Please rate my shooting...(picture)

[tbhracing]

This was last night- Glock 17, WWB 9mm at 7 yards. First string was the rings, second was the head. Thanks.

[leelaw]

You're anticipating the recoil, driving your shots down and to the left. It's pretty common.

Work on slowly pressing the trigger, and letting the break be a surprise. Load your magazines with some snap caps staggered in it, so you can see yourself anticipating the shot, and work to correct it.

It takes practice.

[Cokebottle]

A little spread out... at 7 yards that's still lethal, but it would be nice to tighten them up.

I shot these at about 14 yards with my XD9 on maybe my 3rd trip to the range after buying the gun...
First one is 20 rounds, 2nd one is 30 rounds.

[tbhracing]

Thanks guys. Its been awhile for me at the range. The 3rd string groupings were really tight. My other cop buddy was like- Whoa!

I admit, I am not that great of a shot, but I am sure I will take the BG down.

Thanks!

[Cokebottle]

That's what I was looking at... they are tighter groupings than mine but a little off the mark.
Still plenty lethal at 7 yards, but project that out to 10-15 yards that you might encounter in the home and now the head shots are concentrated on the shoulder and the body shots would be a little low.

Like Lee said... it's just going to take some practice to avoid anticipating the recoil. I have the same problem.
My wife jokes that if I get a bullseye my aim must have been off

[JTROKS]

Did any of you guys see that shooting caught on CCTV in Ohio? 17 empty shell casings found so possible more shots were fired. No one got hit! The added stress may have caused those shooters to miss. Or maybe they know they'll be in very deep doo-doo if they do kill anyone so all them shots were just suppression fire. Ya never know. So how do you add stress when practicing? Join a nearby USPSA or IDPA club, you'll get some practice, shoot under a timer and the biggest gain is learning a lot more than your standard stand and shoot shooting range.

[redcliff]

Since you ask for a rating, and only because you ask, I'll give you a 75. You do much better than a lot of people I see at indoor ranges, but still have a ways to go.

Knowing distance without knowing the rate of fire is a bit irrelevant. If you rapid-fired each of the groups in 4 seconds I'd give you a higher score than if you spent 2-3 seconds per shot.

Leelaw gave you some excellent advice on trigger pull and follow-through, and let me reiterate the 2nd piece of the puzzle. FOCUS on your FRONT sight. As in..look for a piece of lint on your front sight or a nick and be sure you see it every single time you squeeze the trigger. I know you've heard it a thousand times... but its surprising how often we dont REALLY focus on the front sight. Eventually you will do it with consistency and experience what Massad Ayoob calls the Epiphany of the Front Sight.

As Ray Chapman said "Shooting well is simple; it just isn't easy".

[M1A Rifleman]

Was that a shotgun you were shooting

Anything hitting the where you aim for defense is good. If you can achieve better than a 6" group, offhand at 25 yards I would say your doing well. Don't concentrate on the target, just the sights and their alignment to the target. If you interested in tight groups, shoot at a standard 6" bull as the humaniod type targets are difficult for accurate aim. Concentrate on your trigger pull so it is a surprise each time it goes off, fire slowly, don't yank the trigger like a gang member. Lastly, shoot alot as shooting well is a mastered technique that is lost without constant practice.

[Black Majik]

You can always improve as others have mentioned, but hell, 34 separate bullet holes are better than 1 ragged hole in an intruder.

[evidens83]

You did better than what I grouped last night! Havent taken my XD45 to the range in months. I was shooting like I've never shot it before

[tbhracing]

I forgot to mention that the shots were semi rapid fire with one second pause in between.

[chickenfried]

That's about all a glock is capable of, time to move onto a 1911.

As long as you had fun and were safe the rest will come with practice. http://www.glockfaq.com/content.aspx..._From_The_Pros

[Warhawk014]

looks good

[Greg-Dawg]

Front sight and trigger control. If you're still having issues, hire a pistol instructor to give you one on one help.

At 7 yards with a Glock 17 at semi-rapid rate, you should get closer groupings.

[Mstnpete]

That's about all a glock is capable of, time to move onto a 1911.

As long as you had fun and were safe the rest will come with practice. http://www.glockfaq.com/content.aspx..._From_The_Pros

Not true! It's always the shooter, not the gun!

You guys are jerking the trigger and anticipating the shot. To correct this problem, it helps to breath correctly and dry fire. Squeeze the trigger slowly. It takes time and practice.