There are certain marksmanship skills that apply to any use to which we put a rifle or a pistol. These are sight picture, breath control, trigger press and follow through. The importance of the trigger press applies whether we are in competition, hunting, plinking or defending our lives. In short, proper trigger press must be applied any time we expect to hit the target, whatever the target may be.
In teaching the Modern Technique of the Pistol, Col. Jeff Cooper referred to the proper trigger press as the “surprise break.” That is, we apply pressure to the trigger gradually and evenly …read more

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