Today I repeated a test I did about a year ago with my M&P9 and M&P Shield. I shot a full size silhouette target at 25 yards off-hand. I have the old target to compare and I notice 2 things.
First, the latest target is much improved over the last one. The last one looked like I made a couple of quick shots with a shotgun and 00 buckshot at 50 yards. This time the shots were at least in the area I was aiming.
Second, the groups from the M&P9 were noticeably better than the ones from the Shield. They were centered, while the Shield printed a little to the right, and the group (of 9 shots) was about half the size.
Is this a function of smaller guns being more difficult to shoot well? Admittedly I've been shooting the M&P9 a fair bit more lately, but I've had the Shield about a year longer and shot it regularly before the M&P9 was purchased. I've adjusted the sights on the Shield, but I think the off center group is mostly me and how I shoot this pistol. Is there a way to fix this, or should I start looking for a replacement on the off chance I could shoot a different brand of similar size better?
First, the latest target is much improved over the last one. The last one looked like I made a couple of quick shots with a shotgun and 00 buckshot at 50 yards. This time the shots were at least in the area I was aiming.
Second, the groups from the M&P9 were noticeably better than the ones from the Shield. They were centered, while the Shield printed a little to the right, and the group (of 9 shots) was about half the size.
Is this a function of smaller guns being more difficult to shoot well? Admittedly I've been shooting the M&P9 a fair bit more lately, but I've had the Shield about a year longer and shot it regularly before the M&P9 was purchased. I've adjusted the sights on the Shield, but I think the off center group is mostly me and how I shoot this pistol. Is there a way to fix this, or should I start looking for a replacement on the off chance I could shoot a different brand of similar size better?