I have been having problems with trigger control...I tend to jerk the trigger...

I find it hasd to complete a gentle steady pull on my bullseye gun, where the trigger has no take up and just fires with minimum effort..

Just realised that I pull the trigger the way i click the mouse on my computer..

Is this imagination or is my muscle memory built up by 8 hrs of mouse clicking every day.

OR..am I just making excuses?....G

Anybody else though about this?

Dumb little exercise:

Hold your hand sorta like holding a gun but put your thumb tip lightly against the end of your middle finger.

Work just the last 2 joints of your trigger finger back and forth like doing rapid fire.

See all that wobbling and jerking of the whole hand? Well, stop it!

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Science plus Art

I know you wont believe me but tried your test and my had is rock steady.....however...timed and rapid has never been areal issue for me...

I wonder if a heavier trigger pull might help as my natural instinct is to click the trigger rather than a steady pull..especially as my S&W 41 trigger is really quick and very light?

Practice, practice, practice. No experienced shooters desire a heavier trigger pull. I shoot a wide variety of guns/triggers, it takes some time to become used to a trigger.

Thanks....I find this so infuriating....after three months I can shoot in the 80's and suddenly it all just fell to pieces in a big way with 50 yard slow fire.

Slow fire is a mind trap. It goes something like this: that target looks so tiny and i have all the time in the world, so I am going to wait until it is PERFECT and pull the trigger right NOW!

Like it or not, that is jerking the trigger, which means the whole hand is moving the gun just before the gun fires.

The slow fire technique is to let the muzzle make its little circles (you can't hold it absolutely still) and squeeze the trigger, letting the shot surprise you.

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Science plus Art

GREAT explanation! US Air Force taught me the same thing with an M16, and it does work.

I'm sure you know about this already, however instead of concentrate on the trigger, you need to concentrate on the front sight.

From my experiences, concentrate on the front sight while shooting bullseye seems to making the shot much easier provided the trigger is setup to your liking.

My 2 cents.

Tony

Here's a trick - have a buddy load your mags, sticking in some random snap-caps.

Practice going thru a mag until you don't flinch when it DOESN'T go off.

b-

Well here's another. Try and balance a penny behind the front sight as you dry-fire.