I've had guns for many years, but only started shooting in August 2023. I finally thought I should probably get better at it.
Been focusing on shooting tighter groups because I thought it looked cool, was satisfying, and have significantly improved from shooting 8-inch groups to now 3-inch groups at 5-7 yards or so.
But this shooting is all from a standstill, one shot after another, in an unperturbed state. I've been adding in practicing shooting from the draw, only 1 bullet at a time, hits the target all over the place, very imprecise. I feel like this is much more practical (and difficult). I imagine that we'll all be shooting while moving around, maybe I watch too many movies, but I see people moving around while shooting their guns in self-defense videos too. When would we ever be in a situation in which we need to shoot from the draw, but thereafter, every shot is from a standstill in the same position?
So what do you guys think - about the practicality of practicing tighter groups? Should I be focusing less time on it, and more practicing shooting from the draw? I think practicing one-handed is also more practical too. Trying to get the most out of my one hour at the range. At this point in time, I'm spending 80% shooting tighter groups, but I think I should be spending <30% of the time doing that, but I want to hear some other opinions on practicing at the range. For reference I'm talking about pistols.
Been focusing on shooting tighter groups because I thought it looked cool, was satisfying, and have significantly improved from shooting 8-inch groups to now 3-inch groups at 5-7 yards or so.
But this shooting is all from a standstill, one shot after another, in an unperturbed state. I've been adding in practicing shooting from the draw, only 1 bullet at a time, hits the target all over the place, very imprecise. I feel like this is much more practical (and difficult). I imagine that we'll all be shooting while moving around, maybe I watch too many movies, but I see people moving around while shooting their guns in self-defense videos too. When would we ever be in a situation in which we need to shoot from the draw, but thereafter, every shot is from a standstill in the same position?
So what do you guys think - about the practicality of practicing tighter groups? Should I be focusing less time on it, and more practicing shooting from the draw? I think practicing one-handed is also more practical too. Trying to get the most out of my one hour at the range. At this point in time, I'm spending 80% shooting tighter groups, but I think I should be spending <30% of the time doing that, but I want to hear some other opinions on practicing at the range. For reference I'm talking about pistols.