October 3, 2011 4:27:50 PM PDT
Well this Is a loaded question and there may be several correct answers. Best case is your sights are off or you are not aligning your sights correctly, easy fix. Lets say its not the gun, and you have a correct grip on your correctly sized firearm. The 2 major reasons shot go low is #1 jerking or slapping the trigger when you see that perfect sight picture. Or #2 your mind is telling you to pull down on the gun when you shoot to try to control the recoil. (#1) trigger control is arguably one of the hardest fundamentals to master. Keeping constant connection with your trigger providing the gun is still pointed down range in a safe direction will help. Also learning to smoothly pull the trigger straight to the rear without disturbing sight alignment or sight picture is the key. (#2) this is the most common, and the one I deal with the most. Lets first state a fact. Your brain is not ever going to be totally cool with an explosion happening in your hand. That said we have to utilize proper fundamentals to absorb the most amount of recoil possible. Firearms recoil and rise and you can’t control or stop recoil. You can however use a proper grip and fire lesser calibers to get more comfortable with this fact. Unfortunately most shooters just shoot bullets and never dry fire or practice the fundamentals without the explosion. It is because of this that all you are teaching your brain is pull down when I pull the trigger. I recommend 3 times the dryfire to the live. This will help your mind balance the thought that every time I pull the trigger this thing is going to recoil. Remember the best shots are the ones that surprise you. Hold the gun properly and let the bullet go, it is designed to shoot where you point it not where you pull it.
