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HANDGUN SHOOTING FUNDAMENTALS PAGE 1 OF 3

BASICFUNDAMENTALS 1. Stance 2. Grip

3. Trigger Control 4. Sight Alignment 5. Breath Control 6.Follow through 1. . STANCE x Body Position x Natural Point of Aim x types of Stances: A. Isosceles B. Weaver 2. GRIP x Single/Double Action

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Isoseles or Natural point of aim

Weaver stance

x Firm but not tense x Finger Placement x Grips for gripping/Trigger for shooting

3. Semi auto grip

4. Revolver grip

x One Hand/Two Hand 3. TRIGGERCONTROL

x Finger off trigger, outside of trigger guard until on target x Continuous, smooth, steady pull to brake, keep finger on trigger x Smooth Cycle x Don’t anticipate shot going off x Follow through - maintain position x Dry fire x Ball and Dummy 4. SIGHTALIGNMENT x Dominate eye x Front and rear sights x Eye distance from rear sight changes accuracy x Show proper alignment x Focus on front sight x Align gun with eye sight x Should see hammer in field of vision 5. SIGHT PICTURE x Rear sight - front sight - target

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Move the rear sights in direction you want to move shot placement. If the grouping is high and to the right. Move the rear sights down and to the left.

x Focus on front sight x Target slightly blurry x Cannot focus on three distances at same time x Rear sight slightly blurry

Sight Adjustment

Move the rear sight in the same direction you want to move

Rear sight adjustment

the shot placement

Handgun Training Specialists