Shooting handguns to improve rifle skill

[Speaks]

A really good investment in my shooting was a SIRT lazer training pistol. With the laser you really see if you move on the trigger pull. Ive pulled the trigger on that thing hundreds of times a day for years while sitting on conference calls. Bough it as a toy but its been really helpful.

 

[RockAndSage]

I've recently started working on becoming as efficient and accurate as possible with a pistol (I'm terrible). I have very little experience in this area—I've put more rounds through my .223 in the last three months than I have through any pistol in my entire life. I've been doing quite a bit of ball-and-dummy drills to help reduce my flinch and recoil anticipation. Anyway, I went out to shoot my rifles this morning, and I felt like I was breaking the cleanest shots of my life. Is this because I'm back in my comfort zone, or are the skills actually transferable?

Yep. Learning to shoot handguns at a performance level will make you far more cognizant of how your body inputs force into the gun, and how that translates to speed, accuracy, and recoil management. And that does transfer over to rifles/carbines quite a bit.

Similar to what Form mentioned, I've seen a lot of guys over the years who were great with rifles but couldn't do $h*t with handguns - but I can't ever recall seeing the reverse. Guys good with handguns pick up rifles/carbines quickly, at least until you get out to distances where wind and ballistics matter.

 

[Gstew1930]

Yep. Learning to shoot handguns at a performance level will make you far more cognizant of how your body inputs force into the gun, and how that translates to speed, accuracy, and recoil management. And that does transfer over to rifles/carbines quite a bit.

Similar to what Form mentioned, I've seen a lot of guys over the years who were great with rifles but couldn't do $h*t with handguns - but I can't ever recall seeing the reverse. Guys good with handguns pick up rifles/carbines quickly, at least until you get out to distances where wind and ballistics matter.

Im looking forward to it. I tend to be a little crazy on this kind of shit. I pick my hobbies carefully because i obsess. I ordered 3k rounds of 9mm that I plan on shooting out in the next month. I also FN hate losing so im sure ill get a real fire after I get smoked in my first comp

 

[North of 60]

I didn't start shooting handguns much until i started working as a firearms and toolmarks examiner for a crime lab as a young man. Second what others have said about USPSA...guys at USPSA can teach you much and a fun place to practice.

2 more ideas to consider:

1. Add snap caps intermittently into your pistol mags when firing live ammo...it will help show what needs to improve in form.

2. Dry fire, dry fire, and more dry fire of pistols practicing trigger squeeze and follow though on target.

 

[Gstew1930]

I didn't start shooting handguns much until i started working as a firearms and toolmarks examiner for a crime lab as a young man. Second what others have said about USPSA...guys at USPSA can teach you much and a fun place to practice.

2 more ideas to consider:

1. Add snap caps intermittently into your pistol mags when firing live ammo...it will help show what needs to improve in form.

2. Dry fire, dry fire, and more dry fire of pistols practicing trigger squeeze and follow though on target.

Thank you for the advice!