Video: A Look at Trigger Control for Defensive Shooting

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Video: A Look at Trigger Control for Defensive Shooting

Of all the different factors influencing an accurate shot, none is perhaps more important than the trigger pull.

But the mechanics of depressing the trigger can vary, depending on the situation. In the above video, Gun Digest author and firearms instructor Rob Pincus draws a bead on trigger control for defensive firearms. And really, the name of the game is consistency, making sure that each pull is as smooth as the one before it.

One of the great things about focusing on trigger pull, in addition to better groupings, is how easy and affordable it is to master. Through dry fire, the finer aspects of a defensive firearms' pull can be honed with out spending money on ammo or even having to leave your home.


Getting Defensive

Handgun TrainingWhether you are shooting to brush up on your defensive handgun skills or are working to formulate a comprehensive self-defense plan, Grant Cunningham and Rob Pincus have you covered. Cunningham’s new book Handgun Training gives you all the ins and outs of mastering pistol and revolver marksmanship. While Pincus’ classic Defend Yourself delves into tactics of staying safe when at or away from home.defend-yourself

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Elwood Shelton is the Digital Editor for Gun Digest. He lives in Colorado and has provided coverage on a vast spectrum of topics for GD for more than a decade. Before that, he was an award-winning sports and outdoors reporter for a number of newspapers across the Rocky Mountains. His experience has consisted of covering the spread of chronic wasting disease into the Western Slope of Colorado to the state’s ranching for wildlife programs. His passion for shooting began at a young age, fostered on pheasant hunts with his father. Since then, he has become an accomplished handloader, long-range shooter and avid hunter—particularly mule deer and any low-down, dirty varmint that comes into his crosshairs. He is a regular contributor to Gun Digest Magazine and has contributed to various books on guns and shooting, most recently Lever-Actions: A Tribute to the All-American Rifle.

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