At the range

[mwerner]

Did our semi-annual qualification this morning, blasting away with the old Glock. (M23 in .40 S&W) As usual, I put almost all 60 rounds through the same hole, but I had one flyer about 1/2" away from the 50 yard line....

Actually, I find my old eyes increasingly affecting my shooting. Bifocals...

Anyway, after my qualification round, I had opportunity to fire one of the other guy's Kimber 1911. Very nice piece!
Very comfortable (flat mainspring housing), excellent trigger with no creep or backlash, and good sights as well.
Noticeably more comfortable to shoot than the Glock; the full-size steel frame really soaks up the recoil.

 

[uncle Alan]

Did our semi-annual qualification this morning, blasting away with the old Glock. (M23 in .40 S&W) As usual, I put almost all 60 rounds through the same hole, but I had one flyer about 1/2" away from the 50 yard line....

Actually, I find my old eyes increasingly affecting my shooting. Bifocals...

Anyway, after my qualification round, I had opportunity to fire one of the other guy's Kimber 1911. Very nice piece!
Very comfortable (flat mainspring housing), excellent trigger with no creep or backlash, and good sights as well.
Noticeably more comfortable to shoot than the Glock; the full-size steel frame really soaks up the recoil.

Bought a used Steyer .40 & love it. Unlike the GI .45 when your wrist is right,fire away. The GI made me put the wrist at an angle to get a sight picture. My sights are lined up in 1/2 the time & it is extremely accurate. Lightweight frame is no problem. Only problem was I got an M-1 pinch on first firing. Learned very quickly.

I wonder if other right-handed people shoot at 4 o'clock as I do ? Must compensate for it. Do lefties tend to fire at 8 o'clock ? Puzzles me.

Safe shooting !

Uncle Alan

 

[maximus otter]

I wonder if other right-handed people shoot at 4 o'clock as I do ? Must compensate for it.

If you are consistently grouping at 4 o'clock and your sights are properly set, you are probably either:

1. Snatching the trigger instead of pressing it smoothly, or;
2. Loosening your wrist.

I'd suggest that No. 1 is your problem. Try firing a revolver, loaded by someone else, with one or two chambers empty. Have another shooter watch you. See what happens when you "dry fire" on an empty chamber.

http://www.targetshooting.ca/reframerize.cfm?redirect=http://www.targetshooting.ca/all_docs.htm

maximus otter

 

[uncle Alan]

If you are consistently grouping at 4 o'clock and your sights are properly set, you are probably either:

1. Snatching the trigger instead of pressing it smoothly, or;
2. Loosening your wrist.

I'd suggest that No. 1 is your problem. Try firing a revolver, loaded by someone else, with one or two chambers empty. Have another shooter watch you. See what happens when you "dry fire" on an empty chamber.

http://www.targetshooting.ca/reframerize.cfm?redirect=http://www.targetshooting.ca/all_docs.htm

maximus otter

I seem to 4 o'clock with all weapons. I fire an old .45 army revolver,a .40 Steyer, the .22 of my over & under,my Ruger ranch carbine & my Albanian SKS 7.62 with mostly the same results. No matter if I'm freehanding or from a bench position . In the '50's ,I fired expert with almost everything in the U S arsenal but how long ago that was !
Hello,just had a brain fart-, maybe my bi-focals are a bit awry. It is extremely unlikely ALL my stuff have bunged sights.

Thanks !

Uncle Alan

 

[mwerner]

We had an interesting drill last winter. The instructor has a pistol set up with a device that lets him "pull" the trigger electronically, so the shooter just concetrates on aiming.
Invariably, you shoot tighter groups doing this! (Seems strange, I know..)

Just shows how much trigger squeeze affects things. Of course, we do the dummy round thing as well. Theres nothing that illustrates flinching more than clicking on a dead round. Usually, the instructor will load 2-3 dummies per magazine. Gets you into a good "clearing" drill as well.

As a side note, we've been carrying the Glock M23 for about 8 years now, and to my knowledge, no one on the department has ever experienced any failure whatever. The only things that go wrong is that occasionally a magazine will fail to engage the slide-stop.

 

[T.K.C.]

I am personally a huge Kimber fan!! I had a Kimber Custom Compact several years ago, with night sights. I needed money, so regrettably, I sold it. If I had known that I could NOT buy a Kimber (or many other 1911's in the state of MA.) here, I never would have sold it. I could drill tacks with it, it was wicked acurate. GREAT gun. It is the only gun that I totally regret selling!!