My SD was POA right of of the box. With that being said, the trigger on the SD took alot of getting used to. Defenitely not the 1911 I was used to shooting. I don't know if it was the hinged trigger, the longer pull, or 8 1/2 pound pull. Probably a combination of the three. If I find myself slacking on mechanics I group the shots low and to the left even with a slow and steady trigger pull. Not too bad, just not dead on. I've seen the chart that supposed to help you out in fixing whatever is wrong but I've never found it to be very much help. When i concentrate, it's dead on.