SW442, Questions to improve my trigger pull

[SHusky57]

I finally got to take my SW 442 out to the range today and it exceeded my expectations. The recoil was much more controllable than I thought it would be, and for the <2" barrel and spartan sights, it shot pretty well.

I did most of my shooting at 3 yards as this is a conceal carry, close range weapon. I think my biggest impediment to accuracy was the DAO trigger (but I am getting better at DA shooting). My best group was a 3 shot bullseye about dime size, but I did pull two shots low and to the left (5 shots, all of them in the "10" range, 3 in the bullseye). It seems like I shoot somewhat consistently to the left, is this because I put too much of my finger on the trigger?

Any tips for shooting snubbies, especially in regard to trigger pull?

Overall, I am very pleased with it, and I think the groups I produced were more than adequate of a gun for it's type and purpose. Almost all of my shots at 3 yards were within the "10" circle, which is slightly larger than a can of snuff. I would like to be able to replicate my dime size groups at 3 yards though, and eventually work where I can shoot 3" groups at 10 yards with this gun.

So, send advice to a newbie!

 

[cherryriver]

Here's two easy things you can do right away.
Dryfire a lot. Two reasons- not just trigger practice, but as dfariswheel so often points out, it's a trigger job for free. Wearing the parts together gets rid of much of the roughness that a paid-for trigger job would be trying to eliminate.
Then, here's what my little secret is for DA revolver shooting: Divorce your trigger finger. Make it an entirely separate thing, apart from your other nine fingers.
Sound silly? Maybe, but it helps me, and I've used it to get a whole lot of newbies going in the right direction.
Don't let the rest of your grip influence the trigger, and vice versa.
Then, get younger eyes so you can find those tiny little sights.
Well, that's my big wish.
Good luck!

 

[Majic]

Get a tennis ball and work on hand strength. Also have the internals of the revolver polished to smooth out the pull. Don't replace any springs with lighter ones. The small leverage allowed by the small frame needs the strong springs to be reliable.