Crappiest Shooting Ever

[mr surveyor]

I was going to say my usual...."commie ammo is for commie guns", but when it's the only availabe projectile on the market there may not be many affordable options. At 3-5 yards it just ain't gonna be that perceptable. My guess is that the OP is anticipating the recoil and "pushing" the round out of the barrel ... and off target.

[certified106]

Crappiest Shooting Ever

My guess would be anticipation of the recoil and pushing the gun..... I have been there and done that! Hang a bigger sheet of paper up so you can see where the shots are going. Knowing where you hit it is half the battle to determining the correction. I would also second the snap caps. When I start having issues I go to my wheel gun and load a couple of rounds without looking then spin the cylinder and snap it shut. It will show you if you are anticipating.

[DeaconKC]

First, check the sights to make sure they have not been shifted when you painted the gun. then try ammo that you KNOW has shot well in the past. It sometimes happens that a good gun and good ammo are a poor combination.

[Gringo Pistolero]

Since no one else has mentioned it... it could also be the vet wrap on the grip. That stuff is pretty grippy and could be changing the way you grip the pistol. Sometimes it is best to only change one thing at a time when tweaking your firearms.

I suspect it was just a bad day though - we've all had them. Keep practicing both dry fire and live fire and things should get better!

[wyntrout]

Dang! I hate to be the one to bring this topic up, but maybe it's that time of the month deal.

Hey! Don't shoot the messenger! Jes' joking, anyhow!

Really, I'm a supporter, BRCG!
I'm just trying to inject a little humor... a pitiful attempt, I know.

Wynn

[newCW45guy]

3.) added vet wrap on grip (self adhering wrap commonly used on horses
legs or to wrap athletes joints)

Vet wrap is latex based and pretty sticky to the touch. Far stickier than other rubber grips. Cool way to add color though. Pink I presume?

If your grip was incorrect it would likely still feel comfortable but rounds might be inconsistent because you're pulling the trigger left or right depending on your grip.

I'd try it again without the vet wrap.

And also practice with snap caps home and with someone else loading a mag with 1 of them at the range. The idea is you don't know where they are. Any flinch will be obvious when you find the snap cap.

[chrish]

Anybody seeing the irony in a pink weapon shooting tulammo?

[wyntrout]

I drove my new 1985 bright RED Audi Quattro into East Berlin during the Cold War... before the Wall came down.

Wynn

[getsome]

Hello BelRockCityGirl and welcome to Kahrtalk....As you see this is a real friendly place with lots of folks ready and willing to help out...

I totally understand the deal about sometimes missing the target and then starting to wonder is it the gun, my grip, the ammo, sun spots or is it just me....It happens to everybody with every sport out there be it golf, tennis, bowling or anything else if we have a particularly bad day we want to start changing things up to the point we tend to forget where we were at when we last had a good performance....

Here's a couple things that helped me with my PM40...First I have medium small hands so I found if I use more trigger finger up to the first joint like revolver guys use I don't tend to drop the shots low and left (I'm a right hander)....Get a good high tight grip with both your shooting hand and the support hand...Concentrate on your breathing and relax, stage the trigger and then really bear down on the front sight and fire....

Now when things really start off bad here's something that helps me....Run the target up real close like 7-10 feet and fire until you hit what you are aiming at then slowly ease it back to more normal distances until you can do the same thing....Its kind of like the moon in the fall that looks very large when it's near the horizon but at it's highest point it looks much smaller...It didn't change size but is just how our eyes perceive it....Same with the bullseye...Try that and see it it helps you...Good luck and let us know....

[BelRockCityGirl]

I think it's the gun rejecting the pink paint.

I have considered that the pink might be bad luck! I am going back to the range on tuesday, I am hoping that I just had a really off day and that I will be back on target next week.

[Tinman507]

Nah, it's not the paint. Make it yours proudly!
Get used to the gun and try some decent ammo.
Have fun with it