Tag: shooting

The next thing I’d like to cover is finger placement on the trigger. There are multiple different things to address with this.

First things first; with any gun the ideal way to shoot is to have a smooth and steady pull to the rear. After firing a gun a few times you can learn where the break is for how much pressure it takes to release the bolt, hammer, etc. to fire the gun. This is important because to achieve a smooth trigger pull, you have to know when to expect the BOOM! (This does not apply to a Sig Sauer P250 because the trigger break feels about a mile long. Speaking from personal experience.) I will have more tomorrow on finger placement, but breaking this down step by step brings up more to elaborate on and I want to keep this bite sized.

I want to help you troubleshoot shooting. This first one is mostly pertaining to rifle shooting at distances over 25 yards. If you find that your shots are all over the place, the main thing to check is your breathing. If you’ve never heard of your breathing affecting your shooting, then this is going to be eye opening to you. First off, make sure you aren’t holding your breath, it makes it harder to shoot. Second, take a minute to watch your sights on the targets while breathing steadily. They will be moving in roughly a figure eight over the target. The further the distance, the bigger the eight will be. When the sight post/reticle/red dot passes over the center is when you want to take the shot. The Marine Corps taught me that this comes when you breathe out at the end of your breath.