A couple of years ago, I was shooting my Ruger SBH .44 frequently... 310 gr Lee booits, 21.5 gr H296 @1380 fps... and was able to get 2" groups at 50 yards. I have an Ultradot red dot sight mounted on it, since I can focus on the steel sights any longer. I haven't fired it for a while and am ready to get back to it.
After reading many articles about handgun shooting, I think that I was lucky to have been doing as well as 2". I know that gun can do better. I never seemed to find a hold that I could precisely repeat each session. I wasn't even aware of the big no-no of letting the barrel rest on a sandbag.
I was just reading about handling recoil properly as being one of the most important aspects of handgun accuracy.
Now I have another pile of boolits cast, and am looking forward to loading and shooting for better groups. By the way, I did eventually wimp out and buy a shooting glove...riding the bronc -– that’s the tough one. Its huge effect on accuracy is because the bullet is still in the barrel during the recoil.
Consistent hits at long range requires consistency in grip and trigger pull, consistency in sight picture, consistency in the way you handle recoil –- “riding the bronc,” as gunwriter and long-range handgun shooter Roger Clouser describes it.
The recoil cycle influences accuracy more than any factor because the bullet is still in the barrel while the gun is moving and the shooter controls how the gun moves.
Recoil is not something that should be struggled with, fought or tamed, because that can’t be done consistently either. One takes a ride with recoil in a firm, positive and consistent fashion.
Any thoughts on handling a bench rested revolver for accuracy would be appreciated. Of course I need to figure out how to replicate the results for hunting too....
Randy