Teaching daughter to shoot

[superstratjunky]

Great job to the both of you! She is doing just great! Keep up the great work the both of you!


Jimbo

[ainokea]

When i was taught to shoot i was also told to never use the slide stop to engage the slide foward.  I was also told that the slide stop lever can actually wear more if you use it to slam the slide foward, kind of makes sense though i haven't seen it.  Don't know if what i was told is true but the slide stop was suppose to be to lock the slide back.

The other reason i told her to use the slingshot method is for clearing jams or misfires.  I wanted to have it become natural for her so she can get used to it so it's just muscle memory for her.  In one of the videos with the glock 34 there was a misfire or a stovepipe.  I was going to stop the video and help her clear it but she just cleared it herself.  Kind of surprised me.

Again thank you for all the great advice or comments.  Please keep them coming.  She actually does come on with my account and reads the thread.

[twoguns]

Howdy sir,

Again, I think both you and your daughter can be very proud of her progress and how well she handles the various weapons.

I wanted to repeat one suggestion, as it may have been lost in responses before.

I would encourage your daughter to learn to shoot with both of her eyes open, rather than closing one to shoot.  Since she uses both elbows locked (which is also my style), doing so puts the sights directly off of her nose.  With both eyes open she will find her sights quickly and easily.

If she used both eyes to shoot, then should she ever find herself in a self-defense situation one day, she will not have trained herself to lose half of her vision in dealing with what may well be the most dangerous thing she will ever encounter.

Beyond that she simply needs to practice, practice, practice until these shooting techniques become automatic for her. 

twoguns

[cz2075bd]

Is there a reason you have her pull back the slide manually on autos instead of pushing the slide release button?

An instructor told my wife to do the same thing, the reason was to make a habit that is compatible with all semiautos, since in various modlels the slide release is in different places or works differently or requires less or more pressure. However, I have read that on certain pistols (e.g., Khar CW40), the mfr actually says to *only* use the slide release, and not pull it back, or the round may not chamber properly.

[Thren68]

Actually her grip is very good.  It looks like she is using the more modern 'Thumbs Forward' grip which tends to be preferred now.  Finger is off the trigger very well.  My only 'catch' is loading the gun at arms length.  She should have it tucked in close to her body then extend out into firing position.  Saves strain, easier to manipulate in a stress situation.  She's dropping the slide as she should.  Looks really good overall.