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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

nice grouping! this chart always helps me self-correct. I tend to over anticipate the recoil landing some of my shots in the upper left or upper right quadrant(s). just means more practice, which is the fun part

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Great work and keep at it, shooting can be a really fun way to relax and clear your head!

Some unsolicited advice though (if you want it). If you have a rod for cleaning your barrel, an old trick from basic was to get into a prone position with the rifle unloaded and insert the rod into the end of the barrel. Practice balancing a small coin on the rod while you aim and dry fire. Focus on pulling the trigger with the pad of your finger and pulling solidly enough to fire, but controlled enough to not shift the end of your barrel. It really helps with your left-right spread.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

For handguns one trick is also to put a spent case near the sight (provided the pistol is wide enough to allow it) and practice pulling the trigger while also not disturbing it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 25 points 16 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago

Living in Cali, best thing I got for this is VR simulations...

Hopefully that'll work for some aspects.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

That's only useful when attacking Mexicans from above.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Can you please explain this? Is there some particular Mexican war in which someone was famously attacked from above with moderate accuracy? This just looks like racist trolling to me but I could be ignorant.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

I think it's a joke about Mexicans wearing sombreros

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago

Looking good! I wanna know about the distances you were shooting over! And your loadout!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 16 hours ago

That's really good for only the second time of shooting!

Another poster suggested dry firing, which is good practice that can be done away from the range and helps handling the gun become second nature (better with a snap cap so you also practice handling bullets and mags too, IMO). I'd also suggest checking out Tacticool Girlfriend's YouTube video about countering flinching, which is a natural reaction and can cause grouping to drop (it happens to me really badly with full load 45ACP)

[–] [email protected] 69 points 1 day ago (32 children)

This trend of putting an apostrophe before every single s has to stop

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Are you cross-eye dominant? I recognize that left side spread...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 20 hours ago

I think? Second time firing and I always get confused when i test so I realy cant tell

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Dr. Tran has no rules, he just
Kicks
Some
Ass!!!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 22 hours ago

NOBODY Defends Trans Rights ...

LIKE doctor Tran.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 19 hours ago

HICKORY-SMOKED HORSE BUTTHOLES

FROM A CUP

[–] [email protected] 5 points 20 hours ago

I AM NOT A DOCTOR!!!

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 20 hours ago

Looking good! Try practicing dry firing and see if you can catch where you're canting downward. I'd bet you're squeezing down with your ring and pinky finger on your trigger hand. I also want to suggest that most common body armor can defeat handgun rounds. The wearer isn't going to be happy about it, mind you, but it probably won't mean shit if your bad guy has invested in some plates. Have you perhaps considered a shotgun with double ought or triple ought buck? There's several meaningful advantages over a handgun to think about there.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 18 hours ago

Decent grouping on even the smaller targets

[–] [email protected] 5 points 19 hours ago
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