Morty

I have a Glock 23, my first hand gun ever, and it seems no matter what I do I cannot shoot it straight. It's fairly frustrating and embarassing at the range and when we go camping/shooting. One of my buddies say I might be jerking the pistol in anticipation of it firing, which may well be it. Anyway, are there exersices you can do to correct negative behavior like this? Anyone else experienced this?

deadeye72

Get some snap caps and do lots of dry fire practice.

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pgrass101

Practice Dry Firing and see if you are pushing the barrel down when you pull the trigger.

Slowly squeeze the trigger when you are at the range while keeping the sights lined up.

Use the target and see if it helps

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Ok,here's a list of questions and things to do.

1: Dry fire, dry fire, dry fire. Get some snap caps and just dry fire using proper grip, sight alignment, and all the other fundamentals and practice for at least 30 minutes a night.

2: At what distance are you shooting? If your shooting at 25 yards, bring the target in closer.

3: How quickly are you shooting. Take your time, get the fundamentals right for each shot. If your "dumping" a mag and getting buckshot pattern, slow your rate of fire.

4. Don't shoot a full mag all in one firing session, shoot 5, put the gun down muzzle pointed down range, rest a little bit, shoot 5 more, repeat. Muscular tension can be a killer for accuracy, if your muscles are shaking, your natural point of aim is going to go away.

5. Keep your grip consistent. I just had a student the other week that was shifting his grip in between shots. Your firing hand and support hand should not move in between shots.

Print this off and take it with you to the range.

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A G23 is a excellent gun and I hate to say it, but a G23 is a horrible gun to learn on. It can be done, but its a tough gun for a noob.
Dry fire is the only answer I can come up with via the 'net, but I'm willing to bet there are issues with grip and other things as well.

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We grow up watching tv and assume that shooting a accurately is an easy thing to do. It's not.

I highly recommend that you consider some professional instruction. You'll be amazed at the difference it'll make, both in terms of your ability, and your enjoyment.

4my son

All the points have been covered pretty well, one other idea, have a buddy load a couple of snap caps in a mag for you, then shoot, when you get to the fake round, you'll notice for sure if you are flinching.

As others have said,

Dry Fire, and then dry fire some more.

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Ram Rod

Learn that Glock trigger! Using some of the aforementioned techniques. It takes time to get comfortable and reliable for you. I think a percentage of folks who just plain don't like Glock pistols never learned good operating procedures. If you are used to other types of pistols and are transitioning to the Glock----forget everything you know---make new habits with this pistol before you become disenchanted with it. My guess is also you're over-thinking your aiming and maybe changing your shooting stance or fidgeting a bit also. Start with a firm foundation and the basics.

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EB31

How badly are you off?

Just a thought, but here was my problem for a while.....as discussed in another of my threads....

I am a righty but left-eye dominant. I would aim right-handed but close my right eye & use my left eye to sight......severely pushing my shots off to the left by atleast 4-6 inches.

May not be your problem, but thought I'd throw that out there just in case.

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Kerbouchard

Also, when dry firing, place a dime on top of the slide. If the dime moves, you need to work on your trigger pull. Don't put too much finger on the trigger. The tip of the finger in the 'fingernail area' should be what is used to bring the trigger straight back. Try not to anticipate the shot. Bring your finger back in one smooth and continuous motion, and you should be a little 'surprised' when it fires. Try shooting from a rest. Let others shoot your Glock, perhaps there is something wrong with your sights or your gun. Try to borrow somebody else's weapon and see how it shoots.

Sometimes a person and a gun are incompatible. It may be that the Glock just doesn't work for you. It didn't for me.

To check your eye dominance, poke a hole in the center of a 8x11 piece of paper with a pencil. Hold it at arms length with both eyes open. Look through the hole. Bring the paper in closer. When the paper touches your face, the eye that you are using to look through it is your dominant eye. If you are a right handed shooter and left eye dominant, try shooting with both eyes open.

Uhmm, if none of that works, pay for some lessons. Pay for lessons, anyway, if you can.

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