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And it was totally awesome! Though very challenging, I naively thought I'd be good right off the bat 
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I had a great instructor - ex firearms trainer for the police, very patient and really improved my technique. The hardest thing was to stop from flinching (you experienced handgun guys will know what I'm describing), I honestly had no idea I was doing it so bad until shooting the Glock 17. Couple of times I thought I'd stopped it but then caught myself once again dipping/flicking the muzzle down slightly in anticipation just before the discharge (hence the low, chaotic group). Very frustrating but of course all part of the fun in getting better.
The Northern Irish people were really friendly (NI is the only place in the UK where cartridge fed handguns are still legal), not just in the club but everywhere we went - to the point of really going out of their way to help us sometimes. I'm not at all well travelled but all I can say is that there were no problems for me, and I'm already planning return trips 2 or 3 times per year.
@10 yrds
The S&W .38 was comparatively very easy. No drama and easy to control in SA.
For the Glock I was surprised at how snappy the full load 9mms were. The range was underground and very confined, and you could feel the shock wave in your feet from other people shooting. Once I improved my grip, and really got my hands up and around it, it was a lot easier.
Couldn't take pics in the actual club/range for security reasons unfortunately.
NI was very pretty once you got away from Belfast. As someone who also loves to snorkel I found some great future locations for next summer.
... I had a great instructor - ex firearms trainer for the police, very patient and really improved my technique. The hardest thing was to stop from flinching (you experienced handgun guys will know what I'm describing), I honestly had no idea I was doing it so bad until shooting the Glock 17. Couple of times I thought I'd stopped it but then caught myself once again dipping/flicking the muzzle down slightly in anticipation just before the discharge (hence the low, chaotic group). Very frustrating but of course all part of the fun in getting better.
The Northern Irish people were really friendly (NI is the only place in the UK where cartridge fed handguns are still legal), not just in the club but everywhere we went - to the point of really going out of their way to help us sometimes. I'm not at all well travelled but all I can say is that there were no problems for me, and I'm already planning return trips 2 or 3 times per year.
@10 yrds
The S&W .38 was comparatively very easy. No drama and easy to control in SA.
For the Glock I was surprised at how snappy the full load 9mms were. The range was underground and very confined, and you could feel the shock wave in your feet from other people shooting. Once I improved my grip, and really got my hands up and around it, it was a lot easier.
Couldn't take pics in the actual club/range for security reasons unfortunately.
NI was very pretty once you got away from Belfast. As someone who also loves to snorkel I found some great future locations for next summer.
The Shop
pew pew mother fuckers!
When I was teaching my wife, she didn't believe me that she was anticipating/ flinching. I told her to line up on the target, then watch her hands when she pulled the trigger. It's very apparent how instinctive it is to flinch.
As mentioned above, the dummy rounds are a good practice tool even if you’re not shooting live rounds. Also, work on a clean trigger pull.
I'm "mix handed" and recently learned we aren't so good at aiming things. I shoot right handed but maybe I'm left eye dominate, making the pistol easier.
Got too many already but not near the amount that I want to have, on second thought nah, I don't have too many. So much cool stuff out there now.
Cool new ammo choices too making the smaller calibers more effective. Add that to the ever changing addition of new calibers, its not a poor man's sport.
Practice is the cure for anticipation movement.
With work, you never even notice it going off, at least I don't, and I shoot .40 and .45 mostly.
I'm lucky to get to shoot whenever I feel like shooting, but just concentrate on where you want it, with a slow squeeze. Don't hang on to tight, and you'll be winning.
Pit Row
https://www.targetsportsusa.com/9mm-luger-ammo-c-51.aspx
After a while a year of shooting I got pretty good at firing the Ag3 and MG3 (mg42 with slower rate of fire), and thought I was the shit.
Then we had an interactive exercise with the Norwegian special forces on securing an object. Holy crap. I thought I was good, but the shit these guys did was just unreal. Sure they used 5,56mm and we used 7,62, but omg. There was no way I ccould replicate what they did with 5,56mm. It looked like someone who had shot 2 bullets, yet they fired 10 shots in succession within 1second all within a 10 at a regular target. And this was a filmed screen with a simulated terrorist case of a loony jihadi driver. These dudes had done it secveral times live in afghanistan alleready.
Sorry for rambling. What I’m trying to say is: good ahooting for a forst try mate! With practice you should do well!
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