I've been trying out several different brands and types of ammo in my carry gun. Shooting at 20yds for a couple reasons: I think it shows up more drastically what I'm doing wrong, accuracy at longer distance can only help accuracy at closer distance, and if we're carrying to prepare for the unforeseen, 20yds seems like it could easily fall within the unforeseen.
What it's shown me is that between me and the gun we really do not do well with certain ammo types. I'm shooting 38 and trying out HP's, HBWC's, hard cast DEWC's, hard-cast SWC's, HPSWC's, FMJs...
Short of benching the gun I don't know what's going wrong. With hard-cast wadcutters and the hardcast semi-wadcutters, and the LSWCHP's I'll occasionally get a good group with one flyer but just as often it will look like they're all fliers.
I'd say that's just my shooting and not the gun but with hollow-base wadcutters, FMJs, and certain HPs I consistently get good groups. One factor that appears consistent - I'm doing better with less warm ammo. Maybe that's all there is to it. I'm not doing splits though and each shot take time to aim so I don't know how the recoil could be affecting it so much - am I not controlling the gun's recoil well enough and could it make that big of a difference? I feel like I am controlling it, even with the hot stuff...
Anyways, it's been a worthwhile exercise and I have found ammo that is effective according to the experts and more importantly accurate for me.
What it's shown me is that between me and the gun we really do not do well with certain ammo types. I'm shooting 38 and trying out HP's, HBWC's, hard cast DEWC's, hard-cast SWC's, HPSWC's, FMJs...
Short of benching the gun I don't know what's going wrong. With hard-cast wadcutters and the hardcast semi-wadcutters, and the LSWCHP's I'll occasionally get a good group with one flyer but just as often it will look like they're all fliers.
I'd say that's just my shooting and not the gun but with hollow-base wadcutters, FMJs, and certain HPs I consistently get good groups. One factor that appears consistent - I'm doing better with less warm ammo. Maybe that's all there is to it. I'm not doing splits though and each shot take time to aim so I don't know how the recoil could be affecting it so much - am I not controlling the gun's recoil well enough and could it make that big of a difference? I feel like I am controlling it, even with the hot stuff...
Anyways, it's been a worthwhile exercise and I have found ammo that is effective according to the experts and more importantly accurate for me.