Survival Shooting with Airsoft Guns

Ralph Abbott, aka "Country Cousin," wrote an article called "Survival Shooting" that I seen published in the Poor Man's James Bond Vol. 3, by Kurt Saxon. The article dealt with how to learn point shooting. His method was to practice with an unloaded gun and to learn how to point with your eyes shut. Once you open your eyes, you were to check your sights to see how well you pointed. This method was used to save ammo.

With Airsoft guns, ammo is relatively cheap and can be reused. There are many different Airsoft replicas and you can most likely get one that resembles your favorite gun. Commercially available targets are out there for Airsoft guns or you can make your own targets.

Using Abbott's method, you can actually shoot the target with your eyes closed to see how well you are aiming. First, stare at your target long enough to get a fix on it in your mind. Then, close your eyes and point the Airsoft gun at the target. Don't shoot yet. Open your eyes and check the sights just like in Abbott's method. Close your eyes again and repeat the steps but this time shoot before opening your eyes. You can also get a friend to act as a spotter and skip the sight aquisition step.

Start off with big targets and progress to smaller targets when you feel comfortable about hitting your targets. In three or four weeks of practice, you should be able to aim and point at a dime size target.

Abbott recommends to practice no more than ten minutes at a time but be able to practice two or three times a day. I recommend on always trying to end a session on a good note. When you think in your mind that you are doing well that session and is getting the hang of it, stop then.