ORIGINAL: Armybowhunter28
I just bought a Smith and Wesson .40 cal and I am haveing a hard time shooting it. I am all over the paper, it is the first pistol that I have owned. If you all have any tips in shooting a pistol it would be helpful. I am a pretty good rifle shooter and I am just wondering if there are differant things that you concentrate on while shooting a pistol compared to a rifle.
You could get some good bits & pieces of info. in a place like this, but it might be tough to assimilate them into a cogent shooting regimen. I'd highly recommend spending $35 or $40 @ your local range for some 1-on-1 time in a basic handgun course/class. It would set you up for success, and hopefully keep you from developing any bad (or worse yet,
UNSAFE) habits. A wonderful use of 1 hour of your time.
Actually, that's what got me back into shooting/hunting after a 20 year layoff. I had wanted to take a handgun class for years, since I'd never shot a handgun, & I wanted to confirm that all the romantic ideas I'd attached to handguns from watching TV & movies was just pure BS. Naturally, it was
nothing like the movies: I found out it took a lot of discipline, focus, and attention. I also found out that I
LOVED it!
Good Luck!
FC