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Summary: Learn the proper technique of the trigger squeeze when firing a semi-automatic handgun in this free video featuring a Marine Corps marksman.
John Ritenour has been target shooting for the past nine years. He qualified as a double expert in the United States Marine Corps with the Beretta M92 pistol and the M16 rifle. In...read more
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"Hello! This is John with Expert Village. This next segment is going to be on trigger squeeze. I’m going to pick up the gun. Again, check it and make sure it’s empty. No round or magazine. I’m going to put an empty magazine in and around here. We’re going to use this bring the slide home. Now, the trigger’s ready to go. Now, the trigger squeeze, because this hammer is already cocked, the trigger is pulled back already, so basically you’re ready to go. You’re ready to fire. Finger on the trigger and squeeze gently to the rear, easy and remember to breathe. Releases the trigger, releases the hammer, fires a round. Now you’re ready to shoot again. Finger back on the trigger, slow, steady squeeze to the rear. Now, this firearm has a half cock, so you pull it and let go, the hammer stays partly cocked back here. Go back on the trigger. And that’s how you pull a trigger. This is John from Expert Village. "
eHow Article: Squeezing the Trigger : Handgun Target Shooting
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oldephram said
on 8/8/2009 You know, I'm sorry to tell you but you are just about the worst firearms instructoe I have ever seen. I've been a military and Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor for more than thirty years and I can tell you that you know nothing about teaching firearms. You don't even "clear" a gun when you're done handling it. You pass your hand in front of the muzzle constantly, and you point the gun in every direction while making these videos. What's disturbing is, you're trying to teach others how to be safe? Come on John, get off the Internet, and especially Expert Village. You're no expert at all.
Please do the younger people who are new to guns a big favor and stop doing these videos. You may even save a life.
evuser5996 said
on 8/2/2008 mmm kay
boltguy said
on 8/2/2008 What are you, Cagney, or Lacey? I can't think of a worse position for your support hand. By the way, way to forego any follow-through whatsoever with your trigger press. Ridiculous.