rapid fire pistol, can the recoil jump help, should you cant
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shooter0676
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rapid fire pistol, can the recoil jump help, should you cant
Can anyone tell me where the pardini jumps when firing rapid fire pistol. Do you need to really hang on to the pistol to minimise the jump movement. Which direction does the jump take the pistol. Is it better to cant the pistol to assist you in the transition between targets. Would really appreciate your comments
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Great question !!! Just my opinion but I think the answer may be "Different strokes for different folks". If there are enough responses we may develope a consensous but the best sourse may be Anderson as he comes off his gold medal performance. If My memory serve, me correctly , William McMillan At the London Olympics was the last American gold medalist in the RF event. Congradulations Mr Anderson, well done. Good Shooting Bill Horton
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shooter0676 asked,"Which direction does the jump take the pistol."
Best answer: Watch it and see.
Look hard at the sights as the pistol fires. Why believe what others say when you can observe it for yourself?
shooter0676 also asked, "Is it better to cant the pistol to assist you in the transition between targets."
Similarly, watch it and see.
Try both ways. What then seems to work best for you?
Different shooters have different techniques.
That said, I expect you will observe, if you are a right-handed shooter, that the pistol will recoil (jump) up and left. I also expect that you will find cant is not significant - unless you change cant from one shot to the next. It is somewhat more difficult to make sight corrections if you have a pronounced cant than if you hold the pistol upright - even more so if your cant changes from one target to the next.
Mike T.
PS - I suspect Bill was referring to Keith Sanderson, not Anderson.
Best answer: Watch it and see.
Look hard at the sights as the pistol fires. Why believe what others say when you can observe it for yourself?
shooter0676 also asked, "Is it better to cant the pistol to assist you in the transition between targets."
Similarly, watch it and see.
Try both ways. What then seems to work best for you?
Different shooters have different techniques.
That said, I expect you will observe, if you are a right-handed shooter, that the pistol will recoil (jump) up and left. I also expect that you will find cant is not significant - unless you change cant from one shot to the next. It is somewhat more difficult to make sight corrections if you have a pronounced cant than if you hold the pistol upright - even more so if your cant changes from one target to the next.
Mike T.
PS - I suspect Bill was referring to Keith Sanderson, not Anderson.
Re: rapid fire pistol, can the recoil jump help, should you
It will depend on your grip and the design of the pistol grip, not on a make or model of pistolshooter0676 wrote:Can anyone tell me where the pardini jumps when firing rapid fire pistol...Which direction does the jump take the pistol.
Maybe - this is a trade off between the recoil movement of the pistol/wrist, and the recoil movement of the pistol/wrist/armshooter0676 wrote:Do you need to really hang on to the pistol to minimise the jump movement.
Maybe - suits some, doesn't suit othersshooter0676 wrote: Is it better to cant the pistol to assist you in the transition between targets.