Videos tagged with Slow Fire

This video details the process and techniques for competing in the President's Hundred match, a prestigious bullseye pistol competition. The instructor demonstrates how to shoot a stock Glock 17 Gen 2 at 50 and 25 yards, emphasizing proper sight alignment, trigger control, and the challenges of one-handed shooting at extended distances. The content highlights that achieving competitive scores does not require highly modified firearms, but rather consistent practice and understanding of marksmanship fundamentals.

This guide, drawing on the expertise of a distinguished shooter, details how to train with the Smith & Wesson K-38 Masterpiece for Bullseye competition. It covers understanding the disciplines, mastering trigger control with its unique anti-backlash mechanism, and leveraging the revolver's design for precision. The instruction emphasizes consistent grip, sight alignment, and efficient cocking techniques, crucial for achieving world-class scores even against modern firearms.

This video provides expert advice from Joel Park on transitioning to a new pistol system, specifically addressing a listener's difficulty with trigger control on a Staccato after being proficient with Glock pistols. Park emphasizes returning to fundamental marksmanship drills, focusing on slow-fire techniques to identify subtle trigger manipulation errors, and then progressing to speed drills. He highlights how differences in trigger weight, pull length, grip texture, and the presence of a thumb safety on a Staccato compared to a Glock can impact performance, offering actionable steps to overcome these challenges and improve overall shooting proficiency.

This video showcases a unique shooting challenge featuring a Hammerli 208 pistol fired upside down at a distance of 50 yards. The creator provides links to support their channel via Patreon and YouTube Memberships, as well as a Discord server for community engagement. The description also lists various Amazon affiliate links for shooting equipment, including different types of targets (B-8C, B-8, B-6C, B-6, B-16, B-2, B-3), steel targets, target stands, a chronograph, snap caps for 9mm and .38 Special, and gun cleaning supplies (D-Lead products). Additionally, links for eye protection (eye patch/occluder) and respiratory protection (N95 and P100 respirators) are provided, along with links for specific gunsmithing tools like pillar files.

This video emphasizes the critical importance of developing fundamental marksmanship skills, particularly accuracy and precision, before focusing on speed. Instructors Roy Huntington and Brent Wheat advocate for starting with slow, deliberate shooting at greater distances to understand a firearm's true potential and the shooter's capabilities. They argue that mastering fundamentals at distance translates to better performance under pressure, contrasting this with the common practice of rapid fire at close range without establishing accuracy.

This video details the 'Master B8 Drill,' a 30-shot handgun skill test designed by JaredAF to evaluate fundamental shooting abilities. The drill involves three 10-shot series: slow fire (10 minutes, alternate scoring), time fire (20 seconds per 5-shot string, face value scoring), and rapid fire (10 seconds per 5-shot string, face value scoring), all at 25 yards. The speaker emphasizes the importance of slow fire for building foundational skills and provides scoring benchmarks for proficiency.

This video details the process of attempting a World War II pistol qualification course of fire using an Ithaca 1911. The instructor breaks down each stage, including slow fire, rapid fire at varying distances, and a quick fire drill, while discussing the challenges presented by the vintage firearm's sights and trigger. The final score and classification are calculated based on performance across all stages.

This YouTube video likely explores shooting at a very slow pace, potentially to demonstrate precision or a specific shooting technique, with the title "Going so slow... it's almost fast." The description offers a free postcard steel gong target for a limited time, indicating a product promotion or giveaway. The content is expected to be relevant to firearm enthusiasts interested in marksmanship, target practice, and potentially gear related to shooting.

This YouTube Shorts video, titled 'Slow movement training❗️#shorts #fyp #training #thegunhuddx', focuses on firearms training with an emphasis on slow movement techniques. While the specific firearm and caliber are not explicitly mentioned, the title strongly suggests a focus on practical shooting skills and tactical application, likely relevant to self-defense or marksmanship development. The use of hashtags like #training and #thegunhuddx indicates an educational or skill-building purpose for firearms enthusiasts.

Ben Stoeger discusses the B8 target, explaining why it can be a double-edged sword in firearms training. While effective for teaching foundational skills like precise trigger control and sight alignment at 25 yards, he cautions against letting training become solely focused on it. The B8's small scoring zones are hitable with accurate equipment and good fundamentals, but Stoeger emphasizes that it's easy for training to "live" on B8s, neglecting the faster, more dynamic shooting scenarios encountered in practical application. He suggests that once basic group shooting proficiency is achieved, transitioning to more dynamic drills is crucial for developing skills relevant to real-world use.

This video demonstrates America's oldest handgun sport, Service Pistol, as organized by the CMP (Civilian Marksmanship Program). It covers the history of the sport, the significance of Distinguished Badges, and details the National Trophy Match. The demonstration includes live-fire stages: Slow Fire, Timed Fire, and Rapid Fire, showcasing shooting techniques and target engagement at various distances and target types. Links to CMP rulebooks, competition trackers, and specific targets and equipment used are provided in the description.

This video provides a comprehensive introduction to Bullseye pistol competition, detailing its three core stages: slow fire, timed fire, and rapid fire. It explains target types (B6, B8), distances (50 and 25 yards), and time limits for each stage. The guide also covers equipment categories (Match vs. EIC pistols), caliber options, and essential techniques like sight alignment, shot calling, and establishing a natural point of aim, emphasizing the importance of practice and understanding the rules for participation.