r/shootingtalk

707 archived posts · Mar 2013 – Jun 2023

shootingtalk: discussion for people who do more than just collect firearms.

r/shootingtalk

A dedicated space to talk about the practices of shooting, and share tutorials and tips that improve our shooting skills.

Created Mar 12, 2013 · restricted

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Because I am sure these will become our most commonly asked questions:

Q:HOW DO I SHOOT A RIFLE BETTER?

A: Find and attend an Appleseed near you.

Q: HOW DO I SHOOT A HANDGUN BETTER?

A: FIX YOUR GRIP FIRST.

Q: HOW DO I SHOOT A SHOTGUN BETTER?

A: I have no idea, go ask r/claybusters (until some member of the community wants to write a guide).

Note: Submissions are no-longer self post only. After some time watching how r/longrange does it, I'm confident we can have a focused community that doesn't constantly get flooded with imgur pictures of people's latest purchase.

Rules: This is not a subreddit about guns or as objects. Ammo in the context of accuracy is fine but avoid topics like a shortage of a particular caliber. Please head to r/guns to talk about your latest purchase or see pictures of guns from museums.

This is not a subreddit about criminal activity. Articles about shooting crimes belong in r/news, not here.

Related subreddits:

r/competitionshooting

r/longrange

r/riflery

The Holy Four Rules of Gun Safety

Treat all guns as if they are loaded.
Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target.
Be sure of your target and what is beyond it.

Commonly used acronyms with links to full explainations:

NPOA : Natural Point of Aim

MOA : Minute of Arc

SA : [Single Action](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigger_(firearms\)#Single-action)

SAO : [Single Action Only](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigger_(firearms\)#Single-action)

DA : [Double Action](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigger_(firearms\)#Double-action)

DAO : [Double Action Only](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigger_(firearms\)#Double-action)

SFA : Striker Fired Action

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