Help with my shooting

[Ford]

I don't know what is going on. I took a few of my guns to the range today: Wilson Protector, Dan Wesson Razorback, Kahr PM9, SA XD40. Except for my Wilson I did not shoot very well. The Kahr I don't expect to shoot great with. The XD40 was acceptable I guess. The Razorback I did not do very well. The only gun that I shot good with was the Wilson.
Seriously I am not just trying to make the Wilson out to be a SUPER gun. It seems the last few times I have been to the range no matter what guns I take this seems to be the case. I do usually shoot pretty good with my Kimber CDP though. Anyway to get to the point, why do you think I do so much better with this gun. I mean at 7 to 10 yards it is pretty much one big hole. Maybe 1" groups. At the same range with almost all of my other guns it is maybe 2 to 4" groups. I am starting to get a little frustrated. I shoot about 500 rounds or so atleast I would say every other week. Every week if I have time. I bought a Kimber Rimfire to help me practice more. I do have a tendancy to shoot low and left. I push the gun before I pull the trigger. I have been really trying to make an effort to correct it.

Thanks

 

[Standing Wolf]

I've found it easier to develop accuracy with .22 caliber pistols, then go back to the big ones, than try to work up accuracy in a variety of guns simultaneously.

Dry shooting, in my admittedly slightly less than humble opinion, is the single best way to improve one's accuracy—but use dummy rounds instead of empty chambers for the sake of your firing pins. If you dry-shoot fifty rounds an evening for a month, you'll find your groups shrinking noticeably.

 

[10mmshooter]

I really can't offer any insight into the reason your Wilson seems to like you better than your other pistols, however I may know what you are talking about with the low, and left shooting.
When I was in the academy, we had a firearms instructor who works for Jackson County. This instructor really rode us hard about having a similar tendancy on the range. They reffered to it as "anticipation of recoil", and said that it was basically your mind telling your body that the gun was going to "kick" when you fire it. Therefore, you would instinctively try to counteract the guns' recoil by pushing down, and left as you fire it.
First, I would make sure that the gun is unloaded, and practice some dry-fire excercises with a dime balanced on your front sight. Try to smoothly squeeze the trigger, and not try to predict when the firing pin will release.
Then by some "dummy rounds", and take them to the range ...along with a shooting partner. Have your partner load your magazine for you, and place a dummy round or two in there along with the live rounds.
The important factor here, is that your partner loads the rounds without you knowing where the dummy rounds are in the magazine. That way when you attempt to fire one, you will exhibit the same technique that you are using for the live rounds. If you are pushing down in anticipation...it will show on these excersises.
Finally...when you are shooting, make sure that you are not waiting for the gun to fire. Alot of shooters get to know the point in the trigger pull when the gun is about to fire. At that moment they Jerk the trigger for some reason, and it throws off an otherwise good shot. Just be sure to apply smooth, consistent squeezes to the trigger, and consentrate on the front sight. Hope this helps.

 

[Ford]

Come help me 10mm. It is driving me nuts. :banghead:

 

[10mmshooter]

Try this. Pick your weapon for defensive purposes, and then .....practice, practice, practice with that particular gun. When you have it down to "muscle memory", keep that weapon as your sidearm. (Keep holding out hope for CCW to get straightened out in Missouri.) Have fun with the rest, but make one of them your "go-to" gun. Try to go for the one that you trust the most.
BTW...I usually shoot on private land, or at Crossfire in Independence, but if I'm ever shooting in Claycomo, I'll have to partner up with ya' and do some shootin'. You shouldn't be hard to spot.......You'll be the only other guy within 50 miles of the range with a Dan Wesson. LMFAO!!!

 

[10-Ring]

For a time, I only shot one handgun at a session, mastered it & then moved on to another gun in my collection. Sometimes, it took several sessions to master one gun (especially the shorter sight radius ones). Now, I can bring multiples & shoot them all acceptably well. Triggers, sights, sight pictures, grips & even calibers will react differently in your hands. Just take things slowly, you'll get'em

 

[Majic]

Maybe you should concentrate on just one action type at a time. You are shooting a variety of triggers and that in itself is confusing. Master just one first, then move on.

 

[Ford]

Went back to the range this morning. I put 500 rounds of some Remington .22 ammo through my new Kimber Rimfire that I bought yesterday. After that I put 100 rounds of some PMC ammo through my Razorback 10mm. My first 25 rounds at 7 yards were a drastic improvement from yesterday. I did start to slip back into my bad habbit of pushing the gun. My last 20 rounds were pretty decent again at about 20 yards. I think that the .22 is going to help me alot. The Kimber Rimfire was money well spent. It has already proved to be a good training aid.

Thanks guys for all your help. More suggestions are welcom

Oh as for shooting one type of action. I thing that is a very valid point. Most of my guns are 1911's for that reason.