You ever have one of those days....

[Petrol & Powder]

....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.

[osteodoc08]

Sometimes the recoil can just cause fatigue and then fundamentals go out the window.

[Walks]

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.

[Petrol & Powder]

Sometimes the recoil can just cause fatigue and then fundamentals go out the window.

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.

[Winger Ed.]

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.

[dubber123]

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.

[Texas by God]

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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[Petrol & Powder]

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.

[lawdog941]

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...

[tazman]

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.

[rintinglen]

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.

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.

[Thumbcocker]

Some days you get a more clear sight picture with a shorter sighting radius.

[Rick Hodges]

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.

[drac0nic]

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.