How To Aim A Pistol Using Iron Sights Or A Red Dot?

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I spent over 55 years shooting, Dad trained. Boy Scouting trained with shooting merit badge, Military Police trained, 20 years retired and civilian Law Enforcement trained 25 years and retired from that also, and at 67 I thought I knew it all, but I still learn things about shooting through programs like this. Keep up the good training.

I have been shooting for decades and military trained, this is an excellent video for me as well! No question we can all benefit from good reminders and I appreciate your work.

I am a 79 year old retired Marine who has been shooting most of my life. I believe is always good to periodically review the basics, the fundamental point and skills. Great video.

Very well explained! I've been teaching firearms for almost 40 years and it does my heart well to hear someone explain the fundamentals simply enough the new shooter can understand. Very good video and the instructor was very clear and to the point. Keep up the good work!

As a 41 year old male that grew up around guns, I had just accepted that I was not the most accurate with a pistol. I can always hit on paper, but my shots are always sort of all over the place. Your video shows and taught me that I really did not have a clear understanding of what I was doing. Rather than ever seek guidance on how to properly do the shot, I chose to go the “manly” way lol and blame the sights when the gun was not consistent. Thank you for this video as I took so much from it. Awesome work sir!

I've been shooting for 103 years, great video.

I have a CO2 pistol, the Crosman .357 Magnum. I had not shot it months because of my terrible accuracy with it. After watching this video a few hours ago and learning about "equal height and light," I had to load it up and give it another try. It was the best shooting session I have ever had with the pistol. I know the video is intended for firearm pistols, but it was a great help to me. Thank you, sir!

This video has improved my shooting. I learned to shoot about 50 years ago and wasn't aware of the different holds. Made a world of difference, I was taught to shoot at 6 oclock. Switched to the combat and my longer distances with pistol improved! Great video.

Awesome presentation! I have learned more from you in 11 minutes than I have learned in the past 11 years :) Thank you so much 😊

I'm new to pistol shooting and this really helps. So clearly explained and illustrated, thank you Hyve!

The main issue IS .... when you get that red dot or the iron sight ON the target and you PULL that trigger, as you pull the trigger to fire, IS that red dot OT iron sight going to shift away because while you were pulling your finger, the gun shifted ever so slightly and now you missed the target. Most people have a steady hand and can keep the red eye or iron sight locked in BUT as you pull the trigger, is that hand gun staying steady AS YOU PULL THE TRIGGER ...

Your video explains how to shoot properly in 10 minutes. You busted a lot of myths about shooting. The most important is that you show it without expensive weapon and strange moves. Best wishes from Poland. :D

Mr. Myles, I am one of those very (very) old shooters you referenced but my daughter is young and new to the sport. These videos are excellent building blocks for advancing shooting skills at most any level. Also, thank you for the clarity of thought and presentation that you personally bring to these videos!

Used to work at an indoor shooting range and ran an average of 500 rounds a week (free ammo.. YAY). Been out of the game for 30+ years and just got my 92FS. Great video both for new people and refresher for us oldies. Thanks for this post. Good stuff

Very will done. Being former military and holding expert certifications with M16s, I was never taught to properly align my pistol sites. I also carry a P365. I was always shooting a little high. Thanks for the lesson. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos.

Having competed in Bullseye for many years I still learned something - never heard of “combat” before. At the end you touched on zeroing your sights, very important. I’m thinking a lot of people don’t under that changing from one lot of ammo to a different lot will probably change your zero, and even within lots it can change for less expensive brands of ammo. Good video.

Good tips! I'm an iron sight guy, and i learned "six o'clock hold" during my 1911 and M16A1 qual, but my HK and CZ pistols use that combat sight hold method. I appreciate the red dot info. Red dots seem an enigma to me. Another tip for good sight alignment is to look in the owner's manual. I have found, buried in manual, is a description of how the manufacturer zeroed the weapon, both sight picture and the distance. My European weapons use 25 meters, which of course is longer than 25 yards, for example. They also use a combat hold, covering the bull with the front sight.

Shooting pistol / revolver, using iron sights, center hold works for me up to 25 yards or so; anything farther I resort to switching to a six o'clock hold to compensate for the black front sight getting 'lost' in the mass of the black bulls-eye region. Thanks, "Tactical Hyve," for a great assist !

Thanks for this video. I am one of those people that didn't know there were different holds. Started shooting as a small kid as my grandfather was an NRA safety instructor who taught me the center hold. I carried that from then, through my time in the military in the 90s, to now. I've been getting annoyed that I seem to be off in my shooting, again not knowing any difference, with my G19. I knew it was me and not the gun as my CZ P-07 had the same issues, but thought it was just me being cross eye dominant now. Now I know. I'll try to combat hold next time and see if there is any difference.