Trigger Control - pin and release

[slow1911s]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ShOwSDAPmM&feature=youtu.be

Patrick Kelley is a national-level 3-gun competitor. You've seen him on 3-Gun Nation.

I use this technique a lot when making long shots with any gun - rifle, pistol, or shotgun. Tuning any overtravel adjustment is help so that by the time the sights lift in recoil, the trigger is still in free movement to the overtravel stop.

 

[esrice]

I tend to use this technique, but sometimes, as I go faster, I get into this awkward cadence where I break the shot immediately after reset-- almost like a reverse trigger pull. It feels too rushed. I think my reset needs better timing.

Dave feel free to comment or critique my trigger control here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCMIl96EYcI

 

[slow1911s]

I find myself doing something very similar at speed. As long as the hits are where they need to be consistently and repeatabley, I think that's the goal.

When I shoot from a bipod, my support hand is on the corresponding bipod leg. It's easier to reposition or drive the gun to another target. I know you weren't there, but something to think about.

 

[rhino]

Pin and release works great for precision shots ... if you do it right. Unfortunately, as soon as the trigger reaches the end of its travel, that's when bad things can happen. I learned this technique back in 2002, and my marksmanship suffered for a long time because I couldn't stop moving the gun after the trigger bottomed out.

 

[rvb]

Tuning any overtravel adjustment is help so that by the time the sights lift in recoil, the trigger is still in free movement to the overtravel stop.

Unfortunately, as soon as the trigger reaches the end of its travel, that's when bad things can happen. I learned this technique back in 2002, and my marksmanship suffered for a long time because I couldn't stop moving the gun after the trigger bottomed out.

This is why I'm not a fan of limiting over travel. I thought it was the hot ticket when I first got started cause that's what everyone said made a trigger nice, but I found it hindered vs helped my accuracy. I set my guns up w/ as much overtravel as possible. I want the sear to be the only resistance I notice.

sometimes, as I go faster, I get into this awkward cadence where I break the shot immediately after reset-- almost like a reverse trigger pull. It feels too rushed. I think my reset needs better timing.

This is why I like some pretravel between the reset point and the sear releasing, and why I'm not a fan of the "riding the reset" technique. I'm of the opinion that if you think your reset technique needs improved, then you are thinking too much about the reset. It has zero affect on breaking a clean shot. Reset is so emphasized these days, but it's nothing more than getting the trigger in a position you can focus on another shot....

The amount of over-travel and reset and pretravel has ZERO affect on how fast you can work the trigger.

-rvb

 

[heisman]

Some great points here. I took a hand gun shooting course (24hours) of training from Glock with my newly purchased Glock 22. Shooting all my life, I thought I was good, found out I wasn't ;-). They taught a similar release travel only to the reset point, helped greatly in my accuracy. On trigger pull they had me put a dime on my front sight with an empty gun and practice squeezing the trigger without dumping the dime off, these were the two best tips for me. They also said smooth is fast in all the functions of shooting. Thanks

 

[Rockyk69]

That makes a lot of sense. Seems that it would help with muscle memory at the very least.