Zeroing In My Pistols, Part One

[@scottfergison7748]

Love the fact that you left the slip on first round in video. To many others would have redone that one. Just goes to show pat is the real deal and not afraid to let everyone see even he can make mistakes.

[@mickeypitt4133]

AGREED. I was getting ready to post the same thing.

[@onlymybest9162]

This guy is amazing. It really is a privilege to be able to learn and listen to an individual so talented and dedicated to helping and teaching others. Pat, always sets a great example for others and he never talks down to the audience.

[@fermentedcabbage2727]

Agreed!

[@frost8667]

You should check out a series he does called basic dude stuff quite entertaining

[@v.german11b]

The art of making it pleasant to learn is one of Pat's multidisciplinary skills.

[@bollewillem1]

05:47 That is what I like about Pat’s channel, it is real, no perfect world bs.

[@thomaspavelko9412]

When you have that moment of clarity about how old you are.😅 Welcome to the club.👍 When installing my pistol sights I use a micro chronometer to center the rear sight and to also check the front. Then 15 yards in a rest,I use a rest to be 100% sure the pistol is dead on,too many times are ego wants to blame the firearm or the ammo.

[@nomadicpugilist3480]

You the man Pat. Sight sight, squeeze squeeze

[@callsign_scooter9602]

Pat, I don't know how YT got me here but I'm glad. I've seen your pistol tips and recently went to the range and tried them out and boy! I improved immediately! Seeing your small mistakes also helped me to see that it can happen to the best of us and keeping a good attitude toward that 1 thrown shot is something I want to imitate. I tended to really get on myself for that 1 shot outside the circle rather than looking at the several within the circle so seeing your example with pistol training is helping tons! Thanks!!

[@locoflahute8916]

Pat, I like how your honest enough to show your 1st flubbed shot. Can you please provide a link to your Roka +1 glasses?

[@livinroomlongshanks]

Pat, where can we get those Roka magnified glasses???

[@barrysmith916]

Learn something every time. Thanks Mac for putting great content online for us knuckleheads.

[@redneckaxeman1254]

The pat Mac dad jokes are epic!!! Love the content keep up the great work brother, and thank you for your service!

[@kevos823]

I could only imagine how awesome a podcast or video series would be with Mac, Kyle, Vickers, Holland, Chili!

[@bradbrown9722]

Pat, I could watch you do this all day long. Every time I watch you shoot, or give instructional shooting vids, I learn more snd more! Thanks my Veteran brother

[@RCLeanHolsterchannel]

I suffer with vision problems as well. I can't see close up or far away. so, it's been a struggle non the less. Just added a red dot to my Sig RXP and it has helped tremendously. Big learning curve going from open sights to red dot on a pistol though. Watching your video has shed some light on which glasses I should be using when training on the pistol for sure. Thanks for the great video, Pat.

[@rhymetimeuk]

Super interesting! Really enjoyed the steps you take in this process. thanks gents!

[@fakeemail739]

Love the spray adhesive that's Great! Thanks for what you do!

[@bdkj3e]

30+ years of shooting and never once have I thought of using spray adhesive for my targets, this is a game changer.

[@YouveBeenMiddled]

@@bdkj3e It works well for much larger targets (full-size rifle targets). For standard pistol sized targets, us poors use a stack of paper plates & a box of staples for the same price as one can of spray.

[@bdkj3e]

@@YouveBeenMiddled hell even paper plates are getting expensive, I think the last pack I bought was 7 bucks, also I got a half full can of spray adhesive at work that disappeared later this afternoon.

[@YouveBeenMiddled]

@@bdkj3e Don't raid the pantry, use the _really_ cheap ones. $4-5 per 100. They even come in 4", 6", 8" & 12" sizes. Index cards or post-its (woo fancy) for the precision work.

[@cptxlobster]

I about lost my mind when I saw Pat bust out the spray adhesive!!! No more staples!

[@Terminal-Vet]

I have a lot of 1911s, but my latest is a Wilson Combat CQB government model that I got for a steal. I absolutely love it! On the first day on the range, I was shooting out the shoot-n-see pasties at 15 yards with ease. Made me look like I was actually a good shooter. Haha.

[@jondoe5392]

Loved the sound of walking on casings like its gravel. Hmmm, an all brass driveway.... LOL

[@thomassellers3813]

Love these videos!

[@herknorth8691]

There's something therapeutic about watching an experienced shooter zeroing a firearm. It makes me happy knowing there's one more gun in the world that hits exactly where the sights point.

[@DavidMaciel-b2h]

SGM, get the A8 target. Makes the sight corrections way easier… Thanks for dropping the knowledge.

[@guylehman9482]

Love how you keep it real Pat! Thanks for sharing the video brother always learning from you.

[@garymatney9344]

Good honest marksmanship. Shooting cold , no warm up. Notice how he takes a deep breath before each shot & returns the pistol to ready position between each shot.

[@obi1kenobi137]

Really good videos with explanation and an obsession over the fine details to achieve excellence and not just be the average.

[@danielmarshall4587]

Thank you I very much appreciate these videos. Your method, bread and butter/by the numbers basic fundamental work, again thank you for inviting me along.

[@AntwonDaBusiness]

Hey man I didn’t know you were suffering like that. Glad you’re feeling better and I hope the treatment keeps working so you can put it behind you finally. As a side note I’d like to thank you for motivating me. Last year I stepped on a scale and saw 240lbs. I was shocked that I slowly gained that much weight over 10 years. I heard you in my head say “get you some!” Haha. So I got myself some of a diet haha. I lost 50 pounds in 6 months 🤘 rock and roll brother. I’m almost 34 and 5 pounds away from my highschool weight! Cruising around at 190 lbs now and feel much better. Once I hit 185 lbs I’m going to build 10-15 lbs of muscle back 🤘.

[@paulhester378]

Awesome Video, Nothing like Perfection 👊🏻

[@gregentwistle5105]

Great video reminder to know where your pistol groups. I shoot a lot of matches every month and work as an RO at the match. Many shooters are missing plates and I’m coaching them on there misses… I ask “where does your POA/POI hit? And they have no idea (hence the misses). I’ve spent a lot of time dialing in my handguns with different loads to know where they print, and keep a log book of the results for each pistol. When I go to shoot a match I look at my book to know where my aiming point needs to be with that particular pistol for good hits.

[@Patrick_Bateman____]

Pat’s goatee is sharp enough to cut diamonds.

[@SASZA.101]

Dear Uncle Pat Please do more, or another round of, or a remake of the self defence sentinel series. We learnt so much from it.. The best way to get out of a bad situation.. And come to South Africa !!

[@tangoseal1]

Pat can you share with us the exact model of those glasses you were wearing by Roka? Thanks man!

[@chrisgrooms3697]

Thanks for the great info and training materials. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@samuelhamel2042]

1911 Man. The Best. STILL the Best!

[@denyspoyner8815]

My sentiments also. If have to Stop an active killer I want that first round to be on the X. I train out to 50 yds. with my pistol. Shooting at a 6" round steel swinger. 👍

[@tuomashaanpaa8209]

Pat, you rock!!!

[@jdpst20]

Always love a good range video!

[@SuperMulletguy]

thanks for keeping your first shot grip breaking in the video. I thought I was the only one.

[@alexc9187]

Love it. Thanks for this.

[@bryanfox2735]

Buy the inch grid marked targets for your zeroing! Brother!! 💪🇺🇸💯

[@timthomas4840]

Love these vids fellas you guys are like Butch and Sundance. Most of us would love to have good friendships like that.

[@MetalMotivation]

Thanks, brother.

[@matthewcrawford4216]

This is a nice vlog. I appreciate the time it takes to zero in and make adjustments. Realistically I underestimate how much time these tasks will take by 1/3. Add another 39 minutes if you haven’t pre loaded any magazines.

[@krist3770]

Spray adhesive what an excellent idea

[@farmerwayne1404]

Mac. They have top lense glasses for shooters. Put .5, .75, .1.0 in on the shooters side and it works great...

[@LewisJD33911]

We love you, Pat. CJ too! Keep crushing, brothers! Great content!

[@LewisJD33911]

Every Wednesday when I get home from work, my kids want me to tell them Pat's dad joke of the day. Basic dude stuff!

[@MetalMotivation]

Thanks, brother! You should be in the Squad!

[@joelpierce3940]

One of your GB buddies, ISAAC, 1st name only was teaching my son. Just for fun we were shooting steel at 100 yards. Fun times.

[@sheerwillsurvival2064]

Nice collection 😱👊🏻

[@brhoades]

Spray adhesive is brilliant.

[@67jdvann]

Love that a dude on this level allows himself to look human on camera.

[@BodyOfChrist777]

Thank you for your service, & big fan! God bless!!!

[@wingman8447]

Always good stuff. Thank you

[@snicklefritzd3612]

Sounds like the range grounds are 50 percent gravel and 50 percent spent casings....lol

[@KarmaFlight]

My naked eyes ain't what they used to be. I took your pistol class years ago in Seattle. It was a pleasure.

[@sm00thpursuit33]

Hope to see you and Devon Larratt shoot and collaborate! He just released a shooting video for the first time I believe since he was Ex Canadian SF really good shot I think he missed one shot from probably 40 or so yards out on like a 5 inch plate. Love all the content as always thank you for always posting!

[@eugenepaugh]

Hey Pat... where can I get those glasses

[@cz1always608]

Unreal always can learn always thank you I reached out to your Waze back going to DM you eventually in the process of retiring , hoping to regroup sooner than later … I don’t go to malls that being said 40 yards I still wanna be dead on. Thanks

[@RagnarLothbrok2222]

I’ve learned so much from you man!

[@barrysmith916]

Mac , we made a dummy in overalls , 6ft tall and put a camo shirt on him with ketchup packets in his pockets, gave us a life sized target at distance. We know what a person looks like at 100 meters, 150, etc.

[@jakemartinez4208]

When you load your buddies quail hunting shotty with a couple slugs before going out 😂 @5:52

[@SK-bu1ft]

Red dot sights have been a game changer for my aging eyes, for me (and just for me ymmv) a fiber front with all black rear really helps with iron sights

[@FromGamingwithLove0456]

Love the super troopers reference!

[@keredrellit3992]

you beat me to it my man! well done 👏

[@GaMt13]

Very cool. I can sympathize. Let me put on my reading glasses. Ten years from now, let me put in my teeth. Now I’m dangerous.

[@helodriver20]

Great info! Rock n Roll! 🎸

[@1HOTCHKIS]

just getting into red dots on pistols. Will now use 15yds as a starting point

[@MUMZZ400]

That little guy 😅😂 great video! 🗽✌🏻

[@SgtRudySmith31bRet]

Like I always say it's not the dope on the weapon it's the dope behind it.

[@AgainstEvil8]

Rock on brothers 🤘

[@billbradleymusic]

I know that is not a Budweiser on the tailgate.

[@johnw4999]

“Embrace the blur!” That’s it! I love my AR with an EoTech for close, fast shooting, but… when I wear my contacts/glasses, lol. Otherwise, that donut of death is a bit blurry, but I manage to use it w uncorrected eyes… the big red blur (ish) at home defense distance is still very effective. Yes sir, embrace the blur! Lol

[@SuperMulletguy]

Pat: It ain't the pistol! Also Pat: This one shoots to the right just a lil' bit! 😆

[@robertmitchell8728]

Kentucky windage. Lol

[@theek2008100]

well, usually as a right handed shooter you will drop the rounds to low left because of improper trigger control / shot anticipation etc.. a left handes shooter will usually drop them low right. If you shoot a tight group like Pat did here, and the group orients to high right, you can be very certain its because of the zero not your input on the gun. So, he´s right, low left, usually, the shooter. A group high right, a good group, very likely the zero

[@iamthelizardking6239]

Patmac! I need your help, my dad could really use some of those roka glasses could you tell me what model they are or send me a link? He’s a firearms instructor and his upclose vision is making it where he can’t see the front sight either. Thanks!

[@richardf9137]

Man You’ve Got some Steady Hands!!

[@tcollier4017]

aaaaand now everyone's gonna add spray adhesive to their range bags 😄

[@tcollier4017]

Excellent content

[@rickyyo215]

Just some BASIC DUDE STUFF!

[@davidpyle7333]

Pat, other than an optic, what are the best sights for those who have to “embrace the blur” ? Conventional 3 dot doesn’t work anymore for me, so thinking FO’s, or maybe big dot up front and u-notch rear. Any thoughts !

[@kevos823]

Thank you Gents! I want that sucker to be on bro!!!

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

Very cool.. I live in the town where the guy that actually took out the active shooter at the Greenwood Indiana mall.. I used to live across the street from that mall when I worked in Indianapolis, but I'm in Seymour Indiana where the guy is from that shot him with a stock Glock 19 I believe it was.. Open sights.. His grandfather taught him to shoot and he practiced and did the right thing.. He's wanting to be a policeman and I think he'll do just fine! We have a lot of shooters and men here that do right and know right from wrong like most Americans.. God bless.. Tim

[@uncivilizedrebirth]

I miss your kettlebell range workouts.

[@grayclouds7781]

What kind of match barrel is in that glock at 3:04? Is that a ZEV barrel? Maybe Lone wolf?

[@nicholasschneider2056]

Rogan and Roka need you to be selling these to the 40 and up community. Nobody can see up close and that’s confirmed at my work.

[@Hiddencomment007]

im new to red dots on pistols and this video helped me realize my zero is no bueno. 15 yds ok but past that itll be low left

[@moon699ik5]

Pat Mac ,Cool as hell.I got a question Pat ,what a couple of brands of red dots scopes you like?

[@user-pe1by4hg1f]

Nice, good info!

[@LewisJD33911]

any thoughts on co-witness to a laser bore sight? Like if you cant always get to a range, couldnt you do an initial setup in the house? Thinking about mounting a red dot and want to get it close before i go do range time.

[@ishkabibble2204]

Pat, will you ever give a 1911 course?

[@aribpm]

I have the darnedest time at 50. At 25 my hold is dead center and it rings no problem. About a cantaloupe group center mass at 25 yards standing. POA is POI. 50 yards I have to hold low right to get hits. Heinie rear with slim Dawson front. I get hits but the hold is stupid at 50. I prefer to aim at what I want to hit and not guess. I have never benched it and put it on paper. Maybe I should to dial it in?

[@idraw4me181]

Yes, where can I find those glasses that you are using?

[@MetalMotivation]

They were sent to him by the company. May not be available at this time.

[@idraw4me181]

@@MetalMotivation But the company is ROKA correct? I found the website so was just curious if they have a name since they have some tactical/law enforcement stuff listed.

[@MetalMotivation]

@@idraw4me181 Yes

[@OhioGentlemenArms]

Thanks

[@AltronT]

Cool jacket.

[@kevinwilson8810]

Do you prefer a red dot to iron sights? I ask because as I get older obviously my eye sight is getting worse.

[@charlesmckinley29]

FORS- front sight opposite, rear sight same. Few things worse than moving your group the opposite way you need it to go.

[@sambenge9140]

Love most of your stuff, i have to disagree with what you said about “pistols will do it but its the shooter if its off”. In a time of all time lows for quality control. These pistols are not point of aim point of impact from factory. Most are not even teated for that prior to leaving factory. If you wish to argue this point id recommend you purchase a ransom rest and the correct molds….test when all human error is removed. It kills me that all these “instructors” think all the pistols are point of aim point of impact. What you will find after firing in a ransom rest is that all will shoot differently point of aim/point of impact and also differently with ammo. As a shooter you should always zero your firearm to you (IF YOU CAN CONSISTENTLY group small)

[@anthonyluisi7096]

Pat .. I have older eyes . What brand are those glasses . Rokas ? Thx 🙏

[@MetalMotivation]

Rokas. They were sent to him by the company. May not be available at this time.

[@TheWeekendShooter308]

We need "Embrace the Blur" shirts

[@MrGunnerru]

Awesome

[@jackglockstar]

These are delta pistol standards at 15? I expected 1.5 inch atleast.

[@jsgll...godgunsliberty1197]

I would like to see that 50yd pistol shot on video. . .what say you ? Peace

[@Mounty621]

I hate to see that even you, the man the myth, have eyesight affected by age. Great shooting! Question though, is your follow up sight picture happening that fast or are you merely firing for groups and not combat? It appeared your secondary sight picture was definitely more pronounced on your pistols after the first one.

[@blackreef3454]

What jacket is that? Damn nice.

[@MetalMotivation]

Kuhl

[@blackreef3454]

@@MetalMotivation TY

[@serialcarpens290]

Pat, random question and one that I’ve been collecting some data on. About how old were you when you noticed your eyesight was getting worse? Same question for everyone in comments section.

[@SK-bu1ft]

Have always been a touch nearsighted, same prescription since about 14, however, at about 45-46 started to have a tougher time with the “clear front sight” focus even when my glasses/contacts were up to date. Red dot and or a bright fiber front have really helped 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@calogeroanello]

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