Excercises to steady holding a firearm?

[eth727]

One of my biggest problems is not being able to hold the rifle or handgun steady. I was thinking of just sitting in my chair and just practice so many times until I can be steady. Any ideas

[Mitch]

That's exactly it. Dry fire for a while before you dry fire, and then dry fire some more.

[alfred1222]

Go shoot your gun. Or lift some weights, if you can't hold a 3-14 pound object steady with two hands, it's time for some push ups

[Maltese Falcon]

Put an empty shell right at the muzzle and don't let it fall off, works well for Glocks, others not so much.

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[onelonehorseman]

The quarter trick works well too. Balance a quarter on a handgun muzzled while doing dry fire exercises without it falling off.

[highpower790]

That's exactly it. Dry fire for a while before you dry fire, and then dry fire some more.

this and shoot more!

[small hole shooter]

Dry fire, shoot a bigger caliber would work unless you are Michael J. Fox.

[Nick Justice]

Yup. Strengthen all the muscles that control the shoulders, arms, and fingers.

[j15w]

One thing I see a lot of folks having is shaky hands syndrome, whether from excitement, nervousness, or whatever.

[ROMEOHOTEL]

OP is rather vague. The assumption in the comments is weak muscles but is that truly the cause? Improper breathing, too tight a grip, and more can be causative or contributing factors. Even hydration can be the culprit.

[Snuffleupagus]

Farmer's walk or pull ups.

[hermosabeach]

To strengthen your core, and shooting platform without any weights....
Daily-
Push ups
deep knee bends / squats
Chinese Push ups
Burpies

Pick a goal- say 10 of each and do them when you get up...
Increase the # of reaps each week....


Start where you can and increase with time....

[Dano3467]

Dry fire with casing on muzzle, damn good idea, I gonna have some people do this next time out

[highpower790]

Way back when I was a young marksman I used to balance a dime on the end of a rifle barrel.

[heyjerr]

There are a number of articles on the net about how to hold a firearm (rifle or handgun). Very few shooters actually perform exercises but dry firing is the main one to focus on. You have to be smooth, don't jerk the trigger, and continue to focus on the front sight after the shot is taken. Hold the trigger back and wait for the sight to realign before slowly releasing the trigger just up to the point where it clicks (resets).

There's more, but these will let you know if you're jerking the trigger. Practice it enough to know what it's like because once you add live ammo it's easy to forget, which is where it helps to have someone load a snap cap for you (surprise test to see if you jerk the trigger after a few shots).