Doug,
Im late in replying but hope I can add something to consider in helping.
During practice, my dad would take several caps that were basically ?duds? and mix them in my cap pouch.
When practicing I?d be none the wiser if the cap I uses was hot or not. As you can imagine, by simply standing back and watching, when the hammer fell on a dud cap a jerk or flinch was CLEARLY evident. I would then simply recap and discharge the piece.
IF you do this, ensure you empty out your cap pouch and remove any remaining duds before you shoot in a skirmish!
As many will say, you want ?to be surprised? when your shot breaks. In these instances, your brain and distractions are not involved and as if found 90% or more of the time, I hit the mark despite thinking that I blew the shot.
Practice, practice, practice... Over time, you will get to the point where each time you load, aim and shoot - it will be as if you?re ?running a program?. ENSURE you?re are always employing all of the basic fundamentals of marksmanship (stock welds, breath control, etc...). Then with repetition, the conscious aspect of shooting will be replaced by the sub-conscious (muscle memory). Like golf, shooting requires a lot of things to happen simultaneously and our brain can only truly concentrate on one thing at a time, hence the absolute need for the subconscious to take over when on the line.
Hope this helps!
Semper Fi,
Rob Freeman
Col, USMC (Ret.)
1987-2019
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor. - Vince Lombardi
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