My musical tastes are all over the map. Check out the Hu- a Mongolian metal band that uses traditional instruments.
I think I would need a medical marijuana card with that type of tune?
My musical tastes are all over the map. Check out the Hu- a Mongolian metal band that uses traditional instruments.
I can picture your wife with dimmed lights and candles burning.
Thanks everyone for the comments. As I plan to go to the range for the first time, I have some questions. Forgive my ignorance here but I have never gone before to shoot and your input would be greatly appreciated. How many targets do I bring? How many rounds would be a good amount for the first time? I plan to stay for an hour. What distance should I focus on? It is an indoor range with 3 distances marked, with the first one being 7 yards. I don’t recall the distances of the further ones. Do I mark the targets in any way to track my progress? And finally, here is what I plan to bring in my range bag other than the Glock - let me know if I am missing something: eye and ear protection (both internal and external), range ammo, speed loader, extra magazines, targets, and CLP with some cleaning cloths. What am I missing that might be useful? Thanks as always for any input.
You are looking to develop proper muscle memory and consistency. I would not try to jump around to much. Think about a lesson focus to continue your dry fire work you did at home. Start with the basics and keep it fun and simple. Be conscious of fatigue, physical and mental and take a break or call it a day while you are still feeling good and focused. A bad day at the range is usually still way better than a good day elsewhere but when you are fatigued you can develop bad habits and waste ammo.
I would recommend starting at the shortest distance, shoot some single shots (one round per mag), focus on sight alignment and trigger squeeze, getting a feel for the firearm and where your shots are landing. Work your way up as your get confidence in your actions, loading doubles, triples, etc., and increase your distance. Take is slow to start and develop the muscle memory and consistency in your trigger and grip. Get some masking tape or some target stickers to cover your hits. No need to use a lot of targets.
When you are ready to practice drawing to fire (make sure your range permits holster drawing), again take it slow. Carry on your dry fire home practice, load one round, close target, start slow with your draw, sight alignment as you engage the target and trigger squeeze, holster, reload, holster, repeat. Accurate speed comes from building on the basics, muscle memory, and mental focus.
Relax and have fun!
Thanks everyone for the comments. As I plan to go to the range for the first time, I have some questions. Forgive my ignorance here but I have never gone before to shoot and your input would be greatly appreciated. How many targets do I bring? How many rounds would be a good amount for the first time? I plan to stay for an hour. What distance should I focus on? It is an indoor range with 3 distances marked, with the first one being 7 yards. I don’t recall the distances of the further ones. Do I mark the targets in any way to track my progress? And finally, here is what I plan to bring in my range bag other than the Glock - let me know if I am missing something: eye and ear protection (both internal and external), range ammo, speed loader, extra magazines, targets, and CLP with some cleaning cloths. What am I missing that might be useful? Thanks as always for any input.
@OkieStubble can probably answer this best, but my guess is that you're tightening your grip as you squeeze the trigger. You have to learn to isolate the trigger finger from the rest of your fingers, a constant grip with the other fingers as the trigger finger tightens and pulls straight back..
I did. That was pretty good!My musical tastes are all over the map. Check out the Hu- a Mongolian metal band that uses traditional instruments.
it just goes to show that there is no replacing actual firing of the gun. This can’t be simulated. I will continue to practice and improve as I learn more.
So I just returned from my trip to the range. It was fun, but you can see from my targets that there is a tendency for my shots to go to the left. The first picture are the first 20 rounds I shot, all from 7 yards and I was aiming for the X in the center. The second target picture shows my next 80 rounds fired. 30 of them I was aiming for the head, and the rest I was aiming for the center X. Again, all fired at 7 yards. Why are my shots drifting left, and what can I do to improve? I had a lot of fun, though, and any suggestions are appreciated.
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@OkieStubble can probably answer this best, but my guess is that you're tightening your grip as you squeeze the trigger. You have to learn to isolate the trigger finger from the rest of your fingers, a constant grip with the other fingers as the trigger finger tightens and pulls straight back..
Thanks for all of the advice. That makes sense as to why my shots were to the left. I did in fact do most of the suggestions with dry firing and watched videos etc, but it just goes to show that there is no replacing actual firing of the gun. This can’t be simulated. I will continue to practice and improve as I learn more. One suggestion that I did not do but think I will do is buy the targets with the several smaller targets on them. These will be helpful. And I won’t shoot that many rounds in one target again! Thanks again for all of the constructive feedback.
Right handed with two hands. And I was aiming with both eyes open.They look pretty good for the first time. Hey...they are all on the paper!
Are you right handed or left handed, and were you shooting two handed? I'd guess two handed.
What he said.