Anyone else a good shot with one gun and others not so much?

[Grimjaws]

So I have a plain jane 442 no lock with stock grips that has been my daily carry IWB. Having recently injured my back I wear a brace so have gone back to pocket carry. This has been my EDC forever it seems.

I shoot that 442 lights out better than any other handgun I own. I have mostly 4" blue adjustable sight revolvers and for some reason I cannot for the life of me figure out how I shoot that little j frame better than a k frame
The only gun that comes close is a 15-2 4" that is spot on no matter who shoots it.
All my guns are bench rest sighted except the 442 which is my only fixed sight gun.

I can keep three shots touching at 7 yards with that little 442 and with two flyers keep all 5 shots within the size of the palm if my hand. I can keep all shots within a 6" paper plate at 15 yards with that stock little j frame.

Anyone else who shoots it can't hit squat. Yet they do fine with the 4" 19-3 or 15-2.

Guess this gun just likes me. And it gives me great confidence as my daily carry I can shoot it well.

Anyone else have a gun that works well for them but others not so much?

 

[-BTM-]

I have run S&W, EAA, CZ and Glock pistols in various forms of competition with some success. I have never shot well with a 1911.

 

[Flygas]

15 or 20 years ago, I took a concealed carry class. We were to "qualify", shooting 50 rounds, with the gun we planned to carry, in my case a Glock 19. If we planned to carry a semi-auto, then we also must shoot 25 rounds from a revolver. I had a 4" 28-2 Highway Patrolman that had a very smooth action, having formerly belonged to a DEA agent and I first stepped up to the line with it. My 25 shot group was very small, maybe the size of your fist or smaller, and quite a few of the class participants stood behind, impressed by my shooting. Then it was time to shoot the Glock. Within 10 or 12 shots I quickly lost my audience, my group from the 9mm was considerably larger and they all laughed at the fact I shot the .357 N-frame so well but impressed absolutely no one with the plastic Glock. I no longer even own a Glock and joke that I couldn't hit the wall of a barn while standing inside it.

 

[OutAtTheEdge]

Proud to say I am equally mediocre with pretty much everything.

 

[rwsmith]

I'm a natural with carbines, possibly due to years of practice when younger. Pistols are a wild card and my skills 'perish' quickly. Right now I'm trying to bone up on my SD guns, after realizing that I NEEDED serious practice. I shoot my Sig P250 well, but was having trouble with my Shield. I have a 9mm EZ that I'm sitting on, but I had to send it for repair and will have to check it at the range. I shoot my 686 and Model 10 well, but the 686 is a range gun.

 

[lihpster]

Had the opposite problem. I had a Taurus PT92 that shot well for others, but I couldn't hit squat with it. Sold it and bought a 1911 instead.

 

[stansdds]

There are some guns that I shoot better than others. It boils down to recoil, muzzle blast, and how well the firearm fits my hands (and shoulder for long guns).

 

[fatcat3]

I can keep three shots touching at 7 yards with that little 442 and with two flyers keep all 5 shots within the size of the palm if my hand. I can keep all shots within a 6" paper plate at 15 yards with that stock little j frame.

I believe you have more important things to think about, like what's for supper.

 

[bedwards]

I shoot much better with revolvers than semis. I have to practice with the semis to have any accuracy but the revolvers all seem more natural.

 

[glenwolde]

Yes, I think it's ergonomics. I have run into guns that have surprised me in the shoot-ability department. In both directions. Of course when I really want it to work it doesn't, and when I don't think I like a gun, it does.