I got to try and am considering the purchase of a P3AT but am curious if anyone can tell me how to handle one better.
I realize this is:
#1. A belly gun meant for extremely short (across a table) distances
#2. Not meant to be an accurate pistol
But man it sure punishes any flaws in your pistol technique. I'll be honest my first six shots, the first wasn't on the paper, the other five were all over the paper.
I fired about 60 rounds, and after the first couple of magazines I managed to get the shots on the paper at 7 yards.
I tried again on a fresh target with about 40 rounds, and managed a (get ready to laugh) 6" group that consistently shot high and to the right.
I can shoot a J frame much better than this, and with full sized handguns I'm probably of perfectly average ability considering I only take a class or two a year and only live fire practice twice a month, but against just a static target and not any sort of moving target and without me moving as well, I was hoping I could have done better!
I figured out near the end that you don't really "aim" this gun, you "point" it.
Still, 7 yards is what I personally think is the maximum possible distance for this gun, and I'd never shot one before, so I'm not freaking out too bad. Does this get better with practice? Are there any point shooting special techniques for dealing with the fact that you can't really try to use a sight (because there essentially isn't one)? I figure someone if not several someones on this board can probably hit a dime on a tennis court with this gun.
I'm considering one for a "better than nothing" gun. This particular specimen fed every round without a hiccup and was dirty to begin with, so that was encouraging. But I'd like to know I can reliably hit COM at 21 feet with it before I ever considered carrying it.
Don't worry, I am real good about carrying a full sized gun, I much prefer them.
I realize this is:
#1. A belly gun meant for extremely short (across a table) distances
#2. Not meant to be an accurate pistol
But man it sure punishes any flaws in your pistol technique. I'll be honest my first six shots, the first wasn't on the paper, the other five were all over the paper.
I fired about 60 rounds, and after the first couple of magazines I managed to get the shots on the paper at 7 yards.
I tried again on a fresh target with about 40 rounds, and managed a (get ready to laugh) 6" group that consistently shot high and to the right.
I can shoot a J frame much better than this, and with full sized handguns I'm probably of perfectly average ability considering I only take a class or two a year and only live fire practice twice a month, but against just a static target and not any sort of moving target and without me moving as well, I was hoping I could have done better!
I figured out near the end that you don't really "aim" this gun, you "point" it.
Still, 7 yards is what I personally think is the maximum possible distance for this gun, and I'd never shot one before, so I'm not freaking out too bad. Does this get better with practice? Are there any point shooting special techniques for dealing with the fact that you can't really try to use a sight (because there essentially isn't one)? I figure someone if not several someones on this board can probably hit a dime on a tennis court with this gun.
I'm considering one for a "better than nothing" gun. This particular specimen fed every round without a hiccup and was dirty to begin with, so that was encouraging. But I'd like to know I can reliably hit COM at 21 feet with it before I ever considered carrying it.
Don't worry, I am real good about carrying a full sized gun, I much prefer them.