need some really good shooting tips

[ar15]

i gonna have a shooting contest with my brother hes older but he can shoot a lillttle better

[banjoboyjohn]

always shoot prone if you can and use a sand bag or cinder block to support the gun. don't slap the trigger, squeeze it.

[pontiac_fiero_g]

what type of contest? what distance? what guns?

[pontiac_fiero_g]

my very best tip is to make the bullet hit the bulls eye

[ar15]

60 yards 22s m1600 from armscor and a semi auto ruger10/22

[G. Green]

front sight, front sight, front sight. Especially with a pistol don't think of it as squeezing the trigger, that causes many shooters to "milk" the shots. Think of it as pressing the trigger.
1. stance
2. grip
3. sight alignment
4. breath control
5. trigger control
6. follow through

[pontiac_fiero_g]

just target shooting from a bench? prone? action shooting? i dont know much about the armscor but if you got stuck with the ruger then make sure you adjust the elevation before you start if you are using the open sights. use the best ammo you can afford and practice with it prior to the competition. my 10/22 likes cci minimag pretty well. make sure that you are stable and that you have the stock tight to your shoulder and your cheek comfartably rested in order to get the best view. take a breath in and hold it when you gently squeeze the trigger, i prefer to use my middle finger to squeeze it and will go as close to the bottom of the trigger as i can. if you can try lying prone to shoot if you dont have access to a nice bench rest. just basically the basic stuff that everybody learns when they are first starting to shoot. what me and some of my friends like to do is to get tomatoe soup cans and put labels we print with a certain politocal figure on them so they bleed when we "assasinate" them.



**disclaimer the soup can thing is something a friend came up with and i just went along with. neither me nor them have any intention of assasinating anything other than tomatoe soup cans

[G. Green]

You might google "shooting positions" and play with those until you find your own sweet spot in a few positions. When in doubt if you're not shooting off a solid rest alway seek bone support as opposed to muscle support. You'll know it when you feel it.

[ar15]

im going to be moving shot

[big shrek]

Practice with a Airsoft gun until you are better than anyone in town.

Then move up to Paintball.

Then to BB-Guns.

Then when you are old enough, get the parents to hook you up with a nice .22 Bolt-action and Practice, Practice, Practice.

[ar15]

the armscor is mine

[TACAV]

Originally Posted by g. Green

front sight, front sight, front sight.

+1

[sheffieldshootr]

Originally Posted by ar15

i gonna have a shooting contest with my brother hes older but he can shoot a lillttle better

If you and he are shooting offhand (standing and unsupported), then I suggest you spend some time finding your natural point:

Work up a solid stance with your feet about shoulder width apart. Mount the rifle from your shoulder with your trigger arm elbow almost level with the rifle. Try to bring your support arm elbow as near to directly under the rifle as possible.

Now, with an empty rifle, aim at your target. if you feel your body sway forward and backward, then get your feet more inline with the target. If you feel your body sway side to side, then slightly angle your feet away from the target until the side to side swaying stops.

Now, close your eyes and aim the rifle (unloaded) at where you think the target is. Open your eyes. If you are off your target, then adjust your stance to bring it on target. Remember, adjust your stance - not your aim. Close your eyes. Open. Adjust. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. When you can open your eyes from a steady and comfortable stance and have the target in your sights, then you have found your natural point.

Now for fire control, remember what my old ROTC sarge told us:

"BRASS"

Breath = take a normal breath

Relax = let out just over about half of the breath

Aim = aim the rifle at the target - it will never be perfectly steady - try to develop a predictable wiggle pattern - like a figure eight.

Sight = if open or peep, concentrate on front sight and center it in notch or aperture. if scope, center eye for full field of view with crosshair in the center of the field.

Squeeze = or press as the gent said above - whatever - but don't jerk the trigger as the sights cross the target or it will surely pull the shot - usually low and to one side. Learn to apply pressure and stop - holding the pressure - as the target approaches again and then apply more pressure and stop - holding the pressure as >>>>> BANG. Dead center hit. High five man! It will change from being a controlled surprise to a called release with hundreds of rounds of practice.

Practice smart. Its not how many shots you take. Its how few it takes you reach a new accuracy goal. With .22s and position shooting (offhand, sitting, kneeling, or prone), 40 rounds in a session is about all a new shooter can handle before fatigue sets in and makes more shooting counterproductive (you will start reinforcing bad habits instead of good at this point).

[ArkansasHunter]

Get you a lenght of 2X4 6ft. maube ? And a bag of golfing Tee's and marbles.

Drill holes the size of the Tee's in whatever length of 2X4 you want to bother with.

Space the Tee's 4" a part or holes.

Put golf tee's in holes. Put marbles on top of golf tee's.

Set this up at 50 yards off the ground and then shoot at marbles. Move further or closer if you want to.

[Mr. 22]

↑ Follow Through... don't drop the muzzle right after the shot goes off and try to 'predict' your shot. Where did it hit? On a bullseye try to "call your shot" - like: 8 at 6 - means 8 ring at the bottom of the target. 9 at 3 - 9 ring at the right hand side, etc. When you get to a point that you can call 'em - you're probably there!

[Deep13]

Shooting tips:

1. Bullets come out of the thin metal end, not the flat, wooden end. (Now they tell me!)

2. Never use a gun to resolve a card game dispute unless you are "all in."

3. If you can't shoot a guy on stage from an opera balconey with a tiny pistol, just forget it. You will NEVER be able to shoot like James Bond.

4. If you shoot the sheriff, make sure everyone knows you did not shoot the deputy.

5. Make sure the gun you use at your contest is powerful enough to take down Bigfoot if he happens to come around.

6. Let your brother go first. After he gets a perfect score, look at him with amusement and say, "Is that all?" Then set off the dynamite you have hidden under the targets.

[Capt'n Mil Coll]

Try some different ammo brands as well. Differnt firearms like differnt ammo. Some will shoot right on with a certain brand.

[COYOTE10663]

Glad to see another Armscor M1600 owner ! I have owned mine for over 10 years now. I have put WAY over 5000 rounds through mine so far. Only had to replace the sear once, and a new extractor. ( Got them both from Numerich )
Mine does not seem to shao a preferance for anything. All rounds tend to group into about a 2" pattern at 50 yards.
However, with my 10/22, I could feed it Winchester Super-X HP's, and get around .75" groups on a really good day. And everyday avg would be no more than 1.25". So if you are bulseye shooting, you may be in trouble if your two guns shoot like mine! LOL !!!!!

[99dragon99]

The military teaches the BRAS similar to what Sheffieldshootr explained. But here is the Army version:

Breath - take a few deep breaths then continue to breath normally
Relax - Keep a firm grip on the weapon but don't squeeze it. relax as much of your body as you can.
Aim - line up the sights and the target
Squeeze - squeeze the trigger, no jerking, no pulling. The breathing part comes in here as well. In the normal breathing pattern there is a natural short pause after the exhale, in this pause your body does not move due to breathing and the heart does not pump faster like when you hold your breath.

To practice, put a snap cap in rifle and place a coin or a washer on the barrel and pull (squeeze) the trigger. Do this until the coin stops falling off the barrel. This also helps getting over the nasty flinch after being bitten by recoil.

@Deep13 - LOL

[delford]

Originally Posted by ArkansasHunter

Get you a lenght of 2X4 6ft. maube ? And a bag of golfing Tee's and marbles.

Drill holes the size of the Tee's in whatever length of 2X4 you want to bother with.

Space the Tee's 4" a part or holes.

Put golf tee's in holes. Put marbles on top of golf tee's.

Set this up at 50 yards off the ground and then shoot at marbles. Move further or closer if you want to.

Isn't that a bit high? Wouldn't four to six feet work better?

Actually this is a great idea. I don't have marbles but rocks or anythng that would sit on a tee would be great. Even just shooting the tee's would be a challenge. I'm going to do this. Someone on another forum posted pictures of a target frame and that would be excellent to use as a base for the 2x4. That way you'd be four to six feet off the ground and still have a good backstop if you're shooting into a berm like I do.