KenP11A

Hello all, I have a slightly embarrassing question that I cannot figure out. I have been doing local PPC (Police Pistol Combat) competitions with iron sights, so I can use the same pistol for all divisions. Next year, I plan on using a red dot in the open class. I have a consistent daily fire routine and have dry fired over 25,000 times this year according to my Mantis app. Here is my concern: Currently, when I dry fire, I am concentrating on my sight alignment (since I'm practicing/shooting iron sights). Therefore, I can easily tell if a trigger press was bad and/or if the sight alignment was disturbed during the pull. Now I know that when I shoot with a red dot sight, my focus needs to be solely on the target. I have a pistol with a RDS, but wonder how I'm supposed to tell if that trigger pull was 'bad' if I'm only concentrating on the target? When I dry fire with it, the dot doesn't seem to move, but I know I didn't all of a sudden start executing flawless trigger pulls. Perhaps if my dot was smaller it would help, but even then I would have to slightly divert my attention from the target to track if the dot moves? (I should note that when I dry fire with my red dot pistol, the dot is 6.5 MOA and I also cover the front of the sight to help me better focus on the target*) Apologies if this is a silly question. The PPC game is about extreme accuracy at long distances, so my trigger press is of utmost concern imo. I'm still just expert class so I've got a lot to learn. I'm unsure of another forum with so many phenomenal shooters so I'm just hoping someone out there can shed some light. *I listened to a Ben Stoeger interview where he says he covers his red dot and just leaves it covered at all times. I noticed when I have my dot covered my zero changes compared to uncovered/both eyes? I suppose he just has his pistol zeroed to be shot in such a fashion?

Does anyone have any recommendations for ammo? Was dialing in my new sights and my groups varied between 1 and 3 inches at 10 yards. Using Fiocchi and Ammo Incorporated. I think I can actually say this is one the rare times it was the ammo, I was shooting bench rested + using my MantisX sensor/app (which said I was shooting 97+). With my old sights on the same gun, I used to be able to easily stack rounds on top of each other off-hand at 10 yards, but that was with a good batch of Winn 115 grain FMJ (which I have ordered more of). In the meantime, also have some Fort Scott and Geco I could try. Not into reloading so the ammo would need to be the mass-producted type Also - is there a Brian Enos MantisX group that anyone knows of? Not sure how many other people use it, I love dry firing with it

Awesome advice, thank you all!!

Hello all, I'm currently training for a NRA PPC course of fire (Match 5 & 12) to test to become a Firearms Instructor at my LE agency. For the unaware, this test is essentially 12 shots at 7 yards, 24 shots at 25 yards, and 24 shots at 50 yards, from various positions. My question is - what would be a good zero distance, assuming the majority of the shooting is from 25 and 50 yards? I was doing some ballistics math and figured if I zero around 40 yards my drop would be +0.4 at 25 and -0.7 at 50 yards. Unless it would be better just to zero at 25 and remember my drop will be ~1.5 at 50? Using a Glock 17 with Dawson Precision adjustable iron sights. Bonus question - What would be the best shooting position to zero from? Just bench rest? Or standing unsupported? I can shoot perfect grounds at 10 yards but backing up to 40 I'll admit they start to spread out. The test involves shooting standing unsupported, kneeling, left hand from barricade, right hand from barricade, sitting, and prone.