Hi, my name is Millie, and I shoot low left!
Had a great lesson with Tony this morning. Learned a lot!
He explained "trigger reset" to me, showed me on his pistol and since we were in the classroom, I could hear the tiny click! Also he demonstrated "slapping" the trigger. Once I got more rounds we went to the lanes and I shot 2 kinds of jhp, which the gun seemed to like. Also a lot of fmj rounds.
The bad news: I'm still shooting low left.
The good news: My first shot is right in the middle part of the target. I'm taking this to mean I might hit a bad guy where I need to with at least one shot! (I'm going to put this positive spin on it for now, anyway. Lol.)
It seems I'm anticipating the recoil in the subsequent shots and they end up low and left. But I found the "sweet spot" on my trigger finger that produces the best hits for me. I just can't (yet) concentrate on the sights, the thumbs, the finger, at the same time....
So what I got from all this is:
1.) I love the Sig!
2.) I need to shoot a lot.
3.) There's a lot to think about all at once!
4.) My right thumb can rest on top of the safety, so that my left will settle away from the slide and I won't have to worry about where it is.
5.) I found the reset on the Sig, can't hear it in the lanes, but I'll listen for it during dry firing. But I can "feel" it when shooting, if I go slow and concentrate just on that.
6.) Wow, there's a lot to work on in the coming weeks, months, years, decades!!!
So all in all, a productive day, I think. Tony is good at explaining things so I can get what he's talking about. (He knows a lot for such a young person.) I think he thinks I'm doing ok for a newbie. At any rate, he seemed ok with my progress, so that's encouraging.
The gun I bought felt as nice as the rental one, and I'm even more certain it's the perfect gun for me.
And most of all...I had fun!!
Oh yes, I forgot about all the cases that hit me today...caught a couple on my arm, one on the chest, had more than one bounce off my head and even got one stuck behind my glasses! But I didn't stop, barely let them register, and kept on shooting till the slide locked back. Then I lifted the glasses enough for the case to drop out the bottom.
Ok, that's my report, target pics at a later date.
Had a great lesson with Tony this morning. Learned a lot!
He explained "trigger reset" to me, showed me on his pistol and since we were in the classroom, I could hear the tiny click! Also he demonstrated "slapping" the trigger. Once I got more rounds we went to the lanes and I shot 2 kinds of jhp, which the gun seemed to like. Also a lot of fmj rounds.
The bad news: I'm still shooting low left.
The good news: My first shot is right in the middle part of the target. I'm taking this to mean I might hit a bad guy where I need to with at least one shot! (I'm going to put this positive spin on it for now, anyway. Lol.)
It seems I'm anticipating the recoil in the subsequent shots and they end up low and left. But I found the "sweet spot" on my trigger finger that produces the best hits for me. I just can't (yet) concentrate on the sights, the thumbs, the finger, at the same time....
So what I got from all this is:
1.) I love the Sig!
2.) I need to shoot a lot.
3.) There's a lot to think about all at once!
4.) My right thumb can rest on top of the safety, so that my left will settle away from the slide and I won't have to worry about where it is.
5.) I found the reset on the Sig, can't hear it in the lanes, but I'll listen for it during dry firing. But I can "feel" it when shooting, if I go slow and concentrate just on that.
6.) Wow, there's a lot to work on in the coming weeks, months, years, decades!!!
So all in all, a productive day, I think. Tony is good at explaining things so I can get what he's talking about. (He knows a lot for such a young person.) I think he thinks I'm doing ok for a newbie. At any rate, he seemed ok with my progress, so that's encouraging.
The gun I bought felt as nice as the rental one, and I'm even more certain it's the perfect gun for me.
And most of all...I had fun!!
Oh yes, I forgot about all the cases that hit me today...caught a couple on my arm, one on the chest, had more than one bounce off my head and even got one stuck behind my glasses! But I didn't stop, barely let them register, and kept on shooting till the slide locked back. Then I lifted the glasses enough for the case to drop out the bottom.
Ok, that's my report, target pics at a later date.