tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post7737860832815492934..comments2024-03-28T04:52:18.318-04:00Comments on Borepatch: Range Report - Slow Fire vs. Rapid FireBorepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-87901086919460854722009-08-12T23:10:08.679-04:002009-08-12T23:10:08.679-04:00Remember that smooth is fast. Speed comes with smo...Remember that smooth is fast. Speed comes with smooth practice. Make sure of your sight picture and practice staying smooth through the rapid fire process. Speed will come with proper practice, you can not rush. Remember practice does not make perfect but Perfect practice makes Perfect. Wild EdWild Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04616707944931436546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-46822663717817181962009-08-12T08:37:55.912-04:002009-08-12T08:37:55.912-04:00Borepatch,
Here another way to look at rapid shoo...Borepatch,<br /><br />Here another way to look at rapid shooting. Get some targets like the cardboard silhouettes used in IDPA, or make some round targets with a 6 inch black center.<br /><br />Set them up at your shooting distance. 10 yards, maybe, or whatever distance you are practicing at. The object is to have a reasonable sized center, blazing away at the X ring from 50 feet is unrealistic.<br /><br />Now, either from the holster or the "low-ready" position, bring the gun up, acquire a sight picture and when you are sure of that "A" hit, pull the trigger. <br /><br />In other words, when your sights are aligned and you are focused on the front sight, centered on the target, take the shot. The object here is to take one shot as rapidly as you can, while being sure of the sight picture.<br /><br />If you do that, your rapid fire skills will improve. Resist the temptation to go faster than you can accurately make those hits. They do not have to be in the center of your target, but they should be grouping.<br /><br />Then, make them "double taps". Do the above, striving to do everything correctly and not creating any bad habits in an effort to go faster, but after the first shot, as the gun returns from recoil, reacquire a sight picture and take a second shot.<br /><br />Again, both times, only go as fast as you can do this and get "A" hits. Your rapid fire will improve. If you find that some of your hits are drifting out, slow down slightly and resume your practice.<br /><br />Your Zen state is right, that is how you should feel. Detach yourself from the outcome, and focus on the process, breathing, stance, sight picture, grip, trigger control. When the hammer falls, know the outcome, accept the recoil, reacquire and take the second shot. Your rapid fire is the fastest speed at which you have control of the outcome.<br /><br />Come and visit, we'll go to the range. I'll close with a quote from a LEO instructor I learned a lot from, "In a gunfight, you can't miss fast enough to win."ASM826https://www.blogger.com/profile/04017388670319590449noreply@blogger.com