Greebo,
I will start out by saying I know George Harris personally. Been at Sig many times. There is no better trainer in this country than he a Phil Singleton of Singleton International. George is not only a fantastic instructor he is an excellent shot also. As was reflected, he worked for Sig for years as the Range Master and Senior Instructor. I would like to add on another thing to this article. I also like to use the live ammo and dummy drill. Where the weapon magazine is loaded by someone else with live and dummy rounds. I begin by talking the student into the proper procedures each and every shot in detail, grip, sight picture, trigger press and controlled movement. You need to work with this technique some until you see how it works. It is best to start with a few more dummy rounds in the magazine for example than live. The student will soon see exactly what they are doing to loose control of the weapon or the shot. They will see the flinch, the jerk of the trigger and other movement. It is almost self correcting in their mind as you continue to walk them through every trigger press. As George referred to snapping the trigger. Or ducking the gun down forward at the ground while flinching. Accompanied with other techniques this works also. Of course for some the caliber itself chosen for the training can be important as the type of ammunition used. In the case of civilians women and children just starting out a good 22 cal pistol or revolver is a great place to start. Development can usually be achieved quickly and advancement to larger weapons can come easier and sooner. Once a flinch gets embedded in the mind it can sometimes be no easy task to eliminate it. Kind of reminds me of breaking the young bird dog that is afraid when they first here a shotgun. Sometimes when they are young it is best to walk them into it easy with firing a 22 around them. But if George says it will work it will work and he also advised that is what they use at the Sig Academy. They have some great schools there. Another important factor never shoot or let a new shooter ever shoot of be *close without good ear protection. Basically Muffs are recommended for them with problems since the bones around you ears transmits sound also. Even with plugs in the ears. That is how our SWAT Mics worked with the pads of the small speakers on the bones in front of our ear. And we could hear a guy whisper!
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I will start out by saying I know George Harris personally. Been at Sig many times. There is no better trainer in this country than he a Phil Singleton of Singleton International. George is not only a fantastic instructor he is an excellent shot also. As was reflected, he worked for Sig for years as the Range Master and Senior Instructor. I would like to add on another thing to this article. I also like to use the live ammo and dummy drill. Where the weapon magazine is loaded by someone else with live and dummy rounds. I begin by talking the student into the proper procedures each and every shot in detail, grip, sight picture, trigger press and controlled movement. You need to work with this technique some until you see how it works. It is best to start with a few more dummy rounds in the magazine for example than live. The student will soon see exactly what they are doing to loose control of the weapon or the shot. They will see the flinch, the jerk of the trigger and other movement. It is almost self correcting in their mind as you continue to walk them through every trigger press. As George referred to snapping the trigger. Or ducking the gun down forward at the ground while flinching. Accompanied with other techniques this works also. Of course for some the caliber itself chosen for the training can be important as the type of ammunition used. In the case of civilians women and children just starting out a good 22 cal pistol or revolver is a great place to start. Development can usually be achieved quickly and advancement to larger weapons can come easier and sooner. Once a flinch gets embedded in the mind it can sometimes be no easy task to eliminate it. Kind of reminds me of breaking the young bird dog that is afraid when they first here a shotgun. Sometimes when they are young it is best to walk them into it easy with firing a 22 around them. But if George says it will work it will work and he also advised that is what they use at the Sig Academy. They have some great schools there. Another important factor never shoot or let a new shooter ever shoot of be *close without good ear protection. Basically Muffs are recommended for them with problems since the bones around you ears transmits sound also. Even with plugs in the ears. That is how our SWAT Mics worked with the pads of the small speakers on the bones in front of our ear. And we could hear a guy whisper!
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