There have been threads about loading light loads, to make the gun 'easier' to handle and to reduce recoil.
I've noticed that loading down to low velocity charges can make the gun harder to shoot fast with accuracy.
For example my 9 when loaded with 4gr to 4.4 grains of one powder 'hangs up' high under recoil. In other words, the gun does not return the sight picture to the original point of aim, so I have to consciously return the gun to POA and micro-adjust the sight picture. This takes time.
From 4.5 gr onward, the gun's recoil is greater but it also starts to return the gun to POA. At 4.9 grains, the gun snaps right back to POA with full sight alignment, so all I need to do is confirm the sight picture (no adjustment required out to 10 yards) and press the trigger a second time. With a good reset technique, the shots are closely spaced in time and on target.
Anyone care to share some reloading experiments and tweaks that you have used to make your gun easier to shoot fast and accurately?
This is in an IPSC environment.
I've noticed that loading down to low velocity charges can make the gun harder to shoot fast with accuracy.
For example my 9 when loaded with 4gr to 4.4 grains of one powder 'hangs up' high under recoil. In other words, the gun does not return the sight picture to the original point of aim, so I have to consciously return the gun to POA and micro-adjust the sight picture. This takes time.
From 4.5 gr onward, the gun's recoil is greater but it also starts to return the gun to POA. At 4.9 grains, the gun snaps right back to POA with full sight alignment, so all I need to do is confirm the sight picture (no adjustment required out to 10 yards) and press the trigger a second time. With a good reset technique, the shots are closely spaced in time and on target.
Anyone care to share some reloading experiments and tweaks that you have used to make your gun easier to shoot fast and accurately?
This is in an IPSC environment.