30 Days to Combat Handgun Accuracy #2

61 Pages·2013·1.84 MB·English

by  Jason Hanson

Published by Concealed Carry Academy, LLC
646 S. Main Street #275
Cedar City, UT 84720

Copyright © Jason R. Hanson, Concealed Carry Academy, LLC, 2013
All rights reserved.

Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this
publication may be reproduced, stored in, or introduced into a retrieval system, or
transmitted in any form, or by any means, without the prior written permission of
both the copyright owner and the publisher of this book.

Important Publishers Note

This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in
regard to the subject matter covered. If legal advice or any type of assistance is
needed, please seek the services of a competent professional.

Firearms are potentially dangerous and should be handled responsibly by all
individuals. This book, produced by the Concealed Carry Academy, LLC, is for
informational purposes only. All technical information, instruction, and advice,
reflect the beliefs of the Concealed Carry Academy, LLC and are intended as
informational only. This book is not intended to serve as a replacement for
professional instruction. By reading this book you understand firearms are
potentially dangerous and you assume all risks if you choose to handle a firearm.
You agree to indemnify, and hold harmless the Concealed Carry Academy, LLC
and Jason R. Hanson from any and all such claims and damages as a result of
reading this book, which is for informational purposes only.
Welcome

Welcome to 30 Days to Combat Handgun Accuracy…

Following this guide will help you to see massive improvement in your
handgun accuracy over the next month.

Monday-Friday are dry fire drills you can do at home. Dry firing means
practicing with a safe and empty weapon. When you dry fire there should be
absolutely no ammunition in the room. Also, triple-check that your gun is
unloaded before you begin your dry fire session.

Since Monday-Friday is dry firing, Saturday’s drills are live-fire at the
shooting range. I’ve included the targets you need for the live-fire drills and all
you have to do is print them off from your home computer.

I promise you that if you follow all of the drills in this 30-day guide you’ll be
amazed at how your accuracy improves. If, heaven forbid, you ever have to
defend your family from a home intruder (or other dangerous event) you’ll have
the confidence to know you can accurately hit your target and stop the threat.

And remember, these are the same drills I personally do every day to give
me the proficiency I need to protect my own family.

But before we get to Day 1, I want to say a few quick things about trigger
control. Trigger control is the most important fundamental when it comes to
becoming a highly accurate shooter.

The thing is, most people don’t even know where to begin when it comes
to developing a smooth trigger pull. And the reason for that is that there is no
answer that is 100% correct all of the time.

Here’s what I mean: Each of us has different size and length of fingers,
which is why there is no perfect way to pull the trigger for everyone.

Personally, I pull the trigger using the pad of my index finger. However,
there are a few shooters, such as instructor Massad Ayoob, who pull the trigger
using the first joint (or crease) of their index finger.

What you need to do as you go through this guide is to take turns
practicing pulling the trigger with both your pad and with the first crease. You
need to find out what you’re comfortable with and what works best for you.

30 Days to Combat Handgun Accuracy 2"
I imagine you’ll end up pulling the trigger with your pad, like most people.
But if you’re more accurate with your crease that is obviously something you
want to find out as soon as possible.

When you’re pulling the trigger, you want to pull it straight back towards
yourself. For instance, most shooters do not pull the trigger straight back, which
is why a right-handed shooter often has their shots go to the left.

But here’s what I do, and recommend, to help you pull the trigger straight
back:

In short, if you’re using the pad of your finger to pull the trigger, be sure to
keep the pad of your finger parallel to your body at all times while pulling the
trigger back.

In other words, when you pull the trigger, your finger wants to naturally
curve towards you, but keep your finger parallel so it’s completely straight. I
realize this may sound confusing which is why I have included pictures on the
next page. The picture on the bottom shows what NOT to do… you can see that
my trigger finger is curved and pointing towards me. The picture on the top of the
page shows my finger perfectly straight and parallel to my body.

At first, keeping your finger straight may not feel natural, but after just a bit
of practice you won’t think twice about it.

One last thing I like to do when practicing the perfect trigger pull is to
pretend I am pulling the trigger straight back into my chest. So when I’m pulling
the trigger (and keeping the tip of my finger straight) I envision that the trigger is
going to hit me dead center in the chest.

I realize all of this trigger control information may be completely new to
you, but remember, trigger control is the key to precision accuracy. So take your
time figuring out where you’re going to place your finger on the trigger. Also,
whether you use the pad of your finger or the crease, make sure and pull the
trigger straight back.

30 Days to Combat Handgun Accuracy 3"
Keep your finger straight and parallel to your body as you pull the trigger

Do not curve your finger and have it point towards your body if you’re
using the pad of your finger to pull the trigger

30 Days to Combat Handgun Accuracy 4"
Now let’s get to Day 1 of 30 Days to Combat Handgun Accuracy …

Please remember to triple check that
your gun is unloaded before you do
any dry firing, and know your
backstop. Please be safe! Unless I
mention it’s a “Range Day” all drills
are dry fire drills performed using a
safe and empty gun.

30 Days to Combat Handgun Accuracy 5"
Day 1

You’re going to be doing the Blank Panel drill. I call this
the Blank Panel drill because I use a bulletproof panel for
this drill and for all of my dry fire drills.

The bulletproof panel is size 10 x 14 and stops up to a
.44 Magnum. I am a big believer in using the bulletproof
panel for practice, in case, heaven forbid, you ever have an
accidental discharge. If you want to get the full details on the
bulletproof panel I use (including how I use this in my laptop
bag to create a bulletproof laptop bag), visit
www.BulletProofPanel.com.

If you don’t have a bulletproof panel, you will simply use
a blank wall for this drill. You will stand about one-inch away
from the panel or the wall and practice your perfect trigger
pull. You will practice your trigger pull a total of 25 times.

The reason you’re doing this drill facing a blank panel
or blank wall is because you are focusing on your front sight
to make sure you are pulling the trigger straight back.

In other words, I don’t want you distracted by a target. I
want you to be able to easily see if your front sight dips to
the left (or right) when you are pulling the trigger.

Remember, you want perfect sight alignment as you
pull the trigger and your front sight should not move
throughout the entire trigger pull.

30 Days to Combat Handgun Accuracy 6"
Here’s what I wrote in my book, The Covert Guide to
Concealed Carry to better explain this perfect sight
alignment:

“Your handgun has a front sight and rear sight, which
you need to properly align to get accurate hits on target.
Your rear sight is likely flat bottomed with a square notch in
the middle and your front sight is a small, perpendicular
blade. When you’re ready to shoot you need to bring the gun
up to eye level and look through the square notch in the rear
sight and focus on the front sight. You cannot focus on both
the rear sight and the front sight at the same time. It’s
impossible to do, so make sure and focus 100% of your
attention on your front sight. Pick the smallest indent, or
scratch on your front sight and focus on it like your life
depends on it. Seeing your front sight crystal clear and
focusing on the smallest scratch or mark is one of the
secrets to becoming an accurate shooter.
If you’re focusing hard on your front sight then the rear
sight and the target should both be blurry. Also, your front
sight needs to be aligned in the center of your rear sight with
equal amounts of light on either side, and your front sight
and rear sight should be level across the top. See below for
an example of a level front and rear sight, and equal
amounts of light on each side.”

30 Days to Combat Handgun Accuracy 7"
Don’t forget, as you’re doing this drill you can practice
placing your finger on the trigger in different positions. For
instance, you may realize the front sight never moves when
using the pad of your finger, but always dips when you use
the first joint of the finger to pull the trigger.

Quick Recap: Blank Panel drill, one-inch away from the
panel or wall, 25 trigger pulls, try to not to disturb your front
sight by doing a perfect trigger pull.

About one-inch away from the wall doing the Blank Panel drill

30 Days to Combat Handgun Accuracy 8"
Day 2

You are again going to do the Blank Panel (or blank
wall) drill. But this time you will do 25 perfect trigger pulls.

In other words, if your front sight dips it doesn’t count as
one of the 25.

What I recommend is that you do five trigger pulls and
then let the gun rest at your side and take a short break.
Then then do another five trigger pulls and take a break, etc.

Remember to pay attention to how your finger is
positioned and what it feels like when you make the perfect
trigger pull that doesn’t disturb the sights. You want to
ingrain this feeling into your subconscious.

Quick Recap: Blank Panel drill, one-inch away from the
wall, 25 trigger pulls, must be 25 perfect trigger pulls or it
doesn’t count.

The Blank Panel drill with 25 perfect trigger pulls
30 Days to Combat Handgun Accuracy 9"