Le Français
05-23-2012, 10:07 PM
Recently, I came upon some written work by Richard Mann about surprise trigger breaks which I think might be of interest to some here (http://www.shootingillustrated.com/index.php/7729/no-surprises/ and http://gunwriter.wordpress.com/2011/03/24/the-notorious-surprise-break/).
I've heard the "surprise break" thing repeated a lot as well, and I don't understand how someone who spends hours a week shooting and dry firing the same gun could possibly be surprised when, during the trigger pull, the gun fires. Every time I pull a trigger, I am familiarizing myself with exactly when the gun fires, and as I continue to practice it becomes increasingly less likely that I'll be surprised by the break that I have felt, and intended, so many times.
Of course, when picking up an unfamiliar gun, it is to be expected that the first shot, at the very least, will be a true "surprise break". I'd like to hear (or read) your thoughts on the matter.
I've heard the "surprise break" thing repeated a lot as well, and I don't understand how someone who spends hours a week shooting and dry firing the same gun could possibly be surprised when, during the trigger pull, the gun fires. Every time I pull a trigger, I am familiarizing myself with exactly when the gun fires, and as I continue to practice it becomes increasingly less likely that I'll be surprised by the break that I have felt, and intended, so many times.
Of course, when picking up an unfamiliar gun, it is to be expected that the first shot, at the very least, will be a true "surprise break". I'd like to hear (or read) your thoughts on the matter.