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Heelo Dave,
Mark Rimmer here...also a volunteer for AE in Fishing. I'm NOT however a pistol expert and have bben self taught. I'm shooting right with a Glock 22 in .40SW with fixed iron sights and am gripping with my left hand wrapping the right and l index wrapping the trigger guard. Two simple ( I hope ) questions:
1) I noticed my groupings at 7 yards were reasonable then after 2 clips of 10 moved out to 10 yards and the groups, as you can see are to my left, anatomical right. Any recommendations?
2) Im becoming far sighted at my distinguished age of 51 and while I have always shot very well instinctively and with both eyes open, the iron sights are tough to see well and line up...reading glasses make sights perfect but the target blurred. Will tritium/ hi-Vis sights help?
Thanks - Mark Rimmer- Fishing Expert @ AllExperts.com
AnswerYour index finger should not wrap the trigger guard, as this may cause variability in gun motion. Your trigger index finger should be along the side of the frame until it is placed within the trigger guard to fire. Your non-trigger index finger should be on top of the second finger of your trigger hand.
I shoot using a Weaver stance, but I am right-eyed and right-handed. If you are opposite eye and handed, you need to use an isosceles stance: both arms nearly straight, holding the gun out in front of the middle of your body. Tilting your head slightly, as needed, so that the correct eye is aligned with the front sight. I shoot with both eyes open, but you may choose to close the off eye just before firing if you need to, in order to avoid interference from it.
You should practice sufficiently so that you can align the front and rear sights automatically, without need to concentrate on them when shooting. When you are actually shooting, your focus should be only on the front sight, and the rear sight and the target can be out of focus. If you practice sufficiently, you will not need to see the rear sight because you have retained the "muscle-memory" as needed to automatically hold the gun properly aligned.
The foremost training today is to focus only on the front sight.
Hope this helps!
Dave
