This tale of what transpired this past week shows how a 52 year old man can still enjoys life like a 3 year old.
I've spent the last year learning trigger control with my SIG P250 9mm FS. Being full-sized, I'm not impressed with gun as a EDC. So I come across a subcompact exchange kit and it arrived this past week.
Excitedly, I assemble my new kit and, tra-la-la, I'm off to the range. This is a frabjuous day, calloo-callah!. After 12 rounds (4 groups of three). I'm getting this massive group about 6-8 low. Now, I know I've got to work on my flinching some more. But, I really thought it was my trigger placement that needed more work. Bam! a couple more groups of 5 and... geez... are these sights adjustable?
I grab one of the RSO's and ask for his help to watch me to see how bad is my flinch. He chortles his "flinch not bad. But your marksmanship needs some work". He sends 5 down range. 1, low. 2, less low. 3, lesser low. 4, high. [Now elbows on the bench and tongue firmly between teeth] 5, center.
We review his shots and there is a vertical line spanning 8 inches. Let's grab Eric.
Eric confidently sets up with my new P250 Subcompact. After 15 he's got both elbows on the bench and tongue clamped outward. "These sights are not the adjustable type. I think you'll have to give Sig a call. Maybe you can ship it to them for some work."
The following morning I call SIG and explain the wonderful story of the 'Frame that shoots too low'. This story's denouement is wrapped with my credit card being charged with $50 for a #9 front sight.
Quietly, I sit and begin my wait. While I'm waiting, I might as well clean this new and wondrous thing. This is where my brain begins to catch up with life. In all my enthusiasm I didn't THINK that a brand new barrel might require some light maintenance.
As I looked down the barrel, it is filthy. This is one of those wipe,scrub,wipe projects followed by my really learning the proper way to clean a handgun. Now that everything is sparkly-new. I'm off to the range to just have some fun. Plus I somehow got
suckered into buying a new 1911 and wanted to try that out.
A strange and wonderful thing happened, The SIG P250 was right on the money. Yes, there was my trigger finger placement project. But I'm hitting red consistently. Oh, Yes. That's right. Perhaps a clean barrel helps accuracy.
In all my enthusiasm, I forgot to clean my toys and paid the price.
I've spent the last year learning trigger control with my SIG P250 9mm FS. Being full-sized, I'm not impressed with gun as a EDC. So I come across a subcompact exchange kit and it arrived this past week.
Excitedly, I assemble my new kit and, tra-la-la, I'm off to the range. This is a frabjuous day, calloo-callah!. After 12 rounds (4 groups of three). I'm getting this massive group about 6-8 low. Now, I know I've got to work on my flinching some more. But, I really thought it was my trigger placement that needed more work. Bam! a couple more groups of 5 and... geez... are these sights adjustable?
I grab one of the RSO's and ask for his help to watch me to see how bad is my flinch. He chortles his "flinch not bad. But your marksmanship needs some work". He sends 5 down range. 1, low. 2, less low. 3, lesser low. 4, high. [Now elbows on the bench and tongue firmly between teeth] 5, center.
We review his shots and there is a vertical line spanning 8 inches. Let's grab Eric.
Eric confidently sets up with my new P250 Subcompact. After 15 he's got both elbows on the bench and tongue clamped outward. "These sights are not the adjustable type. I think you'll have to give Sig a call. Maybe you can ship it to them for some work."
The following morning I call SIG and explain the wonderful story of the 'Frame that shoots too low'. This story's denouement is wrapped with my credit card being charged with $50 for a #9 front sight.
Quietly, I sit and begin my wait. While I'm waiting, I might as well clean this new and wondrous thing. This is where my brain begins to catch up with life. In all my enthusiasm I didn't THINK that a brand new barrel might require some light maintenance.
As I looked down the barrel, it is filthy. This is one of those wipe,scrub,wipe projects followed by my really learning the proper way to clean a handgun. Now that everything is sparkly-new. I'm off to the range to just have some fun. Plus I somehow got
suckered into buying a new 1911 and wanted to try that out. A strange and wonderful thing happened, The SIG P250 was right on the money. Yes, there was my trigger finger placement project. But I'm hitting red consistently. Oh, Yes. That's right. Perhaps a clean barrel helps accuracy.
In all my enthusiasm, I forgot to clean my toys and paid the price.
