There are a lot of drills out there designed to help you learn to shoot your AR-15 carbine better. However, sometimes, the drills we need to work with should focus more on gun handling than precision shooting.
Simply put, the secret to shooting is to keep the sights on the target while you press the trigger. That makes shooting pretty simple. However, learning to properly handle your gun is just as important and a bit more complicated because it varies with the situation. It requires drills designed to allow you to focus on gun handling.
Here are three drills that focus on several specific areas of gun handling as they relate to the AR carbine. Yes, these drills require shooting—that’s part of gun handling, too. However, the shooting required isn’t very difficult. This allows you to focus more on manipulating and handling your carbine, while at the same time still providing reasonably accurate fire.
The next time you’re at the range give these drills a try. You might find out you need to spend more time working on
