Consistently shooting 1.5" right

[Lonestar49]

Try this chart..

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The above/other chart is for right handed shooter..


Here's the correct chart for ya, a left handed shooter:





Luck,


Ls

 

[Brian Williams]

move the sight...fixed

Only if its off when shooting from sand bags or a rest should to adjust the sights.

In the Marines we all adjusted our gun to our sighting plane. That is why we have adjustable sights. It goes for rifles, shotguns and handguns. If you have groups that are 2 inches low adjust accordingly, This is one reason we go to the range to make sure that the gun we are shooting is aligned for ourselves. Any gun we use should be setup exclusively for that one specific user. It is nice when the sights are centered and all is pretty and symmetric but we need to have our equipment adjusted for us when the situation demands it.
Not adjusting the sights is a good reason why buying used hunting rifles at the end of the season is a great idea. Just hang around the gun shop and wait for some greenhorn to come in with a newly purchased rifle that missed the biggest 19 point buck and you will get a great deal on a once used rifle because the owner did not take the time to sight in the rifle and scope.

The position of the sights in the slide is not sacred, on that we agree. My XD40 shoots POA=POI with the sights as they came from the factory, but if Massad Ayoob shot my gun and said it was shooting left, I would move the sight and try to figure out what I was doing wrong. Probably even pay him to tell me.

I would not adjust the sights on my gun for Massad to be able to shoot my gun, I would keep the sights right where I shoot them. I would seek to find out if I were doing anything wrong in my grip, sight picture or stance and if then I find that I was now shooting where my POA was not the POI, then I would adjust my sights so that I was not shooting where MY POA = POI.

Adjustable sights are for you to be able to set the gun so you are on target. Even S&W knew how to adjust a fixed sight model 10 so that it was on target for specific shooters.

 

[progrmr]

So I went back to the range the next day and the same thing was going on even though I put the large grip on the gun. I was getting pretty frustrated. I was shooting right at 10, 15 and 25 feet.

Then I noticed that when I would start firing a new group, my first round would go center, then the rest would go off right. Hmmmm...

Finally I think I figured it out - I put a really strong grip on the gun, a lot more than what I'm use to. Handled the trigger like I usually do. Shots starting going center. All the time, at a variety of distances. Granted I still had a few flyers when I didn't treat the trigger right - but overall I was in the center.

I have to find a happy medium though...I was really putting a lot into the grip and even though my shots were in the center it wasn't very comfortable. Have to find just enough pressure to be in the middle and still be able to shoot 100 rounds. I'm glad to be on the right track though.

 

[9mmepiphany]

sounds like you're "milking" the grip. as you press the trigger, you also tighten your grip...usually this makes shots go low, but due to how the pistol's grip fits you it is moving sideways.

when you tighten your grip, you are taking that change in grip pressure out before you start "milking". think about it, are you more likely to tighten or loosen your grip after the first shot.

have you tried the small grip on your gun?

 

[Tilos]

Be cautious of a white knuckle grip as it could contribute to cronic "tennis elbow" (forever).
Don't ask how I know, or just ask John Taffin

 

[hammerklavier]

Woo-hoo! Another milker is cured! And hopefully everyone who gave the advice "just adjust the sights" will see the light, too.

Now that you know what the problem is, another fix, besides the extremely hard grip, is "just don't do that."

 

[Mudinyeri]

Shot without my glasses today. Results were consistent with shooting with glasses on. Any problems I have are not related to vision.

 

[Tilos]

Yup, convinced me, I'll NEVER move the sights again

 

[billib]

Everybody knows you shouldn't adjust the sights, just as you shouldn't adjust the rear view mirrors in any car you might happen to drive. the factory has them just right, leave them alone!

 

[hammerklavier]

It's not that you shouldn't adjust them, just that if there is a problem you might want to try and find out what the problem is instead of just adjusting the sights and then thinking it's fixed. Shouldn't you be trying to become a better shooter, loosing bad habits, etc?

 

[orionengnr]

I push the sight over to the right until my group comes to center, and I call it good.
Group prints exactly where I'm aiming.

If I have to shoot with my left hand, I know I have to aim about 6 inches left of where I want the bullets to land if the target is far enough away that I need to use the sights to guarantee a hit.

I am a very new IDPA/USPSA shooter. If I cannot shoot right and left handed with the same pistol, without making a six-inch adjustment, then I will not hit some of the targets at all.

I think something is fundamentally wrong with your sighting....

Just sayin'....