4 Ways to Improve Accuracy at a Gun Range Orlando Club or When Hunting

Posted by Warner on March 1st, 2016

When hunters and enthusiasts look back at their shooting careers, most of them do it with a smile. While mistakes at the range or the woods are not uncommon, most get it right more often than not. A tidy grouping or the perfect duck shot is relatively common. Naturally, it is a career they are proud of, but not so proud to think they cannot muddle up. The occasionally missed deer or target haunts every enthusiast. Luckily, with enough practice at the range, chances of missing a shot are reduced.
 
Shooting accurately, whether in the woods or at the range, is a mixture of experience and conscious awareness. Conscious awareness comes from knowing the weapon and getting the timing right. With enough accurate shots fired, a shooter develops muscle memory to take a shot even when conscious awareness might be a bit off. Thus, a shooter gains experience to take shots even in the most stressful circumstances. 
 
There are a few tricks enthusiasts as well as professionals pick up from the ranges that make them more aware and experienced in shooting. With a professional gun range Orlando club, most shooters find their shooting accuracy improve intensely. Here are tips from the range that help improve accuracy.
 
Weapons Knowledge
 
It does not matter if a shooter fires a particular weapon accurately at the range. Under stressful conditions, shooters might end up missing the target almost every time if they are not familiar with the weapon. The location of the safety, familiarity with the trigger pull and how to unload and load a weapon are key to accurate shooting. Some hunters have come back empty handed after failing to hit a deer because of a rifle with an awkwardly placed safety. 
 
Furthermore, a weapon should be used with the right ammo. The accuracy of rifles and other guns depends on the cartridge used. Using the wrong ammo may reduce a gun’s maximum range and velocity. 
 
Keeping Everything Still
 
Almost every gun range leader drills his students in holding their breath before taking a shot. Even in pistol range Orlando FL club, controlled breathing is the difference between a tidy grouping and scattered shots. 
 
Only Squeeze the Trigger when the Target is in Sight
 
Perhaps the most important thing to master is trigger control. The trigger should be gently squeezed and not pulled or jerked. For an accurate shot, the target has to be dead-center in the sights or crosshairs. Since most of the time the gun will wobble or move about, it is important to keep still and be patient until the gun is on the target. Then and only then squeeze the trigger. The biggest advantage of squeezing the trigger is that it allows for correction before the shot goes off. So if the gun wobbles a bit, one can quickly correct the wobble. Pulling at the trigger does not allow for fine adjustments, and more often than not results in a miss.
 
These are the three most important aspects of accurate shooting. Time at the range helps improve on these aspects and helps a shooter gain experience and awareness.
 
 

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