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StrykerPez
StrykerPez
Pencil Firing Exercise - Pistol Traning
Oct 10 2011, 4:57 PM EDT | Post edited: Oct 10 2011, 5:00 PM EDT
An exercise to hone your trigger pull and sighting with a .45 semi-automatic pistol.

ENSURE THE GUN IS NOT LOADED!

First: Create a target. Turn an 8.5x11 piece of paper on its side and draw 12 small dots in a grid pattern (3 dots x4 dots) Dots should be no larger than 1/8 inch.

Second: Prepare pencil. Take a regular sharpened pencil and wrap two bands of tape around it, one near the eraser and one about 3 inches farther. The pencil should slide smoothly in the barrel, not be too snug, nor rattle.

Insert the pencil in the barrel with the eraser against the firing pin.

Aim at one of the dots on your target with the tip of the protruding pencil about 3/8 inch from the paper. Cọck the hammer and squeeze the trigger; the hammer should nudge the pencil into the paper, making a mark below the dot.

Continue with all 12 dots. Attempt to regulate your trigger pull and grip to get all marks an equal distance below the target dot.
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Sharpie41
Sharpie41
1. RE: Pencil Firing Exercise - Pistol Traning
Oct 10 2011, 5:00 PM EDT | Post edited: Oct 10 2011, 5:00 PM EDT
Hmm, cool exercise, but I don't have a gun with a hammer, except my Single-Six, but it's a .22...so a pencil wouldn't fit. I've also heard (For trigger pull) that placing a coin on the top of the slide and dry firing it helps too Do you find this valuable?    
StrykerPez
StrykerPez
2. RE: Pencil Firing Exercise - Pistol Traning
Oct 10 2011, 5:02 PM EDT | Post edited: Oct 10 2011, 5:02 PM EDT
Unless you've got a Metal Storm gun, everything has a firing pin. That's what hits the eraser.

Sorry about the .22 tho. Try a chopstick with ink on it :-P Do you find this valuable?    
Sharpie41
Sharpie41
3. RE: Pencil Firing Exercise - Pistol Traning
Oct 10 2011, 5:07 PM EDT | Post edited: Oct 10 2011, 5:07 PM EDT
"Unless you've got a Metal Storm gun, everything has a firing pin. That's what hits the eraser.

Sorry about the .22 tho. Try a chopstick with ink on it :-P"
External I mean, haha the chopsticks I have are oval shape Do you find this valuable?    

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