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I have a Ruger P95DC that I just can not seem to shoot accurately. I purchased the gun used about a year ago, and my first few outings with it were not impressive, but I was unfamiliar with the gun. I also had been shooting cheap ammo like Tula or WWB, so I suspected that was part of the issue. Over several months, I have tried different ammo including both lead and plated handloads, with charges from very mild to full power 9mm. Sights have been replaced with FireSights, and I have tried a HandAll as well, and nothing seems to make much difference. I dry fire for 20-50 pulls probably 4 days a week, and have been doing this for months, so I do not think my technique is a problem at this point.
For instance, today at an indoor range at 7 yards, I was getting 5 shot groups in the 3-4 inch range even with two hands rested on a table. That is just miserable. I also shot my Buckmark with bulk .22lr, and with that gun I can shoot a group about 2" even with a single hand grip and my non-dominant eye. Groups are in the 1-2" range with my .357 6" barrel revolver in double action so I do not think a flinch due to recoil or sound is an issue either. The final straw was when I bought a Keltec P11 recently, and my first mag through that 3" barrel with a long 8 lb pull were about as good as my better groups with the P95.
I am looking for suggestions with two things - for P95 owners, what type of accuracy are you getting, and in general, what types of problems should I be looking for in the gun? The crown does not have any real nicks or gouges that I can see, and the barrel itself does not have any flaws that I can see. There is a slight amount of sideways play in the barrel when it is locked up in battery, maybe .002-.004 or so. The only thing that looks unusual is that the point of the cam where the barrel meets the block is not smooth - the block that cams the action down is machined kind of rough, but the barrel mates up to the block. I do not suspect this is an issue though, since I was under the assumption that the bullet is out of the barrel before the action starts to unlock from battery, so the fit between the barrel and block should not have any real effect on accuracy.
Reliability has been excellent over the 1000+ rounds I have fired from this gun, so I would really appreciate anything anybody can suggest to me to start looking at next.
For instance, today at an indoor range at 7 yards, I was getting 5 shot groups in the 3-4 inch range even with two hands rested on a table. That is just miserable. I also shot my Buckmark with bulk .22lr, and with that gun I can shoot a group about 2" even with a single hand grip and my non-dominant eye. Groups are in the 1-2" range with my .357 6" barrel revolver in double action so I do not think a flinch due to recoil or sound is an issue either. The final straw was when I bought a Keltec P11 recently, and my first mag through that 3" barrel with a long 8 lb pull were about as good as my better groups with the P95.
I am looking for suggestions with two things - for P95 owners, what type of accuracy are you getting, and in general, what types of problems should I be looking for in the gun? The crown does not have any real nicks or gouges that I can see, and the barrel itself does not have any flaws that I can see. There is a slight amount of sideways play in the barrel when it is locked up in battery, maybe .002-.004 or so. The only thing that looks unusual is that the point of the cam where the barrel meets the block is not smooth - the block that cams the action down is machined kind of rough, but the barrel mates up to the block. I do not suspect this is an issue though, since I was under the assumption that the bullet is out of the barrel before the action starts to unlock from battery, so the fit between the barrel and block should not have any real effect on accuracy.
Reliability has been excellent over the 1000+ rounds I have fired from this gun, so I would really appreciate anything anybody can suggest to me to start looking at next.