How effective are .22lr training pistols for gaining skill?

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Same here. Because the recoil is different, 22 does not help if your issue is anticipation or flinch (pushing down/forward).

I will often do dry fire practice at the firing line with centerfire guns, which helps a lot more. 10 dry fire shots until I can see that the sights don't budge, then 3 rounds into the gun and assess.

Also, I keep a copy of this printed out in my range bag to keep as reference. (I don't actually print this out to shoot at; my club provides targets and I just compare them against each other)

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Sheriff of Baghdad has a good video about that chart. Paraphrasing, “fixing poor grip and stance fixes everything on this chart”.
 

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Rehab after neck and shoulder surgery was a good time to shoot .22. I had a 1911 conversion that helped me a bunch
Previous shoulder repair I had a Ruger single 6.
Bocephus used a Ruger Single 6 after his mountain accident.
I think the Ruger single action was a better choice than the 1911 for fine tuning motor sķills
 

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go train a month with your 22 and then pick up your carry gun and do a speed and marksmanship test from 3-25 hards, 1 headshot at 3,5,7, and 10, 3-5 body shots at 15,20, and 25, and see how fast and accurate you are. If you think its acceptable, then you will know training with a 22 is sufficient. If you fail, you will know training with a 22 was not the solution.
 

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Same here. Because the recoil is different, 22 does not help if your issue is anticipation or flinch (pushing down/forward).

I will often do dry fire practice at the firing line with centerfire guns, which helps a lot more. 10 dry fire shots until I can see that the sights don't budge, then 3 rounds into the gun and assess.

Also, I keep a copy of this printed out in my range bag to keep as reference. (I don't actually print this out to shoot at; my club provides targets and I just compare them against each other)

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In my years of handgunning, coming from people who used this as a training tool, Ive abandoned it entirely. Ive taken people who did anything you shouldnt regarding handgun marksmanship, fixed their stance and grip and occasionally finger position on a trigger depending on the gun, and it alleviates everything so long as they memorize it and repeat it to the point its habitual.
 

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