Doug's explanation is somewhat simplified, like learning to sail. I can teach you everything you need to know about sailing a boat in 5 minutes, but it will take you the rest of your life to perfect your skills.
So true before I went shooting regularly I thought it was easy then I went to the range and couldn’t hit the target at 5 yards it will get easier don’t worry
Take a box of 50 and work on getting all 50 on paper. Once you can do that work on your bringing them in closer and closer to the 🎯 before you kno it you’ll have it figured out!
I've got my AR iron sights co-witnessing with my red dot. I like the dot sitting directly on the tip of the front sight post, and in the exact center of the rear aperture. Perfect sight picture. It makes you make a consistent cheek weld, and also negates ANY parallax issues, that you might have. I shot a .44" 5 shot group, from 50 yards, using this method. Works great for accuracy! I'll use red dot only, for quick target acquisition shots.
Just curious but what exactly did he say that improved your shot? The only thing I got out of that was hold the sight on the target and keep it there until the shot goes off lol
Hey buddy, this was SOOOOOO much more helpful than any of the other videos I watched were. Thank you. I've been sniping these little striped ground squirrels in my back yard lately. I've always wondered if I should be aiming just below where I want to hit or right behind the front sight where the dot is, but then I wouldn't see what I'm shooting. You've cleared that up for me and I thank you. This last summer, I've shot about 30+ of them, mostly head shots with my high-powered pellet rifle up to 35 yards with the iron sights. You rock.🤘🎯
Your grip is the secret to success when shooting pistols. Your grip must be 100% for both hands with the, "both thumbs forward grip." Too many want to hold gently or moderate but you MUST have 100% with both hands with your gun hand high as possible on the back strap. Never take your eyes off the front sight throughout repetitive shots. Squeeze the trigger [don't jerk it]. Think of it this way...if you place your pistol in a vice, it will hit EXACTLY where it is aimed...every...single...time!
Know I know,..upon watching this video I learned a lot from it , hopefully I can perform what technique did it taught this video from me...thank you sir for this video..
The center hold, six o'clock hold, or combat hold isn't personal preference, the design of the sight will dictate the hold. Check with the manufacturer.✌🏽
I guess I just don't get why anyone would use the 6 o'clock hold except maybe for competition shooting with the same size target and distance every time.
If you're shooting a black circle target with iron sights at ranges further than 15 yards it is extremaly hard to aim for the center because of low contrast. It is much easier to aim for the very bottom of the circle because it is where the high contras is - white ot yellow to black.
Hi sir tell me the secret way to do it, I see you not pointing straight on target, is it because you allow that up and down movement of the gun when shooting, if so how should one estimate pointing position in order to get a right target,
Always focus on the front sight. It should be in focus. If the target is any distance from you the target will be blurry. The rear sight will be less blurry depending on your eyes and the sight radius, i.e. the distance between the front and rear sight. The greater the sight radius the more the rear sight will be blurry when the front sight is in focus. Concentrate on the front sight, keeping proper sight alignment.
doesnt sound theres a good standard for sight alignment with irons? playing vr games I've no clue whether the pistol should be aimed such that the bullet would be at the top of the level "parts of the sight" or if it is where the front sight's dot is, or if it's such that you have the front sight half way down/out of view, etc
Went hunting today and realized that i have been aiming down the sights wrong for years and have wondered why i have been so shit, came here to test my theory that i have been doing it wrong all this time
How does the six and twelve position actually work? If you line up your sights and aim at the target...how can aiming below give the same result as putting center right above blade? Did something just go right over my head lol
Always focus on the front sight. You should be able to tell where the front sight is pointed at the time the round goes off. If you do that you should be able to tell if your shot is right on or will go left/right/high/low, calling your shot. Focus on the front sight.
Like the balance casing technique. Just tried with all my pistols. Kinda hard to do follow up trigger pulls with 1911 though..haha.. great with dao for maintaing point of aim.
It might be difficult for you and I'm not saying that you're no good... I own quite a few 1911's and have been shooting them for many years. And I'm telling you right now this problem you're having with a follow-up shot just keep on practicing or make some adjustments... It's manageable. You can find something that will work for you. If you think it's bad with a 1911 try putting a 45 ACP follow-up shot down range with something that isn't a 1911 see how much worse it is.
Does a bullet fall significantly over distance like an arrow does? Do you have to adjust your aim up accordingly for the distance to the target as you do in archery? Or is the amount it falls insignificant even over a large distance?
Yes bullets act exactly as arrows do ,they rainbow into the ground so to speak. That's what a bullet drop compensator is for on some optic reticles. Target's up close you would not have to worry about bullet drop, it is at longer distances were bullet drop comes into play dramatically. If you were shooting a rifle and wanted to shoot something 600 yards away,you would set your rear sight on a rifle to the 600 Mark which would raise the rear sight upwards . You would then have to tilt the barrel up in order to see your front sight again so you are effectively rainbowing a bullet into the target if that makes sense
Yes it does. However for a handgun over typical handgun distances of 0-25 yards the trajectory is in essence flat so you won't see much effect from bullet drop.
Most handgun sights are designed for 25 yards. Keep the hold, (center, 6 o'clock, combat), on the target that the sight manufacturer requires and that bullet will hit that spot. Be sure that you don't upset the sight alignment on the target.
It depends on how you've set up (zeroed) your sights. On my target 22.LR I've zeroed the sights to hit the centre when I aim the bottom of the picture. On my nine mills, the zero is right in the middle of the target.
I've been a handgun enthusiast for some years now and have several firearms.. but I suck at aiming! I'm left handed and can only squint my left eye but not my right so it really throws my aim off. So should I learn to shoot with my right hand or try to train my right eye to squint? Lol if that's even possible
Need get eyes checked... could be right I dominate or left eye dominant. Either way that's shooting distance. Close encounter self defense shots you should be able to shoot with both eyes open if you squint it throws off your peripheral vision if theres more than one asshole there squinting isnt good. Center mass shoots unless they have body armor if so head shots or arms legs whatever isnt covered
man o man. went to the range after a long time and i was miserable. hit maybe 3-4 outa 10. Lost my bearing, stance everything, Long uphill climb now :-(
Yes, you're right. It is often used in precision competition. Therefor, you know the target size and range. You can be more precise because you can easily line up your sights to the bottom of the black center part of the target (with more contrast due to the white part, like a tangent). When you try to line up your (black) sight on a black target without any contrast around, you might have harder time to stay perfectly dead center. Even in military, using open sight, back in the day we could often use 6 o'clock hold when the size of your sights were pretty much covering your whole target you're shooting at. However, today, with scopes and red-dots, it's not really relevant anymore. Same thing if you're shooting with various target size and range (such IPSC, 3 Guns, etc...), I guess it's better to use regular hold. My 2 cents ;)
Mike Hunter LOL. I agree. I think it's pretty silly. Adjust your sights, for POA, POI. Then you're good. Some of my guns have fixed sights. I STILL don't use a 6 o'clock hold with them(if they happen to shoot high). I just align the front sight to where I can barely see the tip of it, and center it between the rear sight posts, as always. If I have a gun that shoots low, I will raise the front sight, about halfway, and center it, as always. It's that simple. Basically I change my sight picture, not my point of aim.
If I'm shooting my 357 Magnum Smith & Wesson revolver I can hit the bulls at every time with it but when I'm using my Smith & Wesson m&p shield it's all over the place for me what am I doing wrong with the automatic
I have the same issue, with single action 357 my shots are grouped, not fantastically, but their grouped, same thing with a 45-70 lever action. Using automatic pistols though I'm lucky if I hit the target. I think the issue is I'm not treating them the same. I don't need to take as much time with an automatic as I do a revolver, so I don't and I believe my accuracy suffers because of that.
When the bullet leaves the barrel, it does not fly in a flat trajectory, it arcs slightly. Most pistol sights are set at the factory for 25 yards. At closer ranges, it will likely hit a little higher on the target, assuming there is little to no movement when the shot breaks. Each pistol is different, which is why one needs to practice with whatever they plan on carrying or competing with. Once you’re experienced, your brain will unconsciously make minor adjustments. I suggest practicing hitting a 2” circle at 3 yards. I buy circle post it notes from dollar tree to practice with. Once you can consistently hit it, increase the range to 5, 7, 10, 15 yards.
Possibly because you're unknowingly moving your hand as you pull the trigger, whereby by the time the bullet is shot, the muzzle of your gun is pointing in a different direction than you'd originally intended, which is a very common problem for new shooters, so watch some videos on Trigger Control, & focus on keeping the sight picture as steady as possible & practice SLOWLY squeezing the trigger. Another possibility is that you're flinching a little bit right before pulling the trigger in anticipation of the explosion & the recoil, which would again cause the muzzle of your gun to point in a different direction than originally intended. Of course, it's possible that the sights on your gun are a little off but even IF that were the case, as long as you're aiming at the same spot again & again, even though the bullets mayn't be hitting where you want them to hit, as long as you're doing everything right & NOT moving the muzzle of your gun as you shoot, you should see a good small group of shots very close together. So, if your shots are going in all sorts of direction rather than forming good small groups on the target, then that's one way to tell that the gun is NOT the problem, & you need to focus more on trigger control. Good luck!
If at all possible it's best to keep both eyes open. Determine which is your dominant eye and hold the weapon so the sights are in line with your dominant eye and the target. Keeping both eyes open gives you better peripheral vision. If needed slightly squint with your non dominant eye and focus on the front sight.
I got chewed out for not practicing proper sight alignment and hitting the target holder. Don't be like me. Three dots, aligned. Also, pull the trigger slowly. Otherwise, your recoil anticipation will throw off your aim.
If you raise the physical location of the rear sights on your gun upwards, your gun will be slightly pointing upwards when you align the front & the rear sights, causing the bullet to hit higher on the target.
Concentrate on and focus on the front sight. The target should be blurry. Wherever the front sight is pointed (assuming proper sight alignment between the front and rear sight) the bullet will go. So Focus on that front sight. You should know where it is pointing at the time the round is fired and should be able to call your shot as right on or left/right/high/low. You can only do this by concentrating on that front sight.
Sausage I do and I’m trying to learn the basics and fundamentals before I actually shoot a gun so basically I’m a beginner I have astigmatism will this affect me? I hope not
OK I understand you line up the dots. I did all of that it was lined up perfectly and I’m still not hitting anything. What the fuck is going on like there’s clearly some little trick or some thing that every other video is leaving out because yeah I get the dot thing I do the dots still don’t hit anything
I have a 6 o'clock hold always when it comes to pistol shooting with iron sights. I prefer the bullet land just above that. In the front. With my newest 1911 I'm having trouble with this. I have lowered the rear sight as far as it can possibly go I line the sites up perfectly and the bullet is still landing really really high. My rear sight allows me to adjust for elevation and for windage quite a bit. I've brought the rear sight as low as I can and I'm not sure what I should be doing at this point. Maybe just purchasing a different rear sight altogether? I wish I could post a photograph here... But the lowest that the two dots on the rear sight come to the top of the slide is well over half an inch. Does anybody have any recommendations? If it helps at all the rear sight says LPA on it. I know nothing about competitive shooting. I'm not a competitive shooter. But I do strive for accuracy. My Beretta 92fs I have my six hold and the bold always lands right on top of that front sight. I've never had this issue with a 1911. But with this one it's a different story. Anyway thanks for taking the time to read my rant. Stay safe out there, and keep carrying.
I threw a football over a mountain one time to a sasquatch on the other side, who ran in for a touchdown to win the superbowl for the Denver Broncos, so I know how you feel!
Taurus .357 Magnum its not but it doesn’t hurt something like a Glock, besides firing pins are easily replaced & the chances of breaking one dry firing is probably unheard of
Could always get a few Snap Caps, additionally they help protect the rims of your magazine from bending during reload drills. Regular dry fire practice will have a direct positive affect on your live fire practice
