Bullseye shooters: rate factors in order of importance

[nickorette]

I'm weighing my options for a future handgun. I will probably use it for bullseye shooting. I'm curious to see in what order the following factors are most important for target accuracy

Here are the factors I am looking at:

Weight (Heavier)

Trigger Pull (Lighter)

Sight Radius (Longer)

 

[vagrantviking]

My first consideration would be trigger pull - more crispness than weight but both are important.

Next would be weight. Sight radius can be made up for, to some degree, by the fineness or width of the sight and show tight the front fits the rear notch.

All depends on how serious you are and the kind of guns that you prefer.

 

[scanner]

I guess each person will be different. Myself the first thing is a balance between trigger pull weight and creep. Second is the weight and balance of the gun. Third is the grips. I'm pretty flexable when it comes to sights.

The gun I find works best for me is the Ruger MkII (or now they call it a MkIII with the 1911 magazine release button), a 5.5" bull barrel, a trigger job and a trigger shoe, and a set of modest target grips with a thumb shelf.

I'm sure the S&W 41, Browning Medalist, and Walter shooters have finer and smoother guns, no doubt, but I found the Ruger to fit well and shoot well, too.

 

[Talljoe]

1. Trigger
2. Trigger
3. Trigger

Longer sight radius = better. (How easy is it to shoot a rifle !!)

More weight, up to a certain point, helps dampen the muscle tremors and steadies the gun

I am also curious................

TJ

 

[Brian James]

I guess I would have an ask what type of BE shooting you want to do and at what level.

What you need for NRA, is different than ISSF rapid fire - or free pistol for that matter.

A good trigger is important

weight is a factor for some people, balance may be more critical in my opinion

rake angle of the grip is very important.

reliability of the pistol

What type of pistols are you conisdering?

 

[sillymike]

As Brian James said...

What game do you want to play?
- ISSF
- NRA

Are we talking about CF or RF pistol?

Personnaly, there are a few things I consider a must for a target pistol

- The gun must have a nice trigger pull (weight must be within the rules of the game)
As in, a 45ACP 1911 with a 2lb trigger is a nice range toy... but it will get you disqualified at an NRA match (4lb trigger minimum)... just like a nice 45acp bulleye isn't legal for ISSF centerfire match.

- The gun must be accurate at the distance you want to shoot the match...
As in, if the bulleye is 1" at 25 yards, the gun should be able to put all then rounds within a group that size.

- The gun must have an excellent sight picture.

- The gun must be reliable.
If you can't shoot a full match without malfunctions... The gun is useless.