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Be#er  Equipped.  Be#er  Prepared.Be#er  Equipped.  Be#er  Prepared.

Precision  Shoo5ng:  3  Keys  To  ASuccessful  Shot

By:  George  Harris

Much  has  been  wri#en  aboutprecision  shoo5ng  in  the  worldof  combat  skill  developmentand  pistol  shoo5ng  in  general.Perspec5ves  and  defini5ons  ofhow  and  why  we  hit  theintended  target  vary  so  greatlythat  two  people  involved  in  aheated  discussion  regardingprecision  shoo5ng  may  bevery  parallel  in  their  thinking,but  they  don’t  recognize  it.

Why  precision  shoo5ng?

Precision  shoo5ng  is  oLen  a  mystery  because  ofconfusion  about  what  the  shooter  must  see  to

consistently  hit  the  target,  and  the  meaning  of  "sightalignment"  and  "signet  picture."

Sight  alignment  is  nothing  more  than  the  front  and  rearsight  as  viewed  by  the  eye;  perfect  sight  alignment  is  thefront  sight  ver5cally  and  horizontally  centered  in  therear  sight  notch.  Sight  picture  is  the  target,  front  sight,and  rear  sight  as  viewed  by  the  eye;  perfect  sight  pictureis  the  front  sight  centered  ver5cally  and  horizontally  inthe  rear  sight  notch  superimposed  on  the  desired  point

of  impact  of  the  target.

3  Keys  of  to  a  successful  shot:

1)  Muzzle  Management  (poin5ng  the  muzzle  at  thetarget  when  the  bullet  exits).

2)  Trigger  Finger  Discipline  (how  we  release  the  bullettoward  the  target).

3)  Sight  Alignment  (keeping  the  eye  focus  on  the  sightsthrough  the  release  of  the  shot).

Importance  of  Muzzle  Management:In  order  to  have  precise  shots,  the  muzzle  of  the  pistolmust  be  square  with  the  target  (horizontally  centeredand  perpendicular  with  a  very  slight  upward  angle  toaccount  for  the  gravity).  Since  sights  act  as  a  guide  toposi5on  the  muzzle,  the  more  precisely  we  align  oursights,  the  closer  the  muzzle  is  squared  with  the  face  ofthe  target,  and  the  more  likely  the  shot  will  be  precise.The  clear  focus  on  the  front  sight  as  viewed  through  theslightly  out  of  focus  rear  sight  allows  us  the  best  chanceto  posi5on  the  muzzle  square  to  the  target.

Trigger  Finger  Discipline:If  you  stabilize  the  muzzle  of  the  pistol  on  the  target  and  operate  thetrigger  without  disturbing  that  stability,  you  will  experience  success.

What  this  boils  down  to  is  that  precision  sight  alignment  will  square  themuzzle  (where  the  bullet  exits  the  gun)  on  the  center  of  the  target,which  our  eye  automa5cally  finds,  for  a  hit  in  the  desired  loca5on.

Bull’s-­‐eye  shooters  that  shoot  the  blank  side  of  their  target  and  shootbe#er  groups  than  when  they  are  shoo5ng  the  target  side  prove  theconcept  that  the  eye  will  naturally  find  the  center  of  an  objectconsistently.  By  keeping  the  eye  focus  on  the  sights  through  the  releaseof  the  shot,  the  muzzle  remains  square  with  the  target,  and  a  consistentimpact  point  is  hit  again  and  again.

A  simple  and  extremely  effec5ve  sight  picture  for  aged-­‐eye  shooters  (those  in  bi-­‐focals  and  tri-­‐focals)  hasbecome  a  standard  sight  picture  for  shooters  who  aren’thappy  with  their  present  method  of  hiXng  the  targetwhere  they  want  to.  This  method  requires  a  dot  on  thefront  sight  and  the  widest  notch  available  for  the  type  ofrear  sight  to  be  used.  This  allows  the  eye  to  naturallycenter  round  objects  in  square  openings  with  incredibleprecision.  The  pistol  should  be  zeroed  for  the  strike  ofthe  round  to  hit  whatever  the  front  sight  dot  is  put  on,similar  to  a  red  dot  sight  system.  With  a  smooth  triggerpress,  the  dot  centered  in  the  rear  sight  notch,  and  thedot  floa5ng  on  the  target,  greater  accuracy  is  a#ained.

By  beBer  understanding  muzzle  management,  trigger  fingerdiscipline,  and  by  keeping  the  eye  focus  on  the  sights  throughthe  release  of  the  shot,  the  muzzle  remains  square  with  thetarget  and  a  consistent  impact  point  is  hit  again  and  again.UlKmately,  these  keys  to  a  successful  shot  will  help  anyshooter  achieve  greater  accuracy.

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