What is interesting, at least to me, is that I was taught to focus on the front sight, and if I am shooting paper and want a really nice group that is what I do. But I grew up shooting running jack rabbits, always focused on the rabbit, not the sights, and hit a jillion of them. Then when I got into law enforcement, same thing. I focused on the target (after all, when shooting at people you have to KNOW that they have a gun/whatever), and qualified as Master (the highest possible) for thirty years. Ya gotta go with what works for you...
Reading this got me to thinking (usually a bad idea) and trying to recall how I sight when I shoot a handgun. I think I, also, focus on the target. I am sure there is some visual awareness of the rear sight and that I'm splitting it with the front sight at the same time that I'm placing the front sight on the target. I just think my primary focus is on the target and everything else is in the picture but not in focus.
Now I'm afraid the next time I go to the range I'm going to over-analyze each shot. So, if my groups are more scattered than usual, I'll happily blame this thread!
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