Thread: Aiming without sights

Cheers for the advice. I'm not sure how I'm going to find the time, but I'm going to try.

I think I have a bad habit of holding the grip with my trigger hand too tight.

Originally Posted by Savage1

Cheers for the advice. I'm not sure how I'm going to find the time, but I'm going to try.

I think I have a bad habit of holding the grip with my trigger hand too tight.

Get a copy of "Kill or be Killed"...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_..._and_Applegate

Rex Applegate, Rex Sykes and William Fairbairn pioneered this for the OSS and it is still currently taught to multiple agencies around the world, not to mention the NZDF.

Fairbairn pioneered the techniques during his career with the Shanghai Municipal Police who were armed with the Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32ACP, if you look at the sights on them and the other service revolvers it is no wonder they just pointed

They also developed what are now referred to as kill houses for training of the OSS and Commando regiments during WWII.

Or as I say practice makes better...

Originally Posted by Savage1

Cheers for the advice. I'm not sure how I'm going to find the time, but I'm going to try.

I think I have a bad habit of holding the grip with my trigger hand too tight.

I am sure you are well aware of the 60/40 grip, but a this can be reduced even more.

The teaching that I am using at the moment is 60% Non master hand, 30% Master hand and 10% Chest, this allows for a solid grip. As long as the web of the hand if firm into the tang of the pistol then the griping with the master hand only comes from the lower three fingers. When checking your grip ensure that there is no daylight showing between your thumbs and that your master thumb is relaxed (a good way to check if your thumb is relaxed is to look at the thumb nail, if it is pink then it is good, if it is white then you are applying undue pressure).

Originally Posted by Savage1

I think I have a bad habit of holding the grip with my trigger hand too tight.

From "Kill or Be Killed" by Major(Col) Rex Applegate, Published July 1943

"The grip of the hand on the weapon is tight-almost convulsive"

"The grip on the pistol or revolver is extremely tight. This is also a combat condition, because in the midst of a battle excitement, a man instinctively grips his weapon in this manner and certainly does not take time to hold his breath, line up the sights, and squeeze the trigger."

Originally Posted by Koshogi

From "Kill or Be Killed" by Major(Col) Rex Applegate, Published July 1943

"The grip of the hand on the weapon is tight-almost convulsive"

"The grip on the pistol or revolver is extremely tight. This is also a combat condition, because in the midst of a battle excitement, a man instinctively grips his weapon in this manner and certainly does not take time to hold his breath, line up the sights, and squeeze the trigger."

Koshogi,what discipline do you shot and what grade if I may ask?

Originally Posted by mayfly

Koshogi,what discipline do you shot and what grade if I may ask?

I don't compete in competitions currently. Planning on getting involved in 2016.

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