Biggfoot44
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Inbetween busy schedules and tight $ from some vehicular situations, I haven't had enough range time, to shoot myself, to work on my own skills. ( Usually spend most of my attention on other people, either doing outreach, or coaching them.) But I have Quals coming up, and I wanted a live fire tuneup first. But I am now left in state of ambiguity and uncertainty. My problem probably relates to too many simultaneous variables.
Guns I hadn't previously put through their paces.
Ammo brands and weights I'm not familar with ( shooting at range that required purchasing ammo from them ).
My rustiness.
Reduced "weak" hand strength post injury ( I am 100% by physical therapy standards, but pre-injury had equal strength both hands).
When I was doing pure accuraccy testing, I was disappointed . My 10yd groups would have been mediocre for 25yds. Was it me ? Was it the guns ? Was the ammo either poor generally, or my guns didn't "like" them ? I really don't know.
To add to the variables, one gun was a 4in Service Six, with the Ruger version of Magna grips. The other was a 2in M36 no dash sq butt wearing Pachymer Grippers. I would have expected the usual medium frame vs J frame point spread. But no, they gave similar groups. Is it the Pachmyers gave that much advantage, or is the high milage Service Six have accuracy issues ? I don't know.
But at least when I moved on to rapid-ish first shot drills from low ready, I was keeping most rounds in the 10 ring.
Guns I hadn't previously put through their paces.
Ammo brands and weights I'm not familar with ( shooting at range that required purchasing ammo from them ).
My rustiness.
Reduced "weak" hand strength post injury ( I am 100% by physical therapy standards, but pre-injury had equal strength both hands).
When I was doing pure accuraccy testing, I was disappointed . My 10yd groups would have been mediocre for 25yds. Was it me ? Was it the guns ? Was the ammo either poor generally, or my guns didn't "like" them ? I really don't know.
To add to the variables, one gun was a 4in Service Six, with the Ruger version of Magna grips. The other was a 2in M36 no dash sq butt wearing Pachymer Grippers. I would have expected the usual medium frame vs J frame point spread. But no, they gave similar groups. Is it the Pachmyers gave that much advantage, or is the high milage Service Six have accuracy issues ? I don't know.
But at least when I moved on to rapid-ish first shot drills from low ready, I was keeping most rounds in the 10 ring.
