BigDave Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 ...and pull straight back. Tonight, at a friends range/home, we took turns shooting steel plates (~8-10" wide) at 75 yards. The object: fewest number of rounds to hit and knock down. First run: 1 shot, 1 kd 2nd run: 1 shot, 1 kd (have I mentioned that NRA AP helps your overall shooting?) 3rd run: 4 shots, no kd - center up the first pad on the trigger and pull straight back = kd This is key to pulling off accurate shots at any distance. Contract the trigger with as little of your finger as possible and pull straight back. I noticed during the times I missed that the finger was touching the edges of the trigger shoe, but when I recentered the finger, it did not (touch the edge). Thanks D-Lo - you helped me to learn a lot about my shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 They didn't look that wide! They were rectangular poppers ... about the same height as a US Popper and not very wide. BigDave was just scary with those first two runs. I had to pull out the ol', "Dave, you MAGNIFICENT BASTARD!" line because it was so impressive. It took me five shots on my first run, then I got it in two on the second, then I pulled a BigDave on the third try. I scared myself when did it, because I was shooting the 9mm Springfield which shouldn't have been able to hit something that small at that distance. Then on the fourth run I couldn't hit it at all. I was very aware of my trigger control on the shots when I actually hit and knocked the popper down. I just wish I could duplicate that trigger control all the time without thinking about it. I do have to use almost the very tip of my finger in order to press the trigger directly backward, though. If I could get an even shorter trigger, I might be able to get to the middle of the pad, but as it is, I will still push to the side a bit if I try to get that much of my finger through the trigger guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 ...and pull straight back. A visual trick taught to me by a local GM, which is basically the same advice: Pull the trigger (straight back) to your dominant eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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