David Bradshaw Aerial Shooting Kimber Gold Match 45ACP

[seancass]

David takes a Kimber for a spin:

[northeastboy]

I was thinking that it was time for another lesson from Mr Bradshaw. Awesome marksmanship.

[bradshaw]

Once again, my appreciation to Sean for launching these videos. Sean stepped up for this task, which takes pressure off Lee, although by no means all of it. And a huge thanks to Cherie Lowry for taking the videos with her iPad. It takes an eye and a good sense of timing to capture the action, especially with bare hands in freezing temperatures. I shoot with gloves, without which my fingers would quickly freeze. It would not work to shoot barehand in this weather.

This early-production Kimber 1911 Gold Match .45 ACP has been stellar on reliability, with groups bagged as tight as 4-inches @ 100 yards. probably should test its gain as skiing weather subsides. Replaced factory copy with a Bo-Mar when the pistol was new and the Bo-Mar was still made. Bo-Mar elevation moves .002-inch per click with real consistency.

These jug were shot with Speer 200 JHP----dubbed “the flying ashtray” by the late gunwriter Dean Grennell. Cast solids and ball rounds do not record the explosive action of hollow points on water-filled jugs. Fabric dye lends visibility to the erupting water.
David Bradshaw

[snappy]

These efforts are sure appreciated Mr. Bradshaw, Seancass and Ms Lowry. The slow mo is useful in breaking down the rhythm of your movements. Stability and flow. Thanks much!

[alukban]

I'm loving it!

[bradshaw]

northeastboy, snappy, alukban.... thank you for the kind words.

With the camera its is possible to partially witness sequences. Sometimes the slide is back before the jug erupts. a phenomenon I find similar to the illuminated muzzle blast from the M-29 4-inch .44 Mag and Ruger 03 .45 Colt registering one frame before the thrown water jug explodes.

Instinct does not cover this aerial shooting, which I have tried to explain. Things happen fast, not easy to explain. "Instinct shooting” is more like shotgun, where your eye nails the target yet must follow through. I believe you will get closer when you try to see there sights----drive that FLASH SIGHT PICTURE. Some you don’t see the sights, or don’t know if you see the sights, while the mind makes a picture of it and holds it all together.

The light changes all the time. Shooting against a rush of background of trees and land intensifies difficulty, yet this is what makes the art safe where otherwise we’d fill the sky full of bulletholes. This discipline puts safety first. Cannot help but make training for adversity.
David Bradshaw

[Snyd]

Thanks again Mr. Bradshaw. I gotta try that one of these days.

[potatojudge]

Is there value in practicing this without taking the shot?

[paulg]

Apr 1, 2017 0:28:16 GMT -5 potatojudge said:

Is there value in practicing this without taking the shot?

I always "study" these video's closely. I certainly can't answer your question like Mr. Bradshaw will. I have been dry fire practicing this for about three to four months trying to prepare for the day I can try it live and in person. I have just finished (yesterday) digging a shooting pit in my back yard for live fire practice. My handgun will be my 3" Ruger SP101 in .38 special. Load will be a 150gr full wadcutter powered by 3.2 grains of Green Dot. I don't know if all that dry fire practice will be of value but I'm gonna have fun finding out.

[alukban]

Same here paulg!

I'm going to start with a pellet pistol, then a Single Six, and so on...

[bradshaw]

DRY FIRE done with full intention pays off. Dry Fire provides a mental photo of acquisition, steadiness, squeeze & follow through. Dry fire amounts to free ammunition to train coordination. Dry fire provides a partner or coach the chance to observe defects in technique. The answer is YES, dry fire is healthy.
David Bradshaw