A Pistol Sport for High IQ Individuals: Intro to Bullseye Pistol Competition

[@MrAlex230187]

Love How You Speak Loud And Clearly , Not Like Other Channels Who Talk Low

[@Franklinguy759]

Great Video. My wife is a Bullseye shooter with a NRA master classification. To all folks watching, this is MARKSMANSHIP. If you participate in this discipline your shooting abilities will improve in all areas.

[@Hammerli280]

The precision shooting disciplines have vitamins for your shooting technique. Back in the days before the big-money defensive shooting schools became a business, people were recommended to shoot bullseye - it's the ballet of pistol shooting. No matter what you plan on doing, the bullseye fundamentals are rock-solid.

[@JaredAF]

absolutely. makes a lot more money to sell people bad training and a million accessories under the guise that their life depends on it though

[@ClintonFlinton]

​@@JaredAFGoddamn, you're a high IQ (Mensa?) member as well?.. Damn

[@66smithra]

Many people of the KZbin generation think mag dumping a plastic, double stack striker pistol with red dot and flashlight into a 7 yard target with a two hand, thumbs forward grip, out of a kydex appendix holster is the only way pistols can be shot. Everyone else is a "Fudd." 😀 (And I'm of the KZbin generation)!

[@shootermarcuhz]

I felt called out as a Glock 19 With a Holosun 507c and a Streamlight TLR1. 😂 I personally enjoy steel challenge and USPSA.

[@BendySendy]

exactly. totally different discipline but the markmanship translates to all shooting disciplines i would imagine (I have never done this type of shooting but I'd love to try)

[@blainechappell5383]

"...with your bulls-eye friends (trailing off) that don't exist..." We here in banjo heritage are highly impressed.

[@ty250a]

I've made some good friends on my BE Team, and they all are very good shooters.

[@cirejc2235]

love the long form content man, beautiful work

[@JaredAF]

thank you man, im glad you enjoyed this even though it is kind of "boring"

[@localguy8]

@@JaredAF for a beginner just looking it was very informative 🙏

[@AnthonyLewis-zi4rh]

Hello from Australia! I shoot a heap of Air Pistol and free Pistol events, and the advise about sight Alignment being much more important that picture is spot on. Perfectly aligned sights that are pictured 1 ring low still hit in the 10 ring for an otherwise perfectly zeroed gun. 15cm radius sights misaligned by 1 mm will hit 7 cm off at 10 metres, making 35cm off at 50m. A shot that would have hit dead centre would be off by more than 12 inches, solidly outside of the 5 ring. I'm barely an above average shooter, but it's extremely good advice. Marksmanship events are a great hobby, and the skill of being able to shoot better one handed with an iron sighted pistol than your friends can with a scoped rifle is a brag worth striving for!

[@CandidZulu]

Once you can align sights and press trigger in one subconscious effort, the hold area will shrink by itself I feel. Practicing on a white target, reversing the repair center, is a fun and very useful thing to do! And dry firing of course!

[@nchintalapani]

I am getting some Paul Harrell vibes from Jared, I am loving the long form content.

[@ParaBellaActual]

By far the most cost-effective way to train with a handgun Only the real ones know 😎

[@JaredAF]

besides dry firing!

[@RussellTracyPhotography]

"Take a glamour shot and send it to all your bullseye friends that don't exist" .... I felt that one

[@Geo00001]

Excellent video! Please do make more of these! Very informative. 💯

[@HPDrifter2]

I catch a lot of...manure...for being a bullseye shooter. Like Skeet, I think it's the intellectual handgun sport. Nice video. Thank you.

[@me2bfc]

We’re here. We’re your bullseye shooter buddies. I’d love for bullseye to be more popular. It’s quite challenging. However it’s been a great help. If I can keep 10 shots in the black in rapid fire, shooting closer with both hands only gets easier. I typically pull at least one shot into the 7 ring, but it happens less now than before.

[@dannydanumba]

With all the Olympic hype going around I knew which channel had the info about the sport.

[@localguy8]

Jared thank you for showing the whole process during the shoot. I have not gone to watch a competition just gun handling n shooting courses. Thank you so interesting

[@lucrativelucas2655]

I hate how the long form videos don’t perform as well when I feel like they’re very great

[@joshuabornographic]

This inspired me to join my local club's bullseye league. I'm shooting my first precision rifle match next week, but at least where I live, the logistics of getting to a long-range range and getting everything set up for long distance rifle work puts a limit on how much I can practice. It will be relatively easy to pop over to my local club's 100 yard range and practice for bullseye pistol.

[@johnlarkin5496]

Thanks Jared! I’ve shot with Jared, he is a true pro. I wanna be on your team when the zombie apocalypse comes!

[@zesteinl6497]

I Shot 20 Matches a year. Bullseye can be very fun. The gun so use is a 4 Inch s&w 686 with small pachmeyer grips. dao baby

[@TheGrenadier97]

This is a lot cooler than i thought it was

[@davegriener]

Couldn’t help rooting for you during the match. Thanks for the content. Very informative.

[@roberthartley8180]

I'm just starting pistol shooting thanks for the information always watch your channel.

[@BullseyePistol]

Jared! What a wonderful video. Thank you for putting this out there. You are one hard holder!! Keep it up and hope to see you at Perry.

[@JaredAF]

I'm about to do the free pistol match at Cardinal 🥳

[@BullseyePistol]

@@JaredAFSee you there!

[@rg3412]

So happy that you are doing bullseye competition videos! With all the tactical shooting crap content, I feel the average shooter can’t even shoot anything past 15 yards…

[@maximilianmustermann5763]

Top level USPSA and IPSC shooters all train precision shooting. They're able to hit a popper at 40-45 yards quickly and accurately. Because they work a lot on their basics. Many people think running around a small stage as fast as you can and dumping a lot of bullets into paper at 7 feet is "training" for USPSA/IPSC. It's actually not. It's fun, but it's not training, it won't get you anywhere.

[@matte9735]

That is good shooting. And I’m impressed you manage to keep your focus sharp on the front sight for the long aiming time. I get my front sight blurry within 4-5 seconds. I am way older than you so I guess that might play a big role there.

[@EXCILIO]

Best bulleye video on KZbin. Thank you.

[@tmksolfilm]

Very nice video. Just started this april with pistol shooting at 42 years old but man it is hard and fun :)

[@HuskyButterMan]

Nice job! Thank you!

[@ty250a]

Excellent shooting. As a new Bulls Eye shooter I get a lot of great info from your work! Thank you!

[@timk4539]

looking into the competitive scene of pistol marksmanship. i have my 686 here and a lot of time to practice!

[@JaredAF]

nice, there's a revolver match in this format as well

glinting off the front sight, before you can fix it, matte black paint pen...always in your kit

[@ModernDayMinuteman]

It's impressive how much you know. Very informative, thank you.

[@Tvz42]

50 yards surf one hand is no joke

[@gregflys6800]

Amazing shooting man. Thank you for the tips keep up the good work.

[@Longshot_Laramie]

Just happened to stumble upon your channel. I think I scored for you in the Revolver match at Talledega!

[@JaredAF]

You very well may have!

[@kt2816]

Awesome video! Thank you

[@patrickmcandrews8141]

You appear to be standing facing the target? I have heard different instruction about stance, but it doesn't seem necessary to Absorb Recoil from that twenty two.

[@KaptajnKaffe]

hey! Jared I was wondering, does your 22. cal. have a hammer cutoff? one of the reasons I feel in love with my 150 international is because it has a hammer cutoff, so you can dryfire without braking the firing pin. Then I didn't have to use a dummy round, and Danish dummy 22. sucks, atleast the ones I found in shops 😅

[@JaredAF]

no it doesn't, i just dryfire it and never worry about it

[@KaptajnKaffe]

@JaredAF you never had a pin break? I guess they are easier to get a hold off, than in Denmark 😅

[@Nolimit-p6y]

When I saw the Olympic guy with the gun I knew I had to watch this video 😂

[@jimv.661]

I always knew I had a high IQ. Ha! Great job presenting this.

[@JaredAF]

Thanks!

[@alaingarcia4756]

Great content 👊

[@evantheman4643]

What class are you? My dad is trying to get me into bullseye but I find slow fire incredible boring but I did practice last week and in 25 shots rapid fire. Got a 204 which I know isn’t good but it was my first time shooting at 25 yards. Also have you ever to camp perry?

[@JaredAF]

service Pistol master. nope, going first time ever this year

[@evantheman4643]

@@JaredAF what centerfire and 45 do you use? my dad used a Clark longslide

[@JaredAF]

@@evantheman4643 I haven't done a 2700 yet but i plan to do it .22 only this year. im focusing hard in going triple distinguished (service pistol/revolver/22 eic). My CF would probably be a SIG P210 though, that's what I use for service pistol. Planned .45 is a Tisas I'm currently building out. .22 would be this hammerli

[@because813]

Same thing here except for International, Rifle, P100, and tryi gto fogure out pistol. Not easy!​@@JaredAF

[@JaredAF]

@@because813 I find the opposite to be true. I started with rifle, but found it too logistically complicated to pursue to the degree I would like to. Pistol is so much easier to practice all the time.

[@kurtloftfield4537]

I shot Bullseye years ago then got married, raised a family and worked too much. I havent shot in eons but retired and moved to a small town in the country. I just joined the local range and want to get back into competitive shooting. Glad i found you, please keep them coming. You mentioned an app for bullseye, what is it called?

[@JaredAF]

it's called bullseye match

[@kurtloftfield4537]

@@JaredAF thank you, ill look for it. Also, can you recommend a vendor for match related merch? I used to use Champions Choice but would like to see what else is out there.

[@JaredAF]

@@kurtloftfield4537 champions choice is still the go to i believe. but i just use Amazon for most things. staples, targets, scope etc.

[@adamadams6740]

This seems like a good mix of fun shooting,a challenge and almost relaxing.would something like a Ruger mark series be decent .22 pistol to start with if already have one?

[@JaredAF]

Yes tons of people use them, probably the most popular pistol

[@adamadams6740]

@@JaredAF awesome thank you,appreciate your help and time. I’ve been looking for a shooting sport to get into with some guns I already own,the .22 pistol and service pistol is something I’m interested in for sure.hopefully there’s some competitions in/around phoenix I can find(hopefully indoors it being summer in Phoenix)

[@adamadams6740]

@@JaredAF I have a couple 1911’s and 941 Jericho I’d like to use for the service pistol,hopefully the 941 is allowed but,I’ll check the rules, thanks again.

[@JaredAF]

@@adamadams6740 The 941 should be fine since I believe it was like an Israeli service pistol and probably used by a few LE agencies. Any questions can be sent to the CMP's competitions email for confirmation

[@adamadams6740]

@@JaredAF awesome thank you,I figured/hoped the 941 would be aloud in service pistol,because it is used by the Israelis.i have the single action version,I’m gonna see what is aloud for mods.I really do appreciate your time answering me back.thanks again.

[@kevinward8915]

Very good video

[@charlesdeilke8364]

Solid score, if you can do it at matches you will get 22 distinguished pretty fast. If you don't have a local club that runs practices with turning targets you can buy a portable target Turner to practice with.

[@JaredAF]

Currently on the road to distinguished. waiting on some previous matches to get certified and i should be at 12 pts for 22 EIC, 12 for DR and 22 for SP. Planning on picking up the rest of the legs at Canton, Cardinal and Perry

[@charlesdeilke8364]

Might try and make it to the triple crown next yr. I just need a heavy leg to finish 22. Long haul from WA.

[@JaredAF]

@@charlesdeilke8364 Yep I'm coming up from TX.

[@jimv.661]

We carried a carbide smoker and smoked the sights. I have saved my targets for 60 years. I posted that on the Ruger Forum when someone was talking about saving targets, and I got ridiculed. Save your targets.

[@JaredAF]

I use a super permanent black sharpie lol, works well enough. wish i could find one of those pocket sized carbide lighters. don't feel like lugging around an old timey miners lamp. the masking tape trick works well too but kind of scary indoors and hard to do outdoors with any amount of wind.

[@jimv.661]

@@JaredAF The carbide smoker we used was about the size of a butane lighter. It was aluminum and you unscrewed the top, dropped in a small piece of carbide, spit on it, and then closed it back up. It lit with a flick of the spin wheel/flint like a regular lighter. I really enjoy your videos Jared and it's good to see someone actively promoting Bullseye shooting.

[@JaredAF]

@@jimv.661 yeah I can't seem to find one of those

[@jimv.661]

@@JaredAF Other than the one I have, I haven't seen any of the older models, however, there are a bunch of new ones online.

[@JaredAF]

@@jimv.661 Really? i went down this rabbit hole awhile back and couldn't find any. maybe i wasn't happy with the price.

[@alegroman4294]

I always thought of bullseye shooting as the traditional shooting discipline used in the Olympics. Politics aside and this is strictly my opinion only, if the shooting sports industry here in the U.S. were to place more emphasis on traditional bullseye shooting, the shooting sports will be elevated to a higher legitimacy and respect from the uneducated public, especially those from the anti-2A movement. Let’s face it, most practical shooting disciplines emphasize on shooting at bad guy silhouettes on a specially created house clearing scenarios. In the eyes of a biased person, he or she thinks we are shooting at people however make believe it may be. This same person may look at the same situation more approvingly from a law enforcement or military context. We in the 2A movement can try to fight anti-guns legislations as much as we want, but nothing beats changing people opinions/sentiments through disseminating pro- guns informations.

[@JaredAF]

North American Bullseye is most similar to International 25m Standard Pistol which is unfortunately not an Olympic sport but the fundamentals are all very similar

[@Karamojo7mm]

Interesting video and great presentation. To me as a foreigner, that’s a different course of fire than what I am used to nationally. One thing that keeps puzzling me, though, is the fact that you and other Bullseye competitors I saw keep the trigger finger inside of the trigger guard, even when in the low ready position, when not on target. I also witnessed the same with highest level Olympic shooters. It is admittedly a slight bit „uncomfortable“ to see. Coming from a background of practical (IPSC and action pistol shooting sports) and PPC shooting I thought that this was a clear violation of fundamental gun safety rules that would immediately result in disqualification from a match, especially an IPSC/USPSA/IDPA tournament. Given the fact that especially American shooters in general appear to be particularly firearms safety conscious (at least in my experience), I am pretty surprised by seeing fingers inside of trigger guards with many highly trained and incredibly talented shooters. I am not a range Nazi of some sort. I am genuinely interested in getting the word why doing this is acceptable for pure target shooting, incl. the highest level of target shooting competition, while it is considered an absolute „no go“ almost anywhere else. Myself, I have almost subconsciously trained myself to take the finger out of the trigger guard as soon as I leave the sights off the target area. I believe I would involuntarily adhere to it even when shooting fairly low power air guns, as it is so ingrained in my personal shooting style. I have always stressed the same thing when introducing new people to the shooting sport. I think if you learn to do that early on, it won’t be a detrimental hindrance during timed fire or duelist sequence of a course of fire. But maybe I am all wrong here? What’s your take on that? I truly want to get your perspective of the matter. Thank you for responding, Sir.

[@JaredAF]

It's extremely similar to the international sport of 25m Standard Pistol. As far as finger in the trigger guard, when you grip it tightens all of your fingers. it's basically impossible to grip as tightly as possible with your lower 3 fingers while keeping your finger totally extended out. you also lose dexterity in your trigger finger when the rest of your hand is tightened. in essence the trigger finger is part of your grip and you are responsible for putting a hole in the table if you accidentally pop one off

[@V211-q4g]

Building on what Jared said; placement of the trigger finger on the trigger is part of your grip and built into the grip process, as trigger pull is the main component of accurate shooting. The gun is always pointed down range also so any AD's are going down range. International shooters also have their fingers on the trigger when gripping their pistol.

[@warrenrosen132]

When did they add starting from low ready?

[@JaredAF]

Only for the .22 EIC, it's very similar to international standard pistol in this configuration

pretty hammerli, i own three

[@stacker472]

What model gun are you using in the video?

[@JaredAF]

hammerli 208

the usaf taught the army and the usmc how to shoot and build...look it up

[@jonathanseal5155]

Have you shot 50m free pistol? That is a test indeed👍👍👍😜

[@JaredAF]

i have! I actually used my Hammerli 208 for it. i scored like a 515/600. I actually ended up miscounting and putting two additional holes on two of the three targets so without that i probably would have scored in the 520s.

[@CntBckt]

When it comes to shooting at these competitions with the GSP-style pistols, does there tend to be a general philosophy when it comes to ammo preference? Are subsonics typically favored, or higher velocity? Perhaps it's just the wild west and everyone does their own thing? I enjoy using faster loads like Federal Punch in my 22lr pistols, but I don't have a precision blick like yours. I'd honestly be scared to run that load through something so nice. lol

[@JaredAF]

Virtually all target loads are standard velocity, which is subsonic. I use CCI Standard. A lot of 22 handguns are just plinkers and afterthoughts for manufacturers so typically they prefer more velocity to help the rougher actions cycle. Also this is an old Hammerli from the 70s, waaaaay more affordable than a GSP and just as good for this type of competition which is essentially a variation of international 25m Standard Pistol which is not an Olympic sport, but does go to the World Championships. The only time you'd probably really want to get into the Walther GSP or a Pardini or something is if you're serious about International 25m Rapid Fire which is an Olympic sport.

[@CntBckt]

@JaredAF I see. The smoothest 22 I've been able to shoot was an old Browning, so I need to step my game up. You're forcing me to spend more time stalking GB for these competition pistols. Lol I have a dream of taking one to a stell challenge match, but I can't get the idea of a little drum mag for it out of my head. >_>

[@JaredAF]

@@CntBckt If youre looking for a newer production, the Hammerli X-Esse is about 1K. Lots of good RDS mounting options for them all as well. S&W 41 are always solid but kind of overpriced imo

[@CntBckt]

@JaredAF You're right! I kept seeing Trailslides when I was searching, but I found the X-Esse and the price is just as you said! Thanks, Jared. I may have to adjust my priority list and save up for one of these. :D

[@CandidZulu]

@@JaredAF Do not overlook the Ruger Mark pistols, once tuned by a competent gunsmith they are solid guns! In my opinion it's one of the best designed guns of any kind! Although the Baikal Izh35m is my favorite target pistol. A gun few understands how ingeniously put together it actually is. One day I should write an article on it.

[@karlstrand3328]

What part of TX are you in?

[@murphylhunn]

Here because of Yusuf

[@stacker472]

What camera are you using view your target at 50 yards?

[@JaredAF]

it's a Panasonic camcorder

[@stacker472]

HC-V785k??

[@JaredAF]

@@stacker472 hc v180

[@kevinpascual]

What pistol are you using for this?

[@JaredAF]

Hammerli 208

[@JaredAF]

simpsonltd has a few around 800+. what you see in the video is pretty high level performance and would win any regional .22 eic match and would have won the .22 eic match at the nationals last year. so you don't need something that costs 2, 3 grand to perform well in this sport. it's 90% on you.

[@kevinpascual]

@@JaredAF Understood. I have my Ruger mk IV for fun. If I had the time and money I would highly consider this kind of competition. Excellent videos sir.

[@JaredAF]

@@kevinpascual A ruger Mk IV is a very popular choice for this, you should get some targets and practice this next time you're at the range

[@EXCILIO]

@@kevinpascual If you use a Ruger MK IV, do the Volquartsen lower upgrade. You won't believe the performance. That's what I use with a custom target grip. I also use a S&W Model 41 with a 7" barrel and custom Rink target grips but that will run you over $2,000. The Mk IV is extremely accurate. I own four different Mk IVs.

[@Blimbus-Blombo]

How much is a bullseye worth?

[@JaredAF]

the bullseye is the black portion. at 50 yds, this is the 8 ring and in. at 25 yds it's the 9 ring and in. Being able to put everything in the black/bullseye can get you very far. to win the big matches however, you need to be putting about 2/3 of your hits into the 10 ring.

[@Blimbus-Blombo]

@@JaredAF ah ok thank you for explaining!

harry reeves gets no love

if you can't send a long line shot in less than 10 seconds per, then you'll fail...that's why you got a 9

second fail, too long

third fail, too long

fourth shot, see how quick that was? X

5th shot, i called the 9...took too long

okay, guess i should say why opinion matters...I was a shooter too, but trained military bullseye shooters for over a decade and even built/tuned their guns. your fundamentals need work

[@dereksun3258]

Dude shoots exactly way you expect when you give an IT gun a gun at the range 😂😂

[@noi340]

so just no trigger discipline at all?

[@IRELANDISFORTHEIRISH]

I know people who can't tell the difference between shit and shinola, can't tell a dictionary from a thesaurus but can crack a bullseye from many different distances, irons, reddot or magnified optics, with many different calibers and many different types of firearms, modern and "antique"...so yeah, its not just one person either. You know what the difference between you and a NASA pilot or shuttle crew member...training and dedication. That's it. Remember the Russians taught a monkey to push buttons when prompted and blasted that guy into space...training is all it takes. So get to training!

[@charliedulin]

High IQ? What?