Deer Hunter
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I took a trip out to my local range (aka, deserted dirt road leading into forest a mile or so up the the main dirt road) with my dad yesterday at dusk. It's too hot during the day to do anything like this, so we have to catch the sun just perfect because where we shoot, if you get there too early the sun is glaring right into your eyes. Too late, no light at all.
But hey, it's free. I'll quit complaining.
I brought along my Marlin 336, my Ruger MKI, my Stoeger coach gun (and only two 3" number 4, just for a finale), and my Smith and Wesson 625. I took one moonclip of Black Hills 230 grain +P ammo and another 50 rounds of Wolf 230 grain FMJ. I have prooved, once again, that my 625 HATES wolf ammo. I cannot hit anything with it. Even at 12 yards I was having trouble hitting anything consistant. It wasn't just me, even though I'm not exactly the best shooter when it comes to pistols. My dad tried it, and the bullets were traveling everywhere on the target. One was to the left, one to the right, another to the left, one far up and one far below, ect. We tried the black hills stuff, and even my groups were much better with it. We've determined it's the ammo. Too bad it's cheap as dirt, though.
But as I was shooting, I noticed something. I would get better groups when shooting DA instead of SA. I figured since the SA trigger was very light, my groups would be better using that. I was wrong. My dad set up a block of wood at 30 yards and told me to shoot it. I hit it once, but every single shot was just BARELY missing it. For me, I consider that pretty good. I tried hitting it with a round of SA fireing, and my bullets were WAY off. It was embarressing to watch the dust fly up a yard away from the wood.
Anyone else experience this? Do you shoot better SA or DA?
But hey, it's free. I'll quit complaining.
I brought along my Marlin 336, my Ruger MKI, my Stoeger coach gun (and only two 3" number 4, just for a finale), and my Smith and Wesson 625. I took one moonclip of Black Hills 230 grain +P ammo and another 50 rounds of Wolf 230 grain FMJ. I have prooved, once again, that my 625 HATES wolf ammo. I cannot hit anything with it. Even at 12 yards I was having trouble hitting anything consistant. It wasn't just me, even though I'm not exactly the best shooter when it comes to pistols. My dad tried it, and the bullets were traveling everywhere on the target. One was to the left, one to the right, another to the left, one far up and one far below, ect. We tried the black hills stuff, and even my groups were much better with it. We've determined it's the ammo. Too bad it's cheap as dirt, though.
But as I was shooting, I noticed something. I would get better groups when shooting DA instead of SA. I figured since the SA trigger was very light, my groups would be better using that. I was wrong. My dad set up a block of wood at 30 yards and told me to shoot it. I hit it once, but every single shot was just BARELY missing it. For me, I consider that pretty good. I tried hitting it with a round of SA fireing, and my bullets were WAY off. It was embarressing to watch the dust fly up a yard away from the wood.
Anyone else experience this? Do you shoot better SA or DA?