Returning the Gun

Shooting is all about consistency and this drill is all about figuring out "What to Do With Your Hands" in order to achieve consistent sight behavior. Consistent sight behavior will allow you to make quicker follow-up shots while practicing "Accuracy at Speed" (my preferred version of group shooting).

For this drill you will need one target between 5-7 yards with at least one spot approximately one inch in diameter. Fire one round at the target and assess whether your sights have returned to your original point of aim (POA). This is a pass-or-fail drill, your sights either are where they are supposed to be or they are not.

If you passed, good job. Keep doing that. If you failed, assess what you were doing with your hands, change something, and try again. If you are struggling to get your gun to behave consistently, ensure that your grip isn't changing as you are shooting. Your hands should be in the EXACT same place as they were before you started shooting.

If your sights hang out above the POA instead of snapping directly to our POA, you have at least one of two issues. One: You are not gripping the gun tightly enough and your hands are failing to stay in the exact same position. Two: You are not target-focused and need to figure out "What to Do With Your Eyes".

If you have the opposite problem, meaning the sights return from the bottom or hangout below our POA, you are pushing into or putting too much input into the gun. I'd like to take this moment to say I don't particularly care where my sight are returning from, as long as it is consistent. Oftentimes when the gun is returning from the bottom you'll notice that your shots are also not where they should be. Typically lower than your POA by an unacceptable distance.

When we've started to dial in our grip and we are seeing consistent sight behavior, it is time to test the durability of our grip. We can do this dry at home using "Trigger Control at Speed" or live at the range with "Doubles".

Hope this helps. Have a good one.

Shoot Fast, Don't Miss.