Best "Non 1911" .45 ACP Pistol
- Thread starter padawan
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Ok guys, a little help here. Took the new Pistols to the range. I had no problem with the USP 45, but i couldn't hit water if i fell out of a boat with the Sig P220.
I hate the sights, however i'm sure i just haven't figured out where to hold. Can anyone give me a tip?
I hate the sights, however i'm sure i just haven't figured out where to hold. Can anyone give me a tip?
Those sights are a little tricky. Only take the Sig 220 one day and learn where to hold and find your sight picture. My USP was right on the money out of the box, but I had to get used to my Sig 220 as well.
I'm jealous of the USP45, I want one and/or the elusive HK45
Is it a six o'clock shooter? Or what is the opposite? 12 o'clock shooter?
try aiming high or low.
How is you technique? Looking at the front sight only, slow your breath, apply pressure with the pad of your finger tip (direct opposite of your finger nail) straight back waiting for the trigger to break on its own (ie surprise break)?
Does your front sight stay perfectly still when you dry fire?
Those sights are a little tricky. Only take the Sig 220 one day and learn where to hold and find your sight picture. My USP was right on the money out of the box, but I had to get used to my Sig 220 as well.
I'm jealous of the USP45, I want one and/or the elusive HK45
Thats the next step. Take a few boxes and have at her. If all else fails, replace he sights
Ya, i really like the USP 45 shoot's very nice. The last two on my list are the Sig P226 Navy and the HK45.
I'll have to get into reloading after that.
You should get a silencer for the USP.
If only eh? How great would that be.
You should get a silencer for the USP.
Agreed. Moreover, we should all get silencers for our USP's.
Is it a six o'clock shooter? Or what is the opposite? 12 o'clock shooter?
try aiming high or low.
How is you technique? Looking at the front sight only, slow your breath, apply pressure with the pad of your finger tip (direct opposite of your finger nail) straight back waiting for the trigger to break on its own (ie surprise break)?
Does your front sight stay perfectly still when you dry fire?
I think i have it all down.....i place the top of the front sight inline with the center of my target.
When i do that with the Sig P220 it's all over the place. At 50ft with the USP, i'm getting 4 inch groups ( hey...i just got it
)
6:00 hold on my 220. And I'm not too sure how you learned to shoot Padawan but get proficient at short range (5 yds) first, with a rest. That will tell you where your pistols are shooting, then move to 7, 10,15, 20 yds. At .80 cents a round not to sure why you'd be shooting at 20 yds without nowing where your rounds are hitting... I was all over the target at first, even at 5 yds. And in my 2 years of shooting the SIG it's always been the shooter, NEVER the pistol. I had a local hotshot IDPA shooter try my handgun and he was shooting 1" groups at 15 yds. first time with a SIG SAO. He just handed my gun back to me and said "That's a really nice handgun..."
I know we're in Canada so we can't use our handguns for self defense but most gunfights occur within 7 yds. And I know my goal is to master instinctive, non aimed shooting. After 2 years I'm nailing steel plates at 15 yds, guys I'm shooting with are doing it at 50.
I know we're in Canada so we can't use our handguns for self defense but most gunfights occur within 7 yds. And I know my goal is to master instinctive, non aimed shooting. After 2 years I'm nailing steel plates at 15 yds, guys I'm shooting with are doing it at 50.
Not too sure where you are shooting. My Club doesn't have a 5 yard range. I have to work with 50 ft. And only the Sig P220 is giving me trouble. My Glock 17,22 Gen 4's along with my M&P 40 and HK USP 45 are fine at that distance.
I'm in no way saying it is a pistol problem. I'm saying i hate the sight's and was looking for a tip on where to hold.
I shoot at an absolutely fantastic range just West of Calgary. 6:00 oclock hold on my 220. Sucks you can't do it logically, starting at 5. I' think you'll find, as I did, that the gun is just far more accurate than the shooter. Put a set of trijicon's on it, that'll help, shoot from a rest (even at 20 yds), that'll help. My pistol is so accurate that the slightest input error from a non professional shooter (me) results in major error putting round on target. I had the same problem as you when I first started shooting my SIG (I was even ready to send it back to SIG to have them look at it). I had a number of other, more experienced shooters shoot it. Their response (and results) were unanimous...WOW nice pistol. That just made me a better shooter and this I will guarantee... starting shooting 1" groups with your SIG and every thing else you shoot will be easy.
If it bothers you and you can't get used to it, swap out the sights. It's a small investment that will help you immensely. Mine doesn't seem to bother me. I got used to my Sig 226 which had those on it. I love my 239 which has night sights on it...
Enjoy your HK, I'm willing to bet you will like it better than the 220 even if you swap out the sights. HK is a great pistol. The guests I bring to the range love my USP. Blocky grip, but that thing is so mild with recoil and easy to shoot accurately. HK makes the best polymer pistol.
Enjoy your HK, I'm willing to bet you will like it better than the 220 even if you swap out the sights. HK is a great pistol. The guests I bring to the range love my USP. Blocky grip, but that thing is so mild with recoil and easy to shoot accurately. HK makes the best polymer pistol.
blackacres
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Hey padawan,
When you're ready to do the swap, I have a Sig sight pusher.
Shoot me a pm when you have your new sights and we can work something out.
Cheers.
