Glock Shooting Techniques

Grip

• Place your right hand on the grip as high as is comfortably possible, with the webbing between thumb and forefinger pressed firmly into the top of the back of the grip. Do not wrap your hand too far around the gun so that your thumb is bracing the back of the gun. Your forearm should extend directly back from the center line of the weapon. Your forefinger should rest above or on the trigger guard while your three lower fingers wrap around the grip. Your supporting left hand should wrap around the fingers of your right hand with your left thumb vertical on the left side of the gun, crossing your right thumb at a right angle.

Stance

• Your feet and shoulders should be oriented approximately toward the target, with left foot and shoulder slightly in front of the right. This allows your right arm to extend slightly straighter than your left arm, which will be significantly crooked at the elbow. Your right arm should be pushing out while your left arm pulls in toward your body in the motion of a curl.

Aiming

• To aim the Glock, line the U of the rear sight with the post of the front sight so that the post is directly in the middle of the U and directly in front of the target. To steady your aim, hold your breath or slow down your breathing to minimize the movements of your chest. Lean slightly forward, toward the target, so that the recoil will not throw you off balance.

Shooting

• The key to an accurate trigger pull is that it be smooth rather than jerky. Squeeze the trigger gradually. When the round is fired, it should come as a surprise to you. Be sure to pull the trigger straight back toward your body. After a round is discharged, do not release the trigger entirely; instead, decrease pressure on the trigger until it clicks. You can then fire another round with minimal movement and maximum maintained stability.