If you want to be fast and accurate with handgun in short distance (this is what’s needed for self defense) always go slow to get the permanent habit of smooth draw stroke and natural point of aim.
It takes time and thousands of repetitions… but eventually you find it so natural and easy that adding speed changes nothing.
I was taught to use technic “aim small miss small” and found it very, very helpful.
All my dry fire practices with laser are on 1.5" target, regardless the distance.
Live fire is harder, but missing 1.5" circle from 20 - 25 feet means nothing… if you’re still in 4"
Some practice with my M17-P320. Standing, one shot approximately every 3 seconds, 25 yards.
I finally have a good zero on my red dot. I am still working on trigger control and anticipating recoil by flinching sometimes. I don’t get to practice nearly enough as I would like.
My two fliers were me experimenting with my trigger reset. Those two were total surprises when the pistol fired. Live and learn.
Went to the range with @ShooterRick this morning. Shot a few pistols and sighted in a rds. Red circle is a Walther PK380, green circle is my wife’s SCCY, orange was me farting around with the number 3, and the rest is my XDM
I do believe Levi out shot me! You wouldn’t want to be a bad guy in front of either one of us I don’t think! Lol I was shooting my 3-inch hellcat and my four and a half inch Kimber 45 ACP.
10 yards, NRA B8 (5.5" black, 4" 10 ring), 7.42 seconds. Threw the first shot low left (called and saw it), but nailed the next 9 with 8 of them in the 10 ring
The three circled in purple were from the stand. The closest three were light handloads off sandbags.
The holes with triangles are factory ammunition and figuring out Kentucky elevation instead of adjusting the sight.
Shield red dot sight. I had to put the target in the shade to see the 1 moa dot better.
Every time I pushed myself and went faster I ended up with low shot.
But I’m very satisfied with the result.
I always say seeing targets like this - “you are defensively accurate” .
Sometimes. In this case I did not. I know my times and I can feel when I’m quick or slow.
The X zone was within 1.6 - 1.7 sec.
Four lowers I sped up to be closer to 1.4 sec.
Not a target, but a cool (I think) pic from the range. After an afternoon of shooting prone, the shockwave pattern left in the sand in front of my muzzle:
