Defensive Shooting

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>>32728710
Every first hand account of a shooting or shootout suggest everyone moves a lot and point shoots.

Good new is, shooting groups and using the sights inherently and passively trains your point shooting, as you learn the same muscle memory just from a different perspective.

>>32728946
I realize I worded that a little too absolute but I think you guys can infer my intent.

>>32728710
The way shooting feels the most convenient, comfortable and safe is the right way. Just because technique A is the best for anon doesn't mean technique B isn't better for you.
I also stop after the first click, that's how I learned it and it works the best for me and most shooting trainers say it's the most accurate way.

>>32728946
>>32729002

Thanks for the info guys

>>32728710
>is this the right way to shoot?

If you mean pulling the trigger, keeping it held back and resetting it when you get your sights alligned, no.

This is a very good video on how to properly manipulate the trigger. People are taught to pin the trigger and it's a very hard habit to break

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qbCSpcrOsw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7ahDcWjFZI

It is also imperative to buy a shot timer if you want to see improvements for defensive shooting. Pistoltraining in particular has a lot of good links to drills you can try out.

Are you practicing your draws?

Doesn't matter how well you shoot if you snag the gun while pulling it out.

>>32728710
Watch videos by instructors who train cops or shoot IDPA.

Gripping > trigger control at most defensive ranges. I don't remember the video, but I watched one explaining that one officer after being in a gunfight thought he had been shot in the hand, but he had actually just been gripping his gun so tightly that he pulled a tendon.

Another video, I believe by Jerry Miculek, explains that it looks like competition shooters use low recoil rounds because their guns don't seem to move when they shoot. But actually they're gripping their guns so tightly that they can magdump into a small space without the sights moving much. That's what defensive pistol is all about.

>>32729087
So what are you supposed to do? Let it go all the way foreward and then start to pull it back partially again while you realign the sights?

>>32729133
As soon as the gun recoils, you slowly prep the trigger back to its reset point instead of letting the gun go off, keeping your finger pinned all the way down as the gun recoils THEN start to let the trigger reset as soon as your sights are re-alligned.

This isn't a big issue if you're shooting slowly but it creates a habit that is extremely difficult to break. I've been shooting for five years and I still catch myself doing it sometimes.

In defensive situations you're going to be point shooting (whether intentional or not) at close ranges like >>32728946 said.

Practice drawing from the holster you carry with. An easy way to tell if your draw is on point, and how it'd be in a defensive situation, is to draw your firearm with your eyes closed. Once you're aimed in, open your eyes and see if your sights are aligned properly.

>>32728710
To add, I'm this anon

>>32729087
>>32729203

If you really want to get serious about defensive shooting, look at Chris Baker's videos on his channel. He has a lot of good information to point you to the right direction for getting serious information on defensive shooting.

https://www.youtube.com/user/luckygunnervideo/videos

Also pistolforum is a good resource for knowledge on defensive shooting and serious usage of pistols.

https://pistol-forum.com/

If you have the money, try to get some formal training. There's loads of good instructors that can accelerate your speed of how fast you learn to shoot and refine your skills such as
>Kyle Defoor
>Pat MacNamara
>Tom Givens
>Ernest Langdon
>Travis Haley
>Jeff Gonzales

>>32729289

So many of those guys take competition shooting and filter it through defense that you might as well start competing yourself. It's probably the best thing to make yourself a better shooter. Where do you think shot timers are from anyway?