Posted: 5/25/2014 1:13:08 AM EDT
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So when ever I practiced at the range I would prep the trigger, and all though this helps with accuracy I felt slow doing it. Soon after I realized that in a defensive situation I would most likely just pull straight through. So I decided to give it a try, and was all over the place but after a dry firing, and a few boxes of ammo I am now getting hits at 25 with man size target torsos. How about you guys? How are you using your Glock triggers? Prepping or not or both? |
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Quoted: No. Too slow. Practice lining the sights up on a blank wall and pulling the trigger without disturbing the alignment. Dry fire is useful, and best of all, totally free. As of now my sights jerk to the left a lil bit.
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Once the decision has been made to shoot, the trigger should be "prepped" while the gun is being pushed out.
The old saying smooth is fast is accurate. Combining steps within the process of drawing and shooting reduces the overall time to press the trigger. I try to repeat, or keep as many steps as possible the same, for every shooting position, as this helps with muscle memory and keeps things simple. Trigger control is the key to accurate shooting, and taking out the slack, can only improve trigger control. |
| You would only be prepping as you describe for the first shot then shooting to reset. In a perfect world you would have a threshold ( as in inside 15 yards pull straight through beyond that prep) but that is only practical in the range setting. While I am a fan of accuracy not speed as a civilian a handgun defensive scenario will probably be inside 20 feet. Do what you think prepares you best. Keep in mind that accuracy suffers greatly in a fight. Your goal should be ( realistically ) a sub five inch group regularly at 25 yards and one hole / under 1 inch groups at seven yards. |
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Quoted: Once the decision has been made to shoot, the trigger should be "prepped" while the gun is being pushed out. The old saying smooth is fast is accurate. Combining steps within the process of drawing and shooting reduces the overall time to press the trigger. I try to repeat, or keep as many steps as possible the same, for every shooting position, as this helps with muscle memory and keeps things simple. Trigger control is the key to accurate shooting, and taking out the slack, can only improve trigger control. |
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I started a thread a while back, about having a slide lock induced problem, caused by me, due to my Glock shooting for a couple of years, really hard. I think this applies here, with a Glock trigger being what it is, and further makes my point.
Just for me, it's all about trigger control. Call it prepping, or whatever else it may be called, it's control. To me, that comes with lot's of dryfiring, lot's of rounds down range, and a lot of practice presenting the gun. Muscle memory is a powerful thing, and if you do your homework, there isn't anything slow with it. This is just my take, YMMV. |
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Quoted: I started a thread a while back, about having a slide lock induced problem, caused by me, due to my Glock shooting for a couple of years, really hard. I think this applies here, with a Glock trigger being what it is, and further makes my point. Just for me, it's all about trigger control. Call it prepping, or whatever else it may be called, it's control. To me, that comes with lot's of dryfiring, lot's of rounds down range, and a lot of practice presenting the gun. Muscle memory is a powerful thing, and if you do your homework, there isn't anything slow with it. This is just my take, YMMV. |
| Prepping/staging the trigger and releasing to reset after each shot are fine for slow fire target shooting at the range but are not real-world viable IMHO. Try shooting a few USPSA matches and you will learn this quickly. The fastest and most reliable method is to pull through in one smooth motion, then release so your finger comes off the trigger after each shot. This is fast, reduces the chance of AD, and prevents trigger freeze under stress. With this technique I personally prefer the standard trigger with "-" connector, which feels like a light DA revolver trigger. |
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Quoted: Prepping/staging the trigger and releasing to reset after each shot are fine for slow fire target shooting at the range but are not real-world viable IMHO. Try shooting a few USPSA matches and you will learn this quickly. The fastest and most reliable method is to pull through in one smooth motion, then release so your finger comes off the trigger after each shot. This is fast, reduces the chance of AD, and prevents trigger freeze under stress. With this technique I personally prefer the standard trigger with "-" connector, which feels like a light DA revolver trigger. |