Thread: Aiming without sights

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."