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Hi Guys, I hope I'm putting this in the right forum section. I'd like the help of the collected wisdom here.
I'm a relatively new shooter in that I picked up my first pistol a MKIII late last year. I thought I was getting pretty good with the basics and it was time to move up to something in a centerfire so I picked up an SR9 this week. Took it to the range to make sure everything goes bang when it should and practice a bit and I've noticed something: I'm consistently shooting low and more left of center (I'm a right-handed guy) or center with the 9 while I'm dead on with the 22.
I adjusted the sights a bit and I can make a nice grouping in the center of the target if I brace my elbows and basically bench fire. So that tells me it's something with my technique, not the hardware at this point. After running about 50 rounds through it, I was starting to inch closer to center but still shooting low and slightly left and I can't really tell you what I was doing differently that was pulling me up some. Though I did notice that when I switched back to the 22 for a bit I started off pulling high right so obviously I was compensating for something.
Now that I've given you a picture as clear as a mud puddle, any advice or suggestions on things to watch for or work on as far as causes and correction in addition to just getting a lot of rounds through the gun to get more comfortable with it? I know it's hard to suggest sight unseen, but I hope a few folks might be able to. Thanks in advance for any input.
I'm a relatively new shooter in that I picked up my first pistol a MKIII late last year. I thought I was getting pretty good with the basics and it was time to move up to something in a centerfire so I picked up an SR9 this week. Took it to the range to make sure everything goes bang when it should and practice a bit and I've noticed something: I'm consistently shooting low and more left of center (I'm a right-handed guy) or center with the 9 while I'm dead on with the 22.
I adjusted the sights a bit and I can make a nice grouping in the center of the target if I brace my elbows and basically bench fire. So that tells me it's something with my technique, not the hardware at this point. After running about 50 rounds through it, I was starting to inch closer to center but still shooting low and slightly left and I can't really tell you what I was doing differently that was pulling me up some. Though I did notice that when I switched back to the 22 for a bit I started off pulling high right so obviously I was compensating for something.
Now that I've given you a picture as clear as a mud puddle, any advice or suggestions on things to watch for or work on as far as causes and correction in addition to just getting a lot of rounds through the gun to get more comfortable with it? I know it's hard to suggest sight unseen, but I hope a few folks might be able to. Thanks in advance for any input.