ShredderTactical

I second what others here have already said. Angus46 gave an accurate description above about how to break this down. Focus on your target (where you want the bullet to hit), then drive the gun to your point of aim and the dot should appear. This takes lots of practice to be consistent with your presentation every time you bring the pistol up for a shot. Dryfire is your friend here and will get you where you need to go without spending any money on ammo! I switched from iron sights to red dot about 1 1/2 years ago when I was struck with aging eye syndrome and figured it was worth a shot. Before switching, I tried chasing some magical prescription for my eyeglasses so that I could continue to shoot with iron sights but could not find a good solution that worked for me. The great thing with a red dot is that all you need to focus on is the target, at one focal distance, instead of dealing with three focal distances (rear sight, front sight, target). I have been using a Vortex Razor on a Glock 17 Gen4 MOS and shoot Carry Optics division in USPSA matches several times each month. I’ve had C class for about a year now, starting to shoot B scores on the classifiers and my average is on a steady rise toward making B since reading some books about proper mental focus. Enjoy the red dot, they are most likely the wave of the future for all shooters and can put the fun back into shooting when you have old(er) eyes ?!

Suggest everyone read "With Winning in Mind", by Lenny Bassham. Excellent book on how anyone can excel at any task, especially geared toward shooting since Lenny was a Gold Medal Olympic shooter. After mastering mental training techniques for himself and attaining his shooting goals, Lenny started Mental Management Systems, a business to train others in how to use these techniques in any area of life. Lenny is recognized as a teacher of the world's best in mental preparation for sport and business. His clients include: FBI, Secret Service, Navy Seals, Marshals Service, Army Marksmanship Unit, Marine Corps Marksmanship Unit, and various Olympic teams from around the world. I read his book with some hesitation, but it comes highly recommended by many top shooters in USPSA and other organizations. Never gave much thought to the importance of mental training before, but since applying some key techniques from the book I have quieted the distracting voices in my head and seen my classifier scores progress in an upward direction. I am a believer!

Welcome to the VB area...some good shooting opportunities are available if you look around. Let me know if you need any suggestions on ranges and matches in the NC/VA area.

Shooting a Glock 17 Gen4 MOS with a Vortex Razor red dot (6 MOA) in Carry Optics division and having a blast (pun intended). Bad news is my eyes are getting old and I can't shoot fast enough with iron sights for competitions anymore. So, Carry Optics has been great for me and helped with my eyesight issues so I can once again enjoy shooting and work on speed and accuracy. Also, I'm finding shooting CO is helping with ability to call shots like never before. Good news is I'm retired now, so have lots of time to concentrate on gun stuff, training, and matches. Currently setting up a second Glock 17 Gen4 MOS for a backup CO gun. Enjoy this forum and having a great time in USPSA!

Long time shooter, various competitions for last 10 years (tactical rifle, shotgun, pistol, 3-gun, LR rifle, etc), now getting serious about mastering pistol skills and enjoying USPSA. Currently hitting one match per weekend in eastern NC/VA area. Reading books and researching resources to climb the ladder in USPSA,. Have been using this forum more and more as a go to resource and thought it about time to register for and start participating ?. Thanks to all, now let's get to work and "get some" as my hero Jerry Miculek likes to say ?!