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....where you shoot a full size gun mediocre but switch to smaller gun and improve?
I was having a mediocre day with 4" barreled DA revolvers, not my best day.
Put those away and started shooting a 2"K-frame and a 2 3/4" Speed-Six - started hitting every time. So I backed up and I continued to score hits.
I think I focus more when shooting a smaller gun.
Sometimes the recoil can just cause fatigue and then fundamentals go out the window.
I have always started my Shooting with the heaviest recoiling Guns and work My way down.
.44Mag
.38Spl
.22LR
Or
.250Sav
.270Win
.35Whelen
Maybe you were just having a "Bad Eye" day.
It's happened to Me. Can't squat with a .44Mag 7.5" SBH. And yet I did great with a 4.6" .45Colt with a Dragoon Grip Frame.
Equal Power loads.
It wasn't recoil. I went from shooting a heavy gun shooting 38 Special to a lighter gun shooting 38 Special; the recoil got more intense and my shooting got better.Quote:
Originally Posted by osteodoc08
I tend to concentrate more with short barrel handguns.
I know the sight radius is shorter, and errors in sight alignment are more critical, so I concentrate harder with them.
Took a half dozen of my S&W .38's out years ago, 6", 4", 3", 1-7/8". best groups of the day with the 1-7/8" Chiefs special. Just one of those days, and not how it usually works.
Not long ago I shot better with my 9mm S&W Shield using Monarch Russian steel case ammo than I did with my M15 S&W. 38 and my Blackhawk 41 mag. Informal 15 yard plinking at clay birds on the berm. Must have been one of those days, too.
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Yep, I think I was complacent with the full size guns.
Had to concentrate with the shorter barrels and finally started to work for it.
Had one of those days on quals. Shot Glock 17 first, threw 2 rounds. Then shot the G26, didn't miss one. I agree and think complacency plays into it, bigger weapon=overconfidence. All about concentration. Shot the 226(duty), just transitioned this year, that sucker is a tack driver, hopefully I don't get overconfident with it...
I know this will sound crazy, but, I think on any given day, some particular handgun may work better for you than another, even though you have shot both for years.
I never know which handgun is going to work the best for me on a given day. Not because of function, but because of accuracy. I nearly always take several handguns to the range with me.
I think some days my hands swell up and work differently than others.
This is my explanation for it also, when the model 640 shoots better than the model 14. I know the Model 14 is accurate and don't concentrate , while I know if I don't fix my eye firmly on the sight, that snubby will meander all over heck's half acre.Quote:
Originally Posted by Winger Ed.
Some days you get a more clear sight picture with a shorter sighting radius.
I consistently shoot a 4" bbl. revolver better than a 6" or longer. It makes no difference S/A or D/A. I think the longer sight radius shows me more "wobble" than I am comfortable with and I subconsciously start mashing the trigger to catch a bullseye. The shorter radius always looks steadier.
Oddly yes, for some reason the last few outings I took my J and K frame I shot the J better even with it being an airweight. Really odd to me.