velocette
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Folks, today the excuses stopped. I have been working up loads for my .45 acp 1911 target pistol.
This is the pistol I have fired at 50 yds in competition and gotten groups that are charitably described as patterns, - - - large patterns. (this using iron sights)
SO! of course the load was wrong, the bullet was wrong, the primer was wrong.
In the past three weeks, I have fired about 350 rds of different bullets, different powders, different primers, etc.
Today, I began firing my next batch of ammo using (again) different powders, & bullets. As a basis for testing, I started with my old standby that gave me "patterns at 50 yds" 3.8 gr of Bullseye and a 200 gr H&G style SWC, Win primer. Handheld on a piece of rug, using a red dot 1:1 scope, it shot 10 rds into 1.9"
I then (like a fool) tried to improve on that. No way. nothing else even came close.
Therefore the inescapeable truth has come out. The "patterns" at 50 yds in competiton are totally the responsibility of the nut holding the pistol.
No more will I even think of improving on what the pistol / load will do. It's the fool holding the gun that needs work.
I know, I know, my tag line is breath control + trigger control + sight picture = gun control. I just need to follow my own advice.
I had hoped is wasn't me. Now I must begin the long, hard job of correcting my mistakes.
Roger
This is the pistol I have fired at 50 yds in competition and gotten groups that are charitably described as patterns, - - - large patterns. (this using iron sights)
SO! of course the load was wrong, the bullet was wrong, the primer was wrong.
In the past three weeks, I have fired about 350 rds of different bullets, different powders, different primers, etc.
Today, I began firing my next batch of ammo using (again) different powders, & bullets. As a basis for testing, I started with my old standby that gave me "patterns at 50 yds" 3.8 gr of Bullseye and a 200 gr H&G style SWC, Win primer. Handheld on a piece of rug, using a red dot 1:1 scope, it shot 10 rds into 1.9"
I then (like a fool) tried to improve on that. No way. nothing else even came close.
Therefore the inescapeable truth has come out. The "patterns" at 50 yds in competiton are totally the responsibility of the nut holding the pistol.
No more will I even think of improving on what the pistol / load will do. It's the fool holding the gun that needs work.
I know, I know, my tag line is breath control + trigger control + sight picture = gun control. I just need to follow my own advice.
I had hoped is wasn't me. Now I must begin the long, hard job of correcting my mistakes.
Roger
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