How to Point Shoot a Pistol (Handgun)
Choose a pistol that fits you well, and has the attributes you want in a sidearm., Use point-shooting only at very close range, as the best known "tactically minded" shooters strongly encourage flash sighting beyond a couple yards.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Choose a pistol that fits you well
Determine basic point-shoot capabilities of the gun.
With an unloaded gun, close your eyes and point the gun in a safe direction with your finger next to the trigger, but not on it, at a makeshift target.
Imagine pointing the barrel of the gun directly at the target.
Open your eyes — the sights should be lined up exactly where you wanted it.
At five yards, it should be no more than a couple inches off center-target.
If the handgun is pointing high or low, this can be compensated for with practice.
For example, almost everyone who has never used a Glock before has a high point-shoot location by 6–10 inches (15.2–25.4 cm) at five yards.
But with practice, you will find that you can compensate for that quickly.
If you then pick up a better-fit gun, you will find that it will point low.
If the point is too far off, you might want to consider a different handgun.
Side-to-side point-shoot inaccuracy may be a matter of grip or design of the pistol.
You may need to try a rubber grip, different back strap, or larger or smaller pistol. -
Step 2: and has the attributes you want in a sidearm.
But there is no sense in not trying to hone every skill in your bag of tricks. -
Step 3: Use point-shooting only at very close range
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Step 4: as the best known "tactically minded" shooters strongly encourage flash sighting beyond a couple yards.
Detailed Guide
Determine basic point-shoot capabilities of the gun.
With an unloaded gun, close your eyes and point the gun in a safe direction with your finger next to the trigger, but not on it, at a makeshift target.
Imagine pointing the barrel of the gun directly at the target.
Open your eyes — the sights should be lined up exactly where you wanted it.
At five yards, it should be no more than a couple inches off center-target.
If the handgun is pointing high or low, this can be compensated for with practice.
For example, almost everyone who has never used a Glock before has a high point-shoot location by 6–10 inches (15.2–25.4 cm) at five yards.
But with practice, you will find that you can compensate for that quickly.
If you then pick up a better-fit gun, you will find that it will point low.
If the point is too far off, you might want to consider a different handgun.
Side-to-side point-shoot inaccuracy may be a matter of grip or design of the pistol.
You may need to try a rubber grip, different back strap, or larger or smaller pistol.
But there is no sense in not trying to hone every skill in your bag of tricks.
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