Today's article is about sight picture and the holds used by various shooters. Read, agree/disagree, test out for yourself it doesn't matter. This is to share and hopefully help out whoever needs the knowledge.
For those that may be new to the spectacular world of shooting Aiming consist of 2 components, sight alignment & sight picture. Sight alignment can best be remembered by the ditty equal height equal light where the top of your front and rear sights are aligned and there is equal spacing between the front post and the left right posts of the rear. Sight picture can be slightly more complicated.
3 types of holds are commonly used
- Combat Hold
- 6 O'Clock Hold
- Center Hold
luckily this post includes photos for you visual learners
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A combat hold puts the dot of the front sight on target, typically used in combat scenarios (no shit) and by law enforcement. The benefit to this hold is rapid target acquisition but the drawback is that your target is obscured by the sights.
6 O'Clock looks weird to those unfamiliar and can feel unnatural to new shooters. The sights are aligned at the base of the target and as seen in the picture above the point of impact is the bullseye. Used by bullseye target shooters this hold provides a clear picture of the target and can provide more precision and accuracy for competitions.
Our last but in no way inferior is the center hold. This sight picture is perfect when the top of the sights bisect the center of the target (Get it? Center hold, center of the target. Screw you puns are funny.) Using this hold will provide greater target visibility and can contribute to more precise shots. Not a bad use case for self defense, competitions (USPSA, IDPA, Steel Challenge) or hunting for your badass hand gun hunters.
Now the trick is knowing what hold your brand new pistol has and the information isn't as clear cut as you might think due to lack of documentation. Conflicting sources claim that #Glock are center hold and combat hold. #Sig_Sauer comes from the factory with a combat hold and i have a Ruger Mk IV that came with a 6 O'Clock (luckily this was in the manual). The best plan of action I can recommend would be to get out to the range and test your pistol from the bench rest or with a sturdy sandbag/range bag for a foundation. Consistent form will be key here and removing variables will help you determine which hold your sights are using. Another less expensive way involves a laser boresight and a friend who can tell you where the laser is when you have the firearm ready to fire.
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You know your hold and you're a lead slinging machine now but the bullets aren't hitting the bullseye. What's going on? The answer to that is your zero.
Would you like to know more? Then tune in next time when i finish writing the next article.
At the end of the day, i hope this was beneficial to someone and for the armchair experts please run your mouth and comment/troll it gets my content out there and thank you for your service. Happy shooting and stay safe out there friends.
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