I dry fire all the time. Well not as much as before, but I would sit on the couch watching football or whatever and dry fire against the white wall. You can easily see if your front sight stays steady. It helped me learn to pull the trigger straight back and stop dipping the muzzle low and left. And I found snap caps help me stop compensating for the recoil. That one is done at the range, of course. I also found that slightly squinting my non-dominant eye intermittently helped me with shooting with both eyes open. Now I can easily focus on the front sight with both eyes open. Not saying this is the best way to develop your shooting, but this helped me. I find, with my pistols, I can hit the rooster in the back on the silhouette side quite frequently...

My problem dry firing is I don’t have a gong behind me re-assuring me I hit even when I miss. 
(Had to be at Inspector’s send off To get that one.)

My problem dry firing is I don’t have a gong behind me re-assuring me I hit even when I miss. 
(Had to be at Inspector’s send off To get that one.)

You do not need to have a gong behind you to miss.

My problem dry firing is I don’t have a gong behind me re-assuring me I hit even when I miss. 
(Had to be at Inspector’s send off To get that one.)

Put a metal pot on your head and have one of your kids give it a whack every time you dry fire. 

 

You do not need to have a gong behind you to miss.

Speaking from experience?  :hmm:

There's a video where a first time shooter is shooting steel and you hear a rhythmic bang-ding, bang-ding, etc.  The shooter turns to the camera and has a huge smile on her face, super proud of herself.   

Then the camera pans out and there's a guy behind her with a steel plate and a wrench. . . 

I dry fire all the time. Well not as much as before, but I would sit on the couch watching football or whatever and dry fire against the white wall. You can easily see if your front sight stays steady. It helped me learn to pull the trigger straight back and stop dipping the muzzle low and left. And I found snap caps help me stop compensating for the recoil. That one is done at the range, of course. I also found that slightly squinting my non-dominant eye intermittently helped me with shooting with both eyes open. Now I can easily focus on the front sight with both eyes open. Not saying this is the best way to develop your shooting, but this helped me. I find, with my pistols, I can hit the rooster in the back on the silhouette side quite frequently...

Yup.  I do the ball and dummy drills pretty much every range session now.  Very helpful for me.

Hey Super Dave, I dry fire at a penny taped to a wall all the time.  Luckily, I haven't hit it yet

Great idea, I don't know why I never thought of something like this.  I'm experiencing a mean case of flinching when I'm shooting at KHSC.  Last session I nearly demolished the top left half of my target frame.  It's just barely being held together by a sliver of the horizontal 1X wood piece.

The range officer gave advice and said aim at bottom of the target instead of just below the bulls-eye.  Not sure if that is to compensate for my flinch and if it is I'd rather work on correcting my flinch.

Any other advice from you guys would be appreciated.  Haven't been shooting for over 30 years and only recently returned to shooting since I retired lately.  If I remember correctly I wasn't that great of a shooter back then either, lol!!

I dry fire all the time. Well not as much as before, but I would sit on the couch watching football or whatever and dry fire against the white wall. You can easily see if your front sight stays steady. It helped me learn to pull the trigger straight back and stop dipping the muzzle low and left. And I found snap caps help me stop compensating for the recoil. That one is done at the range, of course. I also found that slightly squinting my non-dominant eye intermittently helped me with shooting with both eyes open. Now I can easily focus on the front sight with both eyes open. Not saying this is the best way to develop your shooting, but this helped me. I find, with my pistols, I can hit the rooster in the back on the silhouette side quite frequently...

Good stuff.  Thanks for sharing.

Yup.  I do the ball and dummy drills pretty much every range session now.  Very helpful for me.

I'm gonna try this drill next time I go to the range.  Hope I remember to bring the snap caps.  Thanks for the tip.

Great idea, I don't know why I never thought of something like this.  I'm experiencing a mean case of flinching when I'm shooting at KHSC.  Last session I nearly demolished the top left half of my target frame.  It's just barely being held together by a sliver of the horizontal 1X wood piece.

The range officer gave advice and said aim at bottom of the target instead of just below the bulls-eye.  Not sure if that is to compensate for my flinch and if it is I'd rather work on correcting my flinch.

Any other advice from you guys would be appreciated.  Haven't been shooting for over 30 years and only recently returned to shooting since I retired lately.  If I remember correctly I wasn't that great of a shooter back then either, lol!!

I haven't seen top-left his very often.  Usually see varying combinations of low & left (for right hand shooters) for flinching and or recoil anticipation. 

Ball & dummy drills is common and one that I use all the time.  Particularly when I've been shooting often as well and bad habits creep in when trying to push things and shoot faster. 

If you can make it out to a range day in one of the action bays (HDF or HRA fun shoot) or an indoor range that facilitates targets in the 5-15 yard range might help.  A big part of shooting is mental and building confidence closer often helps. 

I'm gonna try this drill next time I go to the range.  Hope I remember to bring the snap caps.  Thanks for the tip.

Keep a close eye on those snap caps.  They are way more expensive than live ammo. . . 

 

Great idea, I don't know why I never thought of something like this.  I'm experiencing a mean case of flinching when I'm shooting at KHSC.  Last session I nearly demolished the top left half of my target frame.  It's just barely being held together by a sliver of the horizontal 1X wood piece.

The range officer gave advice and said aim at bottom of the target instead of just below the bulls-eye.  Not sure if that is to compensate for my flinch and if it is I'd rather work on correcting my flinch.

Any other advice from you guys would be appreciated.  Haven't been shooting for over 30 years and only recently returned to shooting since I retired lately.  If I remember correctly I wasn't that great of a shooter back then either, lol!!

Funtimes shared a drill a while back where you balance an empty case near the front sight and practice dry firing at home. Focusing on keeping the case from falling off also builds the correct muscle memory for holding steady and letting the shot surprise you. That one really helped me out a lot.

I haven't seen top-left his very often.  Usually see varying combinations of low & left (for right hand shooters) for flinching and or recoil anticipation. 

Ball & dummy drills is common and one that I use all the time.  Particularly when I've been shooting often as well and bad habits creep in when trying to push things and shoot faster. 

If you can make it out to a range day in one of the action bays (HDF or HRA fun shoot) or an indoor range that facilitates targets in the 5-15 yard range might help.  A big part of shooting is mental and building confidence closer often helps.

Thanks for the advice.  I'll try the indoor range to build confidence at closer ranges.  Would love to attend the HDF/HRA fun shoots but I don't have a holster and web gear I figure is needed to participate.

Wonder why I'm shooting high and to the left, lol!!

Funtimes shared a drill a while back where you balance an empty case near the front sight and practice dry firing at home. Focusing on keeping the case from falling off also builds the correct muscle memory for holding steady and letting the shot surprise you. That one really helped me out a lot.

Thanks!  I'll give it a go!  Appreciate all of you guys help! 

Thanks for the advice.  I'll try the indoor range to build confidence at closer ranges.  Would love to attend the HDF/HRA fun shoots but I don't have a holster and web gear I figure is needed to participate.

Wonder why I'm shooting high and to the left, lol!!

Best to have a minimum of holster first, and mag pouches second (can use pockets).  You can also email when you sign up and mention what you have and what you're interested.  Many of us have a lot of stuff to loan.  We get that often and if we have lead time, we can usually gather up something that will work/help.  There are those that show up for range days without and while we can usually make it work, a little lead notice is very helpful.

What kind of gun(s) you currently have? 

You don't need a holster or gear to shoot at the HDF open shoots.  Just need to uncase at the firing line.  But if you choose to move to a different spot, then you need to case up, move, then uncase at new spot.

You can also stick mags in pockets to practice reloads.  But a holder is more helpful.

Best to have a minimum of holster first, and mag pouches second (can use pockets).  You can also email when you sign up and mention what you have and what you're interested.  Many of us have a lot of stuff to loan.  We get that often and if we have lead time, we can usually gather up something that will work/help.  There are those that show up for range days without and while we can usually make it work, a little lead notice is very helpful.

What kind of gun(s) you currently have?

I have a SW 29 .44 magnum.  Nickel plated 8" barrel.  Probably not what a lot people would consider a practical SD or CCW weapon.  Big, wieldy, and cumbersome.  But my intent for this weapon is strictly Home Defense, which is why I wanted to become more proficient with it.  I've been shooting .44 specials through it.

  I also have a mini-14 that I love shooting paper targets with but would also like to learn tactical techniques that can be utilized for home defense.

Then I have a Ruger 10/22 and a Western Marshall .22 LR SA Revolver that I use for fun and inexpensive shooting.

Gammo air rifle 22 cal.  Beer cans at twenty five yards.
Although my 5mm Sheridan is more accurate,  I can't see
the iron sights as well as I used to. Cataracts.
Rifle works good.  Aim small,  shoot small.
Either gun can easily harvest a chicken
at 20 yards.

I don't shoot chickens, I get eggs from mine.
I have about 20 or so that free range.
Neighbors also free range theirs so the flock
size varies from time to time.

Gammo air rifle 22 cal.  Beer cans at twenty five yards.
Although my 5mm Sheridan is more accurate,  I can't see
the iron sights as well as I used to. Cataracts.
Rifle works good.  Aim small,  shoot small.
Either gun can easily harvest a chicken
at 20 yards.

I don't shoot chickens, I get eggs from mine.
I have about 20 or so that free range.
Neighbors also free range theirs so the flock
size varies from time to time.

My grandma's neighbor (lower Kalihi) had many chickens.  One (or more) muther effers would crow at like 3-4 am.  That muther effer was asking for a lead pellet right between the eyes. . .

I have a SW 29 .44 magnum.  Nickel plated 8" barrel.  Probably not what a lot people would consider a practical SD or CCW weapon.  Big, wieldy, and cumbersome.  But my intent for this weapon is strictly Home Defense, which is why I wanted to become more proficient with it.  I've been shooting .44 specials through it.

  I also have a mini-14 that I love shooting paper targets with but would also like to learn tactical techniques that can be utilized for home defense.

Then I have a Ruger 10/22 and a Western Marshall .22 LR SA Revolver that I use for fun and inexpensive shooting.

Ahh, got it.  We had a couple of 2a ranges days with revolvers at the silhouette range in the last couple of years.  Lots of revolver experts here.  One recently moved away though (Inspector  )

My grandma's neighbor (lower Kalihi) had many chickens.  One (or more) muther effers would crow at like 3-4 am.  That muther effer was asking for a lead pellet right between the eyes. . .

3 to 4 is when they start to "talk" to one another.
I learned how to sleep on a flight line next to taxing aircraft.
It is an acquired skill.  You train yourself to ignore some
sounds but not others.
The one I could never figure out is my BIL slept
next to the steam catapults on an aircraft carrier.
Roosters are nothing.