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I have a Browning Challenger and I can shoot it pretty well. It has a grip angle that is about 25 degrees off of perpendicular to the bore.

The problem is that I can't shoot a 1911 style with a more perpendicular grip angle worth a darn, I almost always seem to shoot low.

Is this happening because I'm used to the Browning's grip angle and end up breaking my wrist downwards to the angle I'm used to with the Browning when firing the 1911?
 
You may also be unconsciously anticipating the recoil and pulling the pistol down when you fire, especially if you're used to the recoil of a .22. Next time you're at the range, have someone else load your pistol and hand it to you, only tell them to sometimes leave the chamber empty. When you pull the trigger on an empty chamber and you're expecting a loaded round you'll see if you're flinching or not.

If that's not the problem the best option is to focus carefully on the front sight of your 1911 as you squeeze the trigger--that will help you see if you're dropping the muzzle at all.
 
Try these 2 exercises seperately then combine them. First EMPTY THE GUN (ACTS/PROVE) stand just more than gun & arms length away from a plain wall. Bring the pistol up as if to fire, concentrate on the sights (really focus) and slowly press the trigger. Repeat as necessary. (This is called the Wall Drill and is popular with Bullseye shooters). Next with an EMPTY GUN (ACTS/PROVE) #### the pistol and take up the slack until you feel the sear, release the tension slightly the come back up against the sear. Keep doing this with slightly increased pressure until the hammer drops. Finally do both drills at the same time. This helps to get your eyes on the sights and gets you pressing the trigger with the correct pressure to get the gun to fire without disturbing the sights. Finally, check out pistol-training.com these drills and lots of live fire drills are there that we can all benefit from.
 
1911's are pigs to shoot but there is no reason to shoot them low. I agree what you see is most likely recoil anticipation or flinch. Next time at the range pay attention if you are seing flash with every shot. Flinch comes with blink quite often. Dryfire may help somewhat but best help is from shooting 1000's of rounds so that shot becomes non-event and there is no excitement or recoil anticipation.
 
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