Posted: 12/31/2011 6:42:47 PM EDT
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Maybe there is a term for this kind of shooting - maybe its just a weird quirk isolated to myself. Lack of a description keeps me from googling an answer, so I figure I would ask here.
We shall take todays range trip as the example. Weapon: LR-308 (bench rest configuration) Distance: 150 Yards Target: Orange Clays Discs If I literally put my cross hairs on target and hold for a moment - I seem to hit 1 out of 3 times. Either my breathing or some other obvious flaw sends the shot slightly out of whack. However what I like to do a lot is aim, shoot, aim, shoot, aim shoot - without breaking. What I mean is while the cross hairs are in motion as soon as they hit center target, trigger, clay explodes, let trigger out, move to next target. Now think of all this as one fluid motion. So I says to myself, "Ok guy - lets have a little test". I set up 30 (yes 30!) orange clays at 150 yards. What did I score? 30 out of 30 rounds (1 and 1/2 mag) - in about one 75 seconds. I don't get it. Is this a type of shooting that is known about or has a description? If I do the "sniper thing" and just hold on target, its a crapshoot! |
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I noticed this when I was first shooting (or at least something similar). Whats hapening is you are expecting the recoil; I dont mean your afraid of it or anything you are just expecting it and pre bracing. when you do it quick like that your in that constant state tention so you will not have a weird movement.
This at least what I was doing till a friend pointed it out to me. |
| I've done this shooting my pistol. If I go slow I flinch. If I just run the gun I shoot great. Been running some drills to get rid of the flinch though. When I run the gun I KNOW when it will go bang and it doesn't scare me. If I go really slow and don't do it perfectly I flinch. When I say perfectly I mean using all the fundamentals and I just say to myself "aim squeeze aim squeeze aim squeeze" until it goes bang. Need to train out that flinch though - I have to really slow down and then build back up. |
| Best way to test yourself is to make up two or three dummy rounds,mark the bases with a permanent marker and have a range buddy load your magazine so you'll have no idea when the failure will happen. You won't believe how well this works,you may even fall off the chair.If that's your issue this drill can teach you to relax and go for the ride,if it shows you have a problem and you can't correct it,seek professional ASAP! I've used the method for years and still practice it about every other trip to the range, if you shoot by yourself load two mags w/ a couple dummies the day before and mix them up so you can't remember where they're at. |
