Posted: Nov 8th 2009, 09:32 PM
and thats a special pistol. Anyone can get that good with 100s of hours of practice. The hard one is the tactical relod where you have to retain the used clip.
The way you do this is start by breaking the maneuver into short steps. example:
1) position the pistol for mag release
2)Release
3)Insert new mag
4)Front sight on target.
Do each step slowly so that you are smooth. Concentrate on the smoothness of each maneuver and not the speed. As you achieve the muscle memory, you will find yourself moving faster.
The same type of technique is used to teach drawing from the hip to prevent you from skipping steps and shooting yourself. Your finger never goes for the trigger untill the last step. As you get faster you will find your finger engaging the trigger at virtually the same time as your front sight is on the target. Engaging the trigger is always taught as the last step so that the memory never allows engaging the trigger until the pistol is well clear of the holster.
Muscle memory exercises can be used to develop all of your firearms moves but be very careful that you are practicing the correct and safe order or the results can be deadly. Before practicing this kind of stuff, make sure there are no loaded magazines in the same room as you and make sure your firearm is safe and clear of any ammunition. 100 evolutions a days is reasonable and you could be that fast in a couple of months. Remember, go slow, you cant afford any mistakes with a firearm, not even one.
Some moves such as an engagement at arms length can never be practiced with live ammo because they require that you aim in the direction of your own off hand. Mastery of a pistol is like mastery of any weapon, it's one step at a time.
Be safe
