ramtough47

Shot placement,shot placement,shot placement.....did i mention shot placement. Whether it is a .22 or a .45 its were you put it that will make the difference.
Here is a drill i do every time i go to the range. I shot DOTS.
I take a sheet of paper[8.5 by 11] with 4 rows of 3 dots per row. These dots are a little bit bigger than a quarter, a little bit smaller than a half dollar piece.
At a distance of 4 or 5 yards[12 to 15 feet] i will draw and attempt to shoot the sheet clean. In other word 1 shot per dot, nothing out of the dot. Recently i have added to this a timer. I want to do this in less than 20 seconds with a reload[shoot 10,reload,shoot 2], I do this to simulate a stress type reload,my carry gun carriues 15 rounds.
I have found this makes me really concentrate on my front sight as well as having proper mounting of the gun. This drill will really make a shooter get the basics down or he won't be hitting the dots.
I also recommend daily dry firing practice.

P95Carry

I really think this is all but exclusive to high velocity rifles - for practical purposes.

The first ''cold'' shot from a handgun ''may'' be displaced slightly but IMO in a combat situation the error from user's grip, stress level etc will by far exceed an error from the gun. Talking too as we usually do of typical combat ranges - which we'll say is within the ''classic'' 21'.

If shot#1 is sufficiently controlled - meaning let's say ''non-panic'' - we can but hope! - then an inch is neither here nor there. I also from habit I guess always carry a fouled gun - once I have done a total clean and inspection I prefer whenever possible to shoot some rounds thru, to prove and foul.

I think the fouling may have as much effect on the 'cold' shot as actual barrel temperature - thinking handguns here. True, with rifles, temperature is very significant but then too so IMO is fouling ... and this is more match rifle/sniper rifle than your average MBR where groups will tend to be ''looser'' anyways.

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oregonshooter

Cold Zero for a handgun? uh, no. Defensive shooting is not bullseye shooting. I'd be better of practicing running from a cold start while drawing my gun. That's more on the realistic side.

You get points for thinking outside the box though. :)

BigJon

Yes. I do this every time I hit the range for handgun work. I don't touch my pistol until I get to the range. I put up my target, go back to the truck and unload. Then, I go straight to the target, draw and fire one round at speed, see where it hit, and then finish the magazine on the move.

Best,
Jon

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AZG23

I think the point was more of a "cold" shooter than a cold gun....correct..??

Yes...the 1st set of drills is cold from the holster...then onto other drills. We normally leave the dead eye close as you can get em for the last 5-10 rounds...this boosts confidence as you leave...I know I have had bad shooting days while training and this helps the mindset.

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