. That is very rare on the planet and you should be taking advantage of this. Learning to use a pistol like a carpenter uses a hammer, takes time, skill and expertise. If you're completely new consider training. If you've been to … [Read more...]
Dry fire is an important element to firearms training off the range. But, while it helps train skills such as, drawing from a holster, changing magazines, and trigger control, it can be monotonous and uninteresting. Fortunately, there are some ways to make dry fire training more interesting, like using the SIRT Dry Fire Training Pistol. SIRT is an acronym for Shot Indicating … [Read more...]
Are you getting the most out of your long range precision shooting rifle? In this part of our series, I'll start talking about long range rifles: how to select them, and how to improve their performance. Let's start by discussing inherent accuracy and the main factor that determines it: barrel vibration. Inherent Accuracy The inherent, or intrinsic, accuracy of a rifle is its … [Read more...]
There are several components to shooting accurately, including sight picture, stance, grip, trigger pull, and even breath management. Because people have been shooting firearms for hundreds of years, there is no shortage of techniques recommended to improve a shooter's marksmanship. This article will focus on some of the more popular theories about stance. One theme common in … [Read more...]
The most common problem among handgun shooters is trigger control. I believe that traditional handgun instruction creates this problem and traditional coaching perpetuates it. Most shooting instruction starts with the sight picture diagram. There is one problem with this. Unless you shoot off a sandbag or a bipod, you will never see this image. If your … [Read more...]
