Took my CZ-75B, the first pistol I ever bought, out to the range today.
After firing 15 rounds at a paper plate 7 yards away it became rather apparent that skills have gone to shit.
Five holes in the target, all very very low.
Ugh.
The easy one to fix was my sight picture. I was taught to use a 6 o’clock hold with semi-auto pistols but that does NOT mean the bottom of a paper plate at 7 yards. Fixed that one after a while.
My flinch was horrible. I ended up dry firing a number of times at the range to try and get rid of it. I ended up blowing through around 150 rounds 9mm in this session. I didn’t intend to, but it took that much time just to get me back to shooting within the limits of what I consider respectable.
What I should have done is packed it up after that first 15 rounds, headed back home, and brought a .22LR pistol out there.
It’s amazing how many times I forget that I should always haul a .22LR pistol with me when I head to the range. I never learn.
