Point Shooting

[Gold Eagle]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMSlCyc-SQQ

[Team Sergeant]

"the Science of the Draw Stroke"


LOL

So should I discuss the "science of flipping eggs?"

Point shooting is for idiots.

[Dusty]

Originally Posted by Team Sergeant

"the Science of the Draw Stroke"


LOL

So should I discuss the "science of flipping eggs?"

Point shooting is for idiots.

I have to point shoot if I'm not wearing my specs, these days.

[cat in the hat]

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[PRB]

Whenever I hit square it's science...otherwise...it's something else.

[Mycroft]

Originally Posted by PRB

Whenever I hit square it's science...otherwise...it's something else.

Research.

[Team Sergeant]

Originally Posted by Dusty

I have to point shoot if I'm not wearing my specs, these days.

Me too.

Then do what I intend to do in a life or death situation, get in close enough so it's 100% steel on target.........

[frostfire]

Originally Posted by Bill Harsey

Col. Rex Applegate had always stressed to me that point shooting as he taught it was AIMED FIRE and to always bring the handgun to eye level before shooting. I'm starting to think what he was doing was very close to what you call getting a Flash Front Site.

... and the words Col. Rex Applegate said surrounding this topic, that stick clearly in my head, were "this is aimed fire, not sighted fire"

Since Applegate's name is attached to some of this I thought I'd better get the quote right.

... and the words Col. Rex Applegate said surrounding this topic, that stick clearly in my head, were "this is aimed fire, not sighted fire"




Since Applegate's name is attached to some of this I thought I'd better get the quote right.

Took me over a decade to finally grasp this concept. I'm a slow learner, but I learn.
COL Applegate was ahead of his time indeed.
With dot-occlusion training these days, this concept becomes more apparent.

This class helped me tremendously.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-1peBVqGpk
Pranka and Stoeger combined USPSA grand master level and JSOC standards in one robust training.


Coming from long range precision and national-level bullseye, it was super unnatural to target-focus. Controlling recoil with vision also sounded mumbo jumbo until it clicked.
I see that perfect sight alignment is but a confirmation of the correct grip resulting in the desired POI. So put the mental focus on keeping that durable and repeatable fingers and wrist tensions throughout the string of fire instead.
I now keep one ragged hole at 15 with the front sight blurry the whole time. Also helps with these old eyes

[milkman]

I learned how to point and shoot in the Army basic training, 1968.
We had class with point and shoot with lever action BB guns. The method was to have your buddy throw up a tin pan and hit it. With the sound of a hit, then your buddy threw up smaller tin pans until the goal was to hit a tin pan the size of a silver dollar consistently. I used this method the rest of my life especially hunting with a shotgun. I carried a M-79 in Nam and used this technique while walking close to point in Nam.
Of course this point and shoot is good for short range only. The distance is determined by your accuracy. You can improve this technique by practice with smaller caliber weapons and even a BB gun. You will be surprised with your results.