[Ak Guy]

When shooting from a rest, does the recoil affect the point of impact, or is the bullet long gone by the time recoil moves the gun?
I've recently tried shooting my 1911 while resting the front (just in front of the trigger guard) on a fixed support, with the grip in my hand. I'm getting surprisingly low hits. Is there a better way to shoot a 1911 from a rest?
Thanx........

[glock36]

I am by no means a expert but I am fairly sure the round is well down range before the effects of the recoil could alter the flight path.
Just my opinion

[rcmodel]

+1

Bullets gone before recoil moves the gun a whole lot.
It does move it some however, and thats the reason front sights are higher then rear sights on hard kicking handguns.

I'd have to say your problem shooting low with the rest is because you are doing more then just "resting" the gun on it.

If you hold hard downward pressure on the gun against the rest, it will not recoil normally and will shoot low.

rc

[NMGonzo]

Shooting low is my favorite sport :banghead:

[Vern Humphrey]

When shooting from a rest, does the recoil affect the point of impact,
If you are shooting to sight in a fixed-sight pistol, don't touch the sights with a file until you have checked your zero from an unsupported position. I know of too many cases where point of impact from a rest is different from shooting unsupported.

[Wishoot]

Shooting low is my favorite sport :banghead:
I'm with you on that....

[MCgunner]

Heavy bullets in a caliber tend to hit higher than light loads. I've always understood this to be due to the extra recoil while the bullet is IN the barrel. Otherwise, the heavier bullet (at lower velocity) would hit lower, logically. Its time of flight is longer, so it should have more drop. This is not the case in my experience, however. Almost always, a heavy bullet will hit higher even if it's velocity is lower than the lighter bullet in the given caliber.

[Hk Dan]

I haven't found that to be true at all, MCgunner.

No disrespect intended, but that just has not been the case in any of my guns, nor when comparing any of my loads--and I watch that stuff. I compete and have a vested interest in my point of impact at different ranges (granted, it's USPSA and IDPA and not bullseye, but hey--still have ta hit the target).

At 15-20 yards--no impact due to bullet weight in simlar "grades" of charge. E.g.Max charge with a 230 hits like max grade with a 185 in .45. At 50--slight difference. At 100 we're talking about a foot, with the 230 being low.

For what it's worth

[Ak Guy]

Thanx all......Yeah, I probably was putting some downward pressure on it. I'll try it again w/ just "resting".