I met my friend at the Wet Bunny Range for some fun & serious paper-punching. Friend's new piece is a Ruger Blackhawk (.357 Magnum, of course). The Mysterious Stranger has knocked on Friend's door in the wee hours twice since my original report, lending some urgency to today's session with the new revolver.
For my 1911, I limited myself to the 50 rounds in a new box of cartridges, plus two loaded magazines and one extra round for the chamber. Thus armed with 67 rounds, I set out to correct my inability to hit anything aimed at, the last time we were there.
Friend had a good but earnest session, moving from left to right, kneeling, running in place before shooting, and so on.
The 1911 was much better-behaved than before, and put the bullets where I wanted them - mostly, anyway. While it's clear I need more practice, I did get more hits on the 2" orange target than not. Now that the weather is warmer (it was 37 at the range, which is warm-ish ... for the Anchorage waterfront), I have no excuse for not visiting more often.
Here's are the results from my final 10 - or was it 11? - rounds, for your snickering pleasure. A left-handed shooter, I'm still pulling the pistol to the right a bit, which I believe is from pushing with the heel of my hand in anticipation of the recoil. My most stubborn bad habit, though, is dropping the muzzle just as I pull the trigger - again, anticipation is my enemy - and therefore shooting low.
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| 11 rounds into 3 inches at 7 yards isn't great, but it's an improvement from last time. |
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| Pistol case |
Hey, it worked before. :)
4 comments:
Geez. Makes my shooting look like absolutely pitiful. Spring is here. Guns are coming out everywhere.
I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn with my weapons today. Her SIG P220, a whole (or hole) different story!)
Use the Tip of your Trigger finger sounds to me that you have to much finger on the trigger and are pushing it,take your trigger finger between the very tip and the 1st joint draw a line in the middle thats where you want your finger on the trigger.Try that,by the way nice grouping.
If that's your grouping at 7 yards, I figure that's plenty good to stop violence from a predator that's attacking you or yours. Even if you only shoot half that good (which I've heard is the best you'll probably do when shooting under stress) you'll still come out on top. Just make sure you stay aware and present your piece before the attack is on top of you. Right?
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