I've gotten a ton of great info from here over the last few years and I need some help.
I went to the range on Thursday and was shooting my ruger .22 as well as my 386. It was one of "those" days all together but I wasn't having a huge problem with the ruger, keeping the groups to within 1 or 2 inches at 10 yards with the iron sites.
I grabbed the 386 and fired off the first cyl of 7 rounds at 7 yards. The shots were all low and the groups were upwards of 6 inches or more. Again and again I tried, concentrating on my grip, trigger control, front site focus, sie placement, and I even tried kneeling down and using the "table" as a rest. I did manage to get the groups down to 4ish inches but I couldn't get the gun to hit POA to save my life. The shots were consistantly 4-5 inches low no matter what I did. Granted yes, if i had to defend myself those shots would still probably stop anyone hit with a .357 round but I don't want to be shooting low.
I was shooting Winchester white box, 110gr JHP (could this be the problem right here? I thought I heard that the lighterbullts actually hit low?) and I really have never had this problem before. I typically shot either heavier .38+P or 158gr .357 from the gun. It's a relatively new gun so I've really only had the gun to the range 4 times.
just for some background on myself, I'm 40 and I've been shooting rifles since they were taller than me. I have been shooting handguns for about 7 or 8 years so feel free to talk technical to me. I'm open to trying just about anything. this is also not the first revolver I've shot. I also have a S&W 500 that I'm "ok" with but my other guns are the Ruger, S&W 22a (.22LR autoloader) and a Beretta PX4. The one difference between the 500 and the 386 (other than the obvious) is that my big hands do fit the 500 much better. I sometimes find myself having to adjust and readjust my grip on the 386. I'm pretty accurate with all the autos but I still think it's something I'm doing wrong. Or could this be the ammo i'm using? The shot 2.5" barrel?
I went to the range on Thursday and was shooting my ruger .22 as well as my 386. It was one of "those" days all together but I wasn't having a huge problem with the ruger, keeping the groups to within 1 or 2 inches at 10 yards with the iron sites.
I grabbed the 386 and fired off the first cyl of 7 rounds at 7 yards. The shots were all low and the groups were upwards of 6 inches or more. Again and again I tried, concentrating on my grip, trigger control, front site focus, sie placement, and I even tried kneeling down and using the "table" as a rest. I did manage to get the groups down to 4ish inches but I couldn't get the gun to hit POA to save my life. The shots were consistantly 4-5 inches low no matter what I did. Granted yes, if i had to defend myself those shots would still probably stop anyone hit with a .357 round but I don't want to be shooting low.
I was shooting Winchester white box, 110gr JHP (could this be the problem right here? I thought I heard that the lighterbullts actually hit low?) and I really have never had this problem before. I typically shot either heavier .38+P or 158gr .357 from the gun. It's a relatively new gun so I've really only had the gun to the range 4 times.
just for some background on myself, I'm 40 and I've been shooting rifles since they were taller than me. I have been shooting handguns for about 7 or 8 years so feel free to talk technical to me. I'm open to trying just about anything. this is also not the first revolver I've shot. I also have a S&W 500 that I'm "ok" with but my other guns are the Ruger, S&W 22a (.22LR autoloader) and a Beretta PX4. The one difference between the 500 and the 386 (other than the obvious) is that my big hands do fit the 500 much better. I sometimes find myself having to adjust and readjust my grip on the 386. I'm pretty accurate with all the autos but I still think it's something I'm doing wrong. Or could this be the ammo i'm using? The shot 2.5" barrel?