Cold Bore Shots and Other Disturbing Trends

[Rumbler]

The video trainer is up and running at Talon. Still trying to figure out how to run it - but it works.


I got my ass handed to me by a bunch of video squirrels yesterday.


That experience drove home something I have been aware of but have failed to put sufficient energy (DEDICATION) into fixing.

"Warming up". "inaccurate 'cold bore' shots".

What I mean is this . . .

With a handgun I definitely warm up. I get better (faster/more accurate/more fluid) as I shoot.

With a rifle I am close with that first shot but I can not accurately predict EXACTLY where it will go.

I see one hell of a problem with that. Don't you? . . . . . . . . .

[BR549]

I know you'll say "COME OUT AND SEE!" but can you tell us what the name of this video system is? Sounds interesting.

[Dale Gribble]

All things can be improved with training.

[Rumbler]

I know you'll say "COME OUT AND SEE!" but can you tell us what the name of this video system is? Sounds interesting.

I'll be happy to. I got to name it!

"Son of a BITCH!"


Or: "you SOB" for short.


Honest I was so busy having fun (and getting my butt kicked by squirrels) yesterday I forgot to look.

But I do know you guys will be proud of me for this:


The first hostage drill I shot, I got the hostage twice in the nose and once right in the middle of the forehead.


. . ain't going to be any testimony to be concerned about from them!

[0utlaw]

What do you do? WHAT DO YOU DO?




Shoot the hostage!

[Rumbler]

What can I say. They moved. I didn't tell them to do that.


Paper targets don't move!

[0utlaw]

That is actually Keenunu Reeves from the first Speed movie

[Dale Gribble]

The ecxpert from a boom that I posted about navy seal snipers training includes a bit on a cold bore exercise they did every morning. It is most sensible.

[YankeeFingergasm]

Cold shooter or cold bore? They're not one in the same. If you develop a routine say, getting behind the scope and just breathing, close eyes, open eyes, check for natural POI and that's being repeated with each cycle, then drying firing using the same principles and you feel effectively warmed up proceed to taking your shot. Now, if you track your first one or two shots over several sessions you'll see a pattern develop most likely.

[Dale Gribble]

It was both.