mikemyers
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I went to Florida Gun this morning for target shooting. From following all the advice from books, articles, videos, and forum posts, I got to where my imaginary targets hanging in my apartment had only a single hole right in the middle, with all 50 bullets having gone through that hole - dry-firing. It's never the same when I get to the range, but for practicing at home, everything seemed to be going great. So, it was off to the range, 15 yard shooting, and 50 rounds of 38 Special Ammo.
This was with my 357 Highway Patrolman, 6" barrel, which feels like it weighs more than I do. I figure the weight is a bonus, not a problem, as the heavier the gun is, the more stable it should be, right? With all the dry-firing I've been doing, the gun feels a lot lighter than even a month ago.....
When I got to the range, I forgot a promise I made to myself, to dry-fire at least ten rounds before I started shooting. I was nervous, my hands were flinching, and I didn't feel steady. So, I started dry-firing, until I felt as relaxed as if I was at home, and the gun felt steady again. Only then did I start shooting.
I shot six more targets, and noticed that while every time I picked up the gun (with 3 live rounds and 3 empties), while those shots were grouped better than I've ever done before, the NEXT time I picked up the gun after reloading, my grouping was still very tight, but in a different location on the target. I tried it again, to make sure I wasn't imagining it.....
For the last three targets, I forgot about mixing live rounds and empties, and shot a full six rounds, then reloaded and replaced the target with a new one.
I'll post a photo of the targets below, but maybe someone can help answer the following - are there any "tricks" to ensuring that every time you pick up the gun to shoot, it will be in EXACTLY the same spot in your hand? Along with that question, why should it even matter? I know it does matter, based on what I did today, but I find that frustrating.....
The targets were home-made, printed on my PC, with a one-inch grid, and a three-inch black circle in the middle.
(Ignore the numbering of the holes - that was only so later on, I could calculate the accuracy, which I can no longer do as I started adjusting the elevation sight.)
This was with my 357 Highway Patrolman, 6" barrel, which feels like it weighs more than I do. I figure the weight is a bonus, not a problem, as the heavier the gun is, the more stable it should be, right? With all the dry-firing I've been doing, the gun feels a lot lighter than even a month ago.....
When I got to the range, I forgot a promise I made to myself, to dry-fire at least ten rounds before I started shooting. I was nervous, my hands were flinching, and I didn't feel steady. So, I started dry-firing, until I felt as relaxed as if I was at home, and the gun felt steady again. Only then did I start shooting.
I shot six more targets, and noticed that while every time I picked up the gun (with 3 live rounds and 3 empties), while those shots were grouped better than I've ever done before, the NEXT time I picked up the gun after reloading, my grouping was still very tight, but in a different location on the target. I tried it again, to make sure I wasn't imagining it.....
For the last three targets, I forgot about mixing live rounds and empties, and shot a full six rounds, then reloaded and replaced the target with a new one.
I'll post a photo of the targets below, but maybe someone can help answer the following - are there any "tricks" to ensuring that every time you pick up the gun to shoot, it will be in EXACTLY the same spot in your hand? Along with that question, why should it even matter? I know it does matter, based on what I did today, but I find that frustrating.....
The targets were home-made, printed on my PC, with a one-inch grid, and a three-inch black circle in the middle.
(Ignore the numbering of the holes - that was only so later on, I could calculate the accuracy, which I can no longer do as I started adjusting the elevation sight.)
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