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Originally Posted by anchors
What am I doing wrong?With my 640-1 at 10 yds I always seem to shoot low left 85% of the time.Should I have the tip of my finger or up to the first joint on the trigger? Am I anticipating recoil???
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Anchors, I had the exact same problem when I first got my 442 J-Frame.. For me adding a grip with a little more extension behind the back strap helped immensely as that straightened out my trigger finger more natural & made pulling the trigger STRAIGHT BACK easier to do repeatedly..
I quickly found out that hand position on the J-Frame grips is paramount to shooting those little devils to point if aim..
So in order here is what helped me conquer the J-Frame..
First- was to get a grip that allowed better hand position & control (that made a noticeable difference)
Next- was to play with trigger finger position on the trigger until I got better groups (still a bit low left “I’m a R/H shooter”)
Next- was to dry fire the heck out of the little beast on a spot on the wall. I could actually see the front sight slightly pulling low left just before hammer release.. Lots & lots of dry fire practice made my trigger finger stronger & helped me stay dead on target until hammer fall (you need to really concentrate on the font sight on that short barrel gun)
The above got me decent enough to stay on a paper plate at 17 yards (not real great groups but good enough for a short range defense weapon)..
I still wasn’t satisfied as I shoot my XD compact & 1911 much better (2”-3” groups at 20 yards)..
Lots more practice & I am getting better but still not where I want to be..
So I added the Wolfe 14 lb rebound spring & little lighter hammer spring & that made a significant difference (for me anyhow) as it allowed a smooth pull all the way through until hammer drop & kept me from tensing my strong hand during the trigger pull-through..
As of this writing I petty well shoot 3”-4” groups at 17 yards but still get an occasional flyer (high right & I haven’t figure that one out yet)..
I guess this is a long winded way of saying lots of dry fire & lots of range time & it will come around.. Maybe try some different hand grips also..
Wolverine