HELP!!!
I need some help... I am looking to buy a nice but inexpensive gun to go have fun with. I am currently looking at the Smith and Wesson .40 cal or the Ruger P90. Which is the best gun? I am also using it for Home Protection!! Thanks For the help!!
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I am developing a flinch. I have NEVER in my life had this problem. This began with my Desert Eagle .50AE malfunctioning and ejecting the brass into my eyes, face and head...resulting in a few scars. It has now carried over to other smaller calibers. I just had my Desert Eagle repaired and it's functioning much better, but now my shooting has gone down the tubes. I, honestly, have never had any problem whatsoever with flinching...and I shoot some large calibers, both rifle and pistol. I'm starting to freak out now...I've got to get this under control, and NOW. Please give me some advice and input on this!!!!!!!!!!!!![:(][:(][:(!] Thanks!!![:)]
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quote:Originally posted by punchie
Go back to a 22 and use the ball and dummy technique until the flinch is gone. Focus, focus, focus on trigger pull and follow thru.
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I agree with PUNCHIE, the ball and dummy loads will help you work through it, but have someone else load the weapon for you so that you can concentrate on each shoot. If you are still flinching, you will really notice it on the empty cylinder or dummy round.
Don't give up, shooting involves a mental aspect as well.
Moose0 -
Look back a few days for the thread Proper Shooting Technique or something like that from Chad from Canadia (couldn't resist, Chad).
There are some mental tips that stay true no matter what you shoot.
Also, you might try the dry fire technique I use when I get all flinchy before a match; closed eyes, clear mind, firm grip, slowly squeeze the trigger, forget what MIGHT happen, and visualize (with your mind) where that bullet is going to hit on the imaginary target you're aiming at. Never mind that you can't see the sights, we're working on MIND control, not muzzle control. "Shoot" deliberately, slowly squishing the trigger while concentrating on your grip,the "target", and where that puppy's gonna hit. Breathe evenly and not very deeply.
Your next best bet would be to use another trick I call, "Don't leave a mark".
For this one, you'll need some modeling clay, a piece of cardboard (used pizza box is OK), and a stick that fits snugly into your muzzle.
Make a 2" circle with the clay, about 3" tall, and stick it to the cardboard with pins, nails; whatever's handy.
Now stick that stick into your muzzle, and try the same technique above with your eyes open enough to put the stick against the cardboard inside the clay circle. You'll be able to go to smaller & smaller circles of clay until you "Don't leave a mark" when you pull the trigger.
Let us know how you do.
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This might not help you, but it worked for me... I used to flinch on rifles after getting scope-punched on a gun with raised scope mounts. In the end, I bought a .458 win mag and would shoot it until it hurt (I didn't even care if I hit anything). Then, I would pick up my .300 win mag and it felt like a .22 after shooting the .458. To this day I don't have a problem with it.
BTW, don't you know you're supposed to wear a cowboy hat when shooting the desert eagle? [;)] I had a polo shirt on one day and had some brass get stuck between the collar and my neck. I had a faint scar for probably a year.0
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