Trigger squeeze

Gerry.L

Just curious. I have being doing some reading and it has being said that I should gently squeeze the trigger (not jerk it), and something along the lines off... 'the shot should nearly go by suprise, all you have to worry about is to just keep squeezing very gently and the shot will just happen when its good and ready' or something to that extent.

THats all well and good. But how do I translate that into a hunting atmosphere were your relying on a split second here and there to get a shot off- or risk loosing the target altogether...

Is there some sort of middle ground for us hunters..?

One shot on kill

i would of tought it would be the casr alright when useing a rifle anyway

may apply to a shot gun if you got time but most of the time prob not

depents on what your usin i would think

johngalway

Gerry.L wrote: »

Is there some sort of middle ground for us hunters..?

Yup, they're called Jewell triggers

dcdeerhunter

concentrate on the target and the rest will take care of its self ,but if u have a bad trigger thats another matter

marksman9999

learned to shot with whats called a "new york" trigger 11.5lbs, fairly heavy i'd say by most modern triggers. I overcame it by always concentrating on the sights and target, resighting to myself as i squeezed the trigger, "sights, Sights,sights,sights". this helped to stop snatching at the trigger. also try drawing a line around your finger as if it started at the top of your finger nail to keep your finger centered on the trigger, and try to keep your finger almost touching the trigger gaurd, this should elimiate pulling to the left or right. hope this is of some help

tfox

My first 6.5 had a Mauser action with a trigger pull of 12lb :eek:

Found it very hard to get a decent group with it, timney trigger sorted it right out

It wasn't me!

There's a middle ground alright. If you spend long enough practising slow squeezing and gentle trigger control, you go through it a bit faster on game, but you don't slap it or yank it, and you don't do too badly.

Cass

marksman9999 wrote: »

........... a "new york" trigger 11.5lbs, fairly heavy i'd say ..............

tfox wrote: »

..........a trigger pull of 12lb :eek:........

HO-LY CR-AP.

And i used to give out about my trigger and it was 4lb. Thats unbelievable. You'd want someone holding the rifle while you use both hands to pull the trigger.:D

I dislike the idea of the "surprise" firing of the rifle. Dry firing and practise where possible to learn the breaking point of my trigger is what i always use. The target aspect is different to hunting. Target you have a good deal of time (however not unlimited), but with hunting its really "snap" shots or a few seconds to aim, steady, squeeze, and fire. Also a thing to remember or try, is when you fire keep the trigger held for a second or two after the shot is fired. Train yourself to hold the trigger that bit longer to help prevent jerking the trigger.

tfox

Before this season I was jerking and pulling shots, spent some time dry-firing which sorted it out. My Steyr as a set trigger but I never use it, too easy of an accidental discharge, nice crisp pull of 3lb which I think is just right !!!

Gerry.L

A few of ye mentioned dry firing? Is that with a snap cap in place or something?

(Only asking because I seem to remember someone telling me dry firing is bad for the gun)

It wasn't me!

Gerry.L wrote: »

A few of ye mentioned dry firing? Is that with a snap cap in place or something?

(Only asking because I seem to remember someone telling me dry firing is bad for the gun)

That or just an empty chamber in centrefires. Take up an aim on something like a one inch dot at a hundred yards and fire shots with nothing in the chamber or a snap cap, watch how different types of squeeze or pull affect where the sights are. As long as your hand position is good and you're squeezing the trigger straight back, you can be reasonably quick getting shots off without any issues.