Practice.

[eighteenninetytwo]

Hello there just relaying some advice I got from my father ove rthe weekend. he was in the SAS for 10+ years unitl I was bout 5 years old and obviously was fairly well trained in defense, firearms etc etc. I told him I'd got a .22LR barrel and slide kit for my SIG 226 to practice more cheaply and he said that was a good idea as long as it doesn't feel too different in terms of weight or trigge rpull to teh 9mm it normally is. He also said that what makes a bigger difference in terms of handgun training and one's ability to react quickly and put a round exactly where you wanted to in a pinch was aiming training. Literally just standing with the handgun at rest then looking at something in the room and moving to aim at it as quickly as possible in a two handed stance. He said they did 10 minutes of this every day without fail, and it builds muscle memory so when you need to aim at something in a crunch it automatically lines up and is aiming right at what you need it to without any thought. Any thoughts?

[hybridatsun350]

All sounds like excellent advice to me. Now I'm going to go down and do some practice myself!

[Beelzy]

Your Father is a very wise man, and the advice was excellent.

[emilio]

that is 100% solid advice.

incorporate a holster if you have one. eventually build to using snap caps for malfunction and reloading drills.

oh, and keep the curtains closed!
- emilio

[Dangerous1]

*Get's snap caps ready* That's something you can also practice at the range with a shot timer. Great advice your dad.

[THT]

Great advice. Also dry fire a ton. Mix in some snap caps with your ammo and load them randomly to see if you're flinching.

[ChrisO]

Great advice. Also dry fire a ton. Mix in some snap caps with your ammo and load them randomly to see if you're flinching.

But make sure not to do that one in the house haha Sounds like some good advice.

[damndave]

great advice. mixing in snap caps is a great idea.

[Nismo]

What I like to do is is look at an object such as a clock on the wall or maybe a bottle of water across the room and with your UNLOADED gun at a low ready, close your eyes and bring the gun up quickly to said target while keeping your eyes closed. While keeping the gun up at the target, Open your eyes and your eyes and sights should be lined up and locked on or very close to the target. Keep doing this until you consistantly lock on. This is also good when buying new guns to see what guns point nautrally to you.

[Olav]

Hello there just relaying some advice I got from my father ove rthe weekend. he was in the SAS for 10+ years unitl I was bout 5 years old and obviously was fairly well trained in defense, firearms etc etc. I told him I'd got a .22LR barrel and slide kit for my SIG 226 to practice more cheaply and he said that was a good idea as long as it doesn't feel too different in terms of weight or trigge rpull to teh 9mm it normally is. He also said that what makes a bigger difference in terms of handgun training and one's ability to react quickly and put a round exactly where you wanted to in a pinch was aiming training. Literally just standing with the handgun at rest then looking at something in the room and moving to aim at it as quickly as possible in a two handed stance. He said they did 10 minutes of this every day without fail, and it builds muscle memory so when you need to aim at something in a crunch it automatically lines up and is aiming right at what you need it to without any thought. Any thoughts?

Where are you located?

I'd like to go to the range with you and your father and practice with you guys.

PM if that is possible. I'm in the Bay Area.

[Greg-Dawg]

Replace the title "Practice" with "Train".