csbassplayer2003
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Ok so I have a P220 that I like to shoot as I find it relaxing. Well I usually shoot about 50 rounds at 7 yards as a warmup before I work on thing that I need improving on. Im hardly a crack shot, but I shoot well enough (range safety people have noticed). Well as I was shooting my final sets on a brand new clean target I took careful aim at 7 yards on a larger 11-12 inch type (also has 2 2.5 inch circles towards the center on the upper and lower edges) lined up the shot, pulled the trigger. The gun went bang, and I checked my placement. Nothing. Nada. No hole. I was stunned. I have fired hundreds if not a thousand rounds through this pistol and at 7 yards this is the first time I have ever not at least hit paper when aiming for the large targets. I kind of got a chill up my spine. What if that was a self defense situation and that miss now means im dead? I know range trips shouldnt be taken super serious but still, at 7 yards I was always garunteed to hit paper.
So I thought back to my mechanics/technique. I lined up the shot correctly, I wasnt rushed, I was in a proper stance, nothing seemed amiss. I shot the rest of my set, and a later magazine blasted the middle out of the 2.5 inch target on the upper edge with little trouble. What am I missing in my sight acquisition? It seems so inconsistent in retrospect. I am about 6ft 1inch. The smaller uppermost target is about eye level, the larger targest are lower obviously. Are my sighs off (a set of tru glos, not factory) is there an adjustment Im not doing for elevation? Again Im not a tack driver with this gun, but I have plenty of saved large and small targets with no center left in them. I dont want to have that chill feeling again. Is there a good way to practice/ double check point of aim vs point of impact? Am I forgetting something? Help!
So I thought back to my mechanics/technique. I lined up the shot correctly, I wasnt rushed, I was in a proper stance, nothing seemed amiss. I shot the rest of my set, and a later magazine blasted the middle out of the 2.5 inch target on the upper edge with little trouble. What am I missing in my sight acquisition? It seems so inconsistent in retrospect. I am about 6ft 1inch. The smaller uppermost target is about eye level, the larger targest are lower obviously. Are my sighs off (a set of tru glos, not factory) is there an adjustment Im not doing for elevation? Again Im not a tack driver with this gun, but I have plenty of saved large and small targets with no center left in them. I dont want to have that chill feeling again. Is there a good way to practice/ double check point of aim vs point of impact? Am I forgetting something? Help!