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fritzmeister · 05-23-2007, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Heathen-Yak

sounds like you are either pulling down on the trigger very sharply or the target is really far back. if you want to see what you're doing load your magazines with a few snap caps mixed in and watch your gun, see what it does and what you're doing when you hit a snap cap and there's no recoil.

Yep. Pulling down on the trigger. I have gotten better, but haven't fired a shot in several months because of responsibilities with house/home/kids, and their sports,........kinds sucks bein' a single dad sometimes.

MasLakas · 05-23-2007, 01:57 PM

My first handgun experiance was with a glock 19. Paper plate stuck on wire fence at about 20 yards. 50 rnds later there was 2, count 'em, 2 holes in the plate. I grew up shooting rifles and if the group is bigger than 1.5 inches at 100 yards it is not good enough for me.

When I got into hand guns, I was a horrible shot. My shooting buddy has al least 10000 rnds just out of one of his glocks and I was comparing myself to him. Bad Idea.

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Originally Posted by VooDoo3dfx

Thanks for the advice!

Just as an FYI.. the reason it was 25 yards is because thats where everyone else was shooting.

The days when I go, and I am the only one there, then I'll be able to try much closer.

Last time I was at the range, which is an outdoors, there was another guy and myself. The range had just opened and I went out the the 25 yard range, grabbed the target stand and dragged it to about 7 yards. The other guy gave me a funny look and asked if we could shoot the targets at such a close range. I explained that I had a new hand gun and wanted to make sure all of the shots got on the target. Shoot where your are comfortable. I have about 500 rnds out of my XD 45 and I doubt that I could even hit the paper at 25 yards. That is way we practice and practice and practice. one word of advice above all others from me is DO NOT SPEED SHOOT until you are comfortable and accurate. It is a lot of fun to blast away as fast as you can, but it develops bad habits and your accuracey sucks. my $0.02 worth.

**jnclement** · 05-23-2007, 03:29 PM

Yep, move closer, work on your trigger control, and set yourself up for some success. It's supposed to be fun! I have the red dot on my AR zeroed for 25 yard targets.

Mutilator · 05-23-2007, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by VooDoo3dfx

Just as an FYI.. the reason it was 25 yards is because thats where everyone else was shooting.

The days when I go, and I am the only one there, then I'll be able to try much closer.

Unless their targets are physically attached to yours somehow forcing you to go that far then suck up your pride, let your e-penis shrink a bit, and move the target in closer. Preferably 10 yards or less. After all, you're trying to prepare yourself for self defense, not a long range assassination.

VooDoo3dfx · 05-23-2007, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Mutilator

Unless their targets are physically attached to yours somehow forcing you to go that far then suck up your pride, let your e-penis shrink a bit, and move the target in closer. Preferably 10 yards or less. After all, you're trying to prepare yourself for self defense, not a long range assassination.

The targets are fixated on medal bars, I cannot move them closer to me.

barnez · 05-23-2007, 10:28 PM

i think my big break-through with pistols when target shooting was letting the shot 'surprise' me.

jtkratzer · 05-23-2007, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by VooDoo3dfx

The targets are fixated on medal bars, I cannot move them closer to me.

shoot somewhere else. go to packing.org and look up gun ranges in your state. it will tell you if there are indoor facilities where you can control the distance usually from 3 yards up to 15 - 25. you really should start shooting closer for a couple reasons, getting success at close distances gives you confidence to build on moving out farther and secondly, if you're practicing for self defense, you shouldn't be shooting at 25 yards.

we learned to crawl before we learned to walk and we did that before we learned to run and jump.

Tard · 05-23-2007, 11:12 PM

Screw that, just tape 'em up to your neighbors fence and fire away!

Ok, not really.

jtkratzer · 05-23-2007, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Tard

Screw that, just tape 'em up to your neighbors fence and fire away!

Ok, not really.

i'm going to go with that's a bad idea, unless you have a suppressor.

happygunner · 05-24-2007, 03:56 PM

Your doing pretty good at 25yds. My 15yd targets are really poor.

05-23-2007, 03:29 PM	#13
jnclement XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Texas Posts: 2,602	Yep, move closer, work on your trigger control, and set yourself up for some success. It's supposed to be fun! I have the red dot on my AR zeroed for 25 yard targets. __________________ Contrary to what sells magazines, not all of us are, or want to be SpecOps, SEAL, Recon, Delta, CQB, Ninja, firearm-knife-tactical-death-touch instructors.

05-23-2007, 10:28 PM	#16
barnez XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 8	i think my big break-through with pistols when target shooting was letting the shot 'surprise' me. __________________ .380 Kel-tec P3AT 9mm CZ 75 SP-01 .40 S&W Taurus 24/7 .45 ACP XD Service w/ TLR-2

05-23-2007, 11:12 PM	#18
Tard XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Machias, WA Posts: 3,902	Screw that, just tape 'em up to your neighbors fence and fire away! Ok, not really. __________________ If you aren't part of the solution you are part of the precipitate.

05-24-2007, 03:56 PM	#20
happygunner XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Houston Tx Posts: 1,146	Me at 15 yards Your doing pretty good at 25yds. My 15yd targets are really poor.

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