| There are a variety of ways you can improve your | | | | Along with proper stock length, is having a proper |
| aim when shooting. Assuming you have your rifle | | | | recoil pad. This is a matter of personal preference. |
| sighted in properly, whether with open sights or a | | | | Some people actually dislike too cushy a feel in their |
| scope, flinching is one of the most common reasons | | | | pad. But, if you are flinching, and leaving the range |
| people miss when they shoot.. So let's get into why | | | | with deep muscle bruises in your shoulder, a recoil |
| people flinch, and what they can do to reduce this | | | | pad may be the solution. As you get a more |
| tendency. | | | | cushioned pad it is likely you will need to compensate |
| Shooting Too Much with Too Hot of Loads | | | | by shortening the stock. Again, have someone |
| Becoming an accurate shot does not require shooting | | | | knowledgeable have a look. |
| a cannon on a consistent basis. If you will be hunting | | | | Calling Your Shots |
| with a 7mm magnum, no doubt you will need to fire | | | | Every shooter flinches now and then. Every good |
| some rounds with this firearm to be ready. However, | | | | shooter calls his shots. What this means, is when he |
| many great shooters have learned their skills firing a | | | | squeezes off a round, he makes a mental note of |
| 22 caliber rifle or handgun. The basics are consistent | | | | where he feels the shot will travel. If he squeezes |
| from one firearm to the next. There is a physiological | | | | off a "flyer", he knows it even before he looks at |
| and psychological response to firing a large caliber | | | | the target. Part of the process of reducing flinching is |
| firearm. This response can be overcome in a variety | | | | to recognize when it is happening. Calling shots will |
| of ways, but the best thing to do is not to develop | | | | help you begin to take notice of when this is |
| a serious flinching response from the outset. | | | | occurring. |
| Improper Fit Stock and/or Inadequate Recoil Pad | | | | When it comes to handguns and flinching, if you are |
| One of the simplest ways to reduce the tendency to | | | | shooting a revolver. one trick some people use is to |
| flinch when shooting a given firearm is to make it | | | | have a buddy load the cylinder with some live rounds |
| hurt less. One very simple way to accomplish this is | | | | and some dummy rounds. Then he hands (carefully) |
| to make sure your firearm fits you properly. The | | | | the revolver to the shooter. It is quite eye opening |
| length and fit of the stock should be right for you. If | | | | when you squeeze off a dummy round and the |
| you are uncertain, either ask someone who is | | | | barrel of your firearm jumps a few inches. |
| knowledgeable to take a look, or take it to a | | | | There are no sure fire easy answers, but with a few |
| gunsmith and have him take a look. This is an easy | | | | simple steps you can improve your flinching quite a |
| fix. | | | | bit. |