So, if the barrel on a revolver is less than 5" or so, I'm completely useless. Might as well be throwing rocks.
Any tips to help me suck less with my short barrel shenanigans?
Any tips to help me suck less with my short barrel shenanigans?
Dry fire practice until you can drop the hammer with a penny balanced on the front sight.
Yepp.. before you draw you flip the coin in the air with your strong hand, draw, and catch it on the front sight. It’s easier if you start with quarters and work down.Been trying this for an hour and can’t get it. Is there a trick for keeping the penny on while you clear leather?
This is a Hackathorn drill with semi autos as well.Dry fire practice until you can drop the hammer with a penny balanced on the front sight.
This has always worked perfectly for me.Been trying this for an hour and can’t get it. Is there a trick for keeping the penny on while you clear leather?
....can't hit the broad side of a barn with a snub.
This is a Hackathorn drill with semi autos as well.
Basic training at Ft. Benning in 1992, they would place a nickle on the barrel of our M16-A2 and had to dry fire x amount of times without coin sliding off. Somewhat nerve racking since it had to be removed and replaced every time so we could charge the rifle. Pretty easy as long as the guy replacing the coin did his job. Seemed like we were prone. Hadn't thought about that in a long time.
I say the hell with it.
In contact distance 10yds and under you will be single hand, running like hell too or from. And screaming like a b!tch.
"This is my idea on my reaction"
Practice reality, single hand draw and bang it away . Focus on target only. Hits on paper work, then get better and have hits on the aim point.
In all seriousness, in practice I remind myself front sight, front sight, front sight, but I expect that in a real encounter that I will be focused on the threat and shooting pretty much without reference to the sights. Not quite sure how to practice this, running around and screaming at the range is probably discouraged.
I have the same problem, hard time shooting a NAA 1 1/8" mini revolver at 25 yds. Can't keep them within 6".
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In all seriousness, in practice I remind myself front sight, front sight, front sight, but I expect that in a real encounter that I will be focused on the threat and shooting pretty much without reference to the sights. Not quite sure how to practice this, running around and screaming at the range is probably discouraged.
I hate to admit this, but I have the opposite problem.
I can shoot snubbies and up to 3 inch revolvers really well.
I start nose-diving around 4 inches, you know, that sweet spot where most folks get significantly more accurate! LOL!
I believe what is happening in my case, is that I shoot one frame size really well because of the shape of my hands.
When I get to the bigger frames I feel obligated to move my grip "down" the handles. The "high ride" works well for me.
I suspect if I had access to 4 inch barreled J-frames I could prove this to myself!
Try a 4" Ruger SP101?
You can scream all you want here....we appreciate all forms of entertainment. As to the other part of your post, you are way closer to right than wrong. It's hard to beat a million years of hard wiring. You WILL look at that sabre toothed tiger when he is in mid air headed your way. I wish I could report differently, and I am sure we all understand that we should seek our front sight, but from what I understand from people that have actually shot people, it rarely happens. I see it a lot here and this shore ain't a dangerous place. At least for the good guys.In all seriousness, in practice I remind myself front sight, front sight, front sight, but I expect that in a real encounter that I will be focused on the threat and shooting pretty much without reference to the sights. Not quite sure how to practice this, running around and screaming at the range is probably discouraged.
I need to.
SP101 grip looks short enough that it may suit me. And still handle my heavy loads better than the J-frames maybe.
How's your experience been with the 9?I have a Charter Arms Pitbull in 9mm (and .40 & .45). Bought them solely to have another platform to shoot the anmo I already had.
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