[Trying to shoot better]

Congrats on the bump!

[Cheshire_Cat's Range Diary]

Going to the range on Wednesday with my brother, who is back in town after graduating from Air Marshal Academy. He received the Top Gun award for his class, so I'm proud of him. I'll probably shoot 100-200 rounds 9mm.

[Cheshire_Cat's Range Diary]

Got a membership today and rented the Ruger Mark III .22. Those Mark III's are sharp! Yes they are sharp shooters, but they are also literally sharp on the edges. I noticed after about 50 rounds I was bleeding. The culprit was the button on the magazine of all things. It's pretty sharp and cut my thumb as I was loading ammo. In any case, I put a bandage on it and continued to shoot, but only shot a total of 100 rounds. I didn't have as much problem anticipating the shot with the .22 as I do with my Glock 19, but it was still there. I was shooting a bit low left at 10 yards, though still in the A zone. When I took it out to 20 yards or so, they were going low left all the way to the B and C zone. With that being said, I don't think practicing with a .22 is going to help me get over my anticipation. I think for that I just need to practice more often with my Glock 19, hence the membership.

Summary:

-Got a membership at the local indoor range

-Shot 100 rounds of .22 ammo out of a Ruger Mark III .22

-Magazine button on Mark III is sharp and caused my thumb to bleed

-Next range practice I am going to shoot my Glock 19.

[Cheshire_Cat's Range Diary]

I've decided to start a range diary in order to chronicle my sessions at the range and motivate me to get better. I plan on going to the range Wednesday the 16th and will get a membership at my local indoor range. I will be trading in my Glock 19 as collateral that day so that I can rent a Ruger Mark III .22. I am doing this because from what I read I think it will help me get over flinching/anticipating the shot/pre-ignition pushing/whatever you want to call it. My trigger control during dry fire is good for my current level, but I really need to get over this psychological block if I want to get better. So, my plan is to shoot around 400-500 rds. of .22, work on not pre-ignition pushing, good trigger control, and marksmanship. I'll report back on Wednesday.