ARE YOU AFRAID TO TRY AIMED POINT SHOOTING OR P&S? - PT. 2

Are you afraid to try AIMED Point Shooting or P&S?

When the index finger is placed along the side of a gun, and used to to aim the gun rapidly and accurately by pointing, there is the possibility with rapid firing and the gun jumping and bucking in your hand, that the index finger may not stay in place along the side of the gun and could be hit by the slide.

THE P&S AIMING AID:

So, the use of a P&S aiming aid can help to keep the index finger in place and away from the slide.

The aid is a very simple finger rest that is positioned below the slide and that sticks out some from the side of the gun like a small shelf. It's also aligned with the barrel and the sights, so when the index finger is placed up against it, the barrel, sights, and index finger will be in alignment.


To get automatic and correct sight placement on a target, you just grab your gun, place you index finger up and against the aiming aid, point at a target, and pull the trigger with your middle finger. And you do that for each shot taken. Just point-n-pull, point-n-pull....

The use of the aiming aid reduces both the amount of hand eye coordination and the time needed to make an effective shot, and REGARDLESS of the amount of training and practice a shooter may have. So, it can be a help to the average shooter or even a professional.

THE GRIP:

The grip used is not your weak three fingered range or competition grip where the thumb is not supposed to press against the gun, and the index finger is to be held aloof from the gun so it can be squeezed smoothly back until the shot breaks.

The grip used with P&S is a strong four fingered grip. The thumb and index finger are expected to press hard on the gun, and along with the ring and little fingers make up a strong and level shooting platform. You can try and squeeze the beegebers out of a gun and all you will do is improve the strength of your grip. And with the four finger grip, you can make front punches and elbow smashes.

THE MIDDLE FINGER ON THE TRIGGER FINGER:

In a high stress shooting situation, per the literature, you will have a crush grip on the gun, so it really doesn't matter which finger is used on the trigger.

The middle finger can be flexed and extended individually like the index finger, and there are distinct advantages with using it as the trigger finger.

It pulls back straighter in the hand than does the index finger. And it is longer than the index finger which makes it easier to place the second pad of the finger on the trigger, which helps in pulling the trigger straight back. It's also stronger than the index finger, so shooting double action guns is easier when it is used on the trigger.

FINALLY:

A P&S aiming aid provides for correct sight alignment automatically, and it can be used with our instinctive and accurately pointing ability, to automatically and accurately engage targets.

And the use of one in a close quarters life thread situation where there is the greatest chance of being shot and/or killed, makes life over death sense to me.

Here is another practical and science based rationale for using one.

In a close quarters life threat situations, our instinctive Fight or Flight response is automatically activated, and with activation there is an immediate jump in the heart rate and a release of adrenaline into the blood stream.

The increased heart rate results in the loss of fine motor skills. And the adrenaline causes the ciliary muscle in the eye to relax, which in turn results in a flatening of the lens of the eye to enhance far vision for focusing on the threat, and with the accompanying loss of near vision focus.

As such, you will lose your fine motor skill and your ability to focus on the sights, both of which are needed for correct sight alignment and correct sight placement. And unless you know of and use an alternate shooting method, the result could be your termination.

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