https://greyhive.com/videos/watch/8f8a35c5-35c2-4769-bb7d-927b2f441d94 Concealed Carry instructors Mickey Schuch and Sang Lee teach how to shoot a pistol in this comprehensive training video. People constantly ask how to shoot better. Most of the time this boils down to a better mastery of the fundamentals: Gripping the Pistol, aligning the sights, and a smooth trigger press. TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1:11 - GUN SAFETY 1:22 - Know your Target and What's Beyond 1:42 - Trigger Discipline 2:26 - Know the Direction of Your Muzzle 2:36 - Carrying for Duty Use 2:51 - THE GRIP (Two-handed Grip / Two Handed Grip) 3:14 - SIRT Gun 3:23 - High Grip 4:26 - Iscocles Stance 4:11 - Placing the Gun in the Web of Your Hand 4:54 - Support Hand 6:20 - Grip Pressure 6:49 - Rob Leatham, Professional Shooter on Grip Strength 7:25 - Milking the Pistol 7:53 - Grip and Analyzing Targets 8:23 - Mickey's Notes on Gripping a Handgun 8:27 - Master Grip 9:50 - The Difficulty with Small Guns 10:01 - INSERTING A MAGAZINE 10:38 - Indexing a Mag 12:22 - LOADING A PISTOL 13:28 - Seat. Lock. Tug. 13:46 - Administrative Load 14:22 - UNLOADING A PISTOL 14:50 - Cycling the Pistol 15:36 - A FIGHTING TOOL 16:00 - Manipulating the Slide (Sling Shot and Overhand Method) 16:41 - Dave Spaulding, Firearms Instructor 17:25 - THE TRIGGER 17:32 - Massad Ayoob, "Heart of the Beast" 1745 - Finger Placement 18:40 - Resetting the Trigger 19:03 - Trigger Flinch 19:30 - SIGHTS 19:43 - Gun Sights (Front Sight Post and Rear Sight) 19:55 - Sight Alignment 21:25 - Front Sight Press 21:31 - TRIGGER PRESS (Trigger Pull) 21:45 - Good Smooth Trigger Press 22:45 - Bad Trigger Press, Hard Press 23:05 - Inter-Limb Grasp (isolate trigger finger) 23:37 - LIVE-FIRE Demonstration firing a Pistol (Glock 19) 24:10 - How to Shoot a Pistol Step by Step 24:35 - Reseting the Trigger and Trigger Squeeze 27:05 - Muzzle Direction and Range Etiquette 29:38 - Riding the Slide Stop Problem & Easy Fix Shooting Tip 32:01 - REVOLVERS (Demonstrating with the Smith and Wesson J-Frame .38 Special) 33:45 - Gripping a J-Frame Revolver 34:22 - Loading a Revolver 36:26 - DOUBLE SINGLE ACTION PISTOLS (Demonstrating with the Beretta, but this also applies to Sig Sauer Pistols) 38:18 - Decocking the Hammer (decock lever) 38:54 - Holstering a Double Single Action Pistol 43:08 - ENDING 43:28 - BLOOPERS For more information on drawing from a holster, see Intro to Drawing from Concealment with Mickey Schuch: https://youtu.be/KxRiCTK_yJ8 For more information on holsters, see The Best Concealed Carry Holster: https://youtu.be/p1oA1xolS8c Weapons used in video: Glock 19, S&W J-Frame .38 Special and Beretta 9mm. Please subscribe, learn more learn more on our website or follow us on Facebook and Instagram: Website: http://carrytrainer.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarryTrainer/ Instagram: @carrytrainer Twitter: https://twitter.com/carrytrainer Email: mickey@carrytrainer.com Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:45:36 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://greyhive.com https://greyhive.com/lazy-static/avatars/6094f644-7703-4c4f-a34f-a1e437f27e03.webp https://greyhive.com/videos/watch/8f8a35c5-35c2-4769-bb7d-927b2f441d94 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://greyhive.com/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.