04-18-2011, 06:11 PM
I think the best way to teach someone shot calling is to place targets far enough out that they can’t see the holes. People will cheat if you let them, darn ego getting in the way again.
Then it’s best to start with a gun that shoots relatively flat, so the front sight stays put for just a tad longer to make it easier for people to see. With pistols, I think it helps to run a lighter recoil spring and mainspring and use 9 or .40 minor loads.
Then, run the drills late in the afternoon just before sunset so the shooter can see the muzzle flash. The muzzle flash works great because it makes a very nice silhouette of the sight picture right after ignition and is hard to not notice.
Give the shooter another target to write on where they thought the shot went based on that silhouette image. Then compare.
I think one of the harder things to teach is sight tracking (especially at speed), because it requires so much conditioning and is a skill that takes months if not years to develop. It took me a year to be able to improve my sight tracking ability from .25s splits and transitions to .20s (w/ a pistol).
Then it’s best to start with a gun that shoots relatively flat, so the front sight stays put for just a tad longer to make it easier for people to see. With pistols, I think it helps to run a lighter recoil spring and mainspring and use 9 or .40 minor loads.
Then, run the drills late in the afternoon just before sunset so the shooter can see the muzzle flash. The muzzle flash works great because it makes a very nice silhouette of the sight picture right after ignition and is hard to not notice.
Give the shooter another target to write on where they thought the shot went based on that silhouette image. Then compare.
I think one of the harder things to teach is sight tracking (especially at speed), because it requires so much conditioning and is a skill that takes months if not years to develop. It took me a year to be able to improve my sight tracking ability from .25s splits and transitions to .20s (w/ a pistol).