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1) took my 1911 colt competition 9mm to the range last week. I'm shooting low left when aiming at the centre. How to correct it?

2) Also my mec gar 10rdn magazines will only hold 7 at best without a jam. What's the solution?


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You need to develop trigger control. Once you have nice even groups, then the sights can be adjusted to center the group.
I have had good luck with MecGar 10 round magazines. No idea why yours aren't working for you.
 
Try some dryfire. Watch the front sight post (FSP) as you pull the trigger. It should be rock solid. My guess is you will see it move.

Once you can dryfire the gun fine, then your brain will betray you at the range. When you see more 7 o'clock shots, slow down. Breathe. Relax. Stable grip, watch the FSP, and SLOWLY and SMOOTHLY pull the trigger. Your shots shouldn't flinch as much.

Toss some dummy rounds in your mags, so it goes something like "live, live, dummy, live, dummy, live....." and do this to a few mags. Mix them up and grab one at random (or get a friend to load mags for you). Then do all the fundamentals while shooting. When you pull the trigger on a dummy, it will go "click". What did the FSP do? If you were recently flinching, it probably moved when you pulled the trigger on the dummy. Pull the trigger on the dummy a few more times to get back in the groove of not flinching. Eject it and resume shooting the mag.

Keep at this over the next weeks and months. Your flinch will be greatly reduced.
 
There's a chart somewhere that explains what the general cause is for various areas of the target and what you are doing to causes this. I have seen it on here but I am unable to find it. Maybe google it and see if you can bring it up.
 
wce323078 said:
There's a chart somewhere that explains what the general cause is for various areas of the target and what you are doing to causes this. I have seen it on here but I am unable to find it. Maybe google it and see if you can bring it up.
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Here you go
 
I was am right handed and hitting left way too often and thought it may be my sights as well. A friend told me to keep the sights on the target but my finger off the trigger. He fired the shot while I held the pistol and it was a vee bull.....I had him do it again and same results and almost put it in the same hole ...
 
Remember to get a good grip on the gun, and while.maintaining that pressure, squeeze the trigger. Don't tighten your grip more as you squeeze the trigger.

Auggie D.
 
jimbo14 said:
Try some dryfire. Watch the front sight post (FSP) as you pull the trigger. It should be rock solid. My guess is you will see it move.

Once you can dryfire the gun fine, then your brain will betray you at the range. When you see more 7 o'clock shots, slow down. Breathe. Relax. Stable grip, watch the FSP, and SLOWLY and SMOOTHLY pull the trigger. Your shots shouldn't flinch as much.

Toss some dummy rounds in your mags, so it goes something like "live, live, dummy, live, dummy, live....." and do this to a few mags. Mix them up and grab one at random (or get a friend to load mags for you). Then do all the fundamentals while shooting. When you pull the trigger on a dummy, it will go "click". What did the FSP do? If you were recently flinching, it probably moved when you pulled the trigger on the dummy. Pull the trigger on the dummy a few more times to get back in the groove of not flinching. Eject it and resume shooting the mag.

Keep at this over the next weeks and months. Your flinch will be greatly reduced.
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Very good advises here

Gilbert
 
When I started pistol shooting this too was my problem. It was all brought to light when I set up my iPhone on Slo-Mo and videoed myself. Just before the shot went off, the muzzel would dip corresponding to a low left point of impact. Its also pretty cool to see it at 240 fps. :)

After I realized what I was doing, I then did a lot of dry fire practice and worked on my trigger pull making sure my finger was in the right place on the blade. Working on proper grip, trigger finger isolation and breathing properly helped tremendously. I still have lots to improve on but at least now I am consistent in POA to POI. My biggest issue is old eyes and astigmatism which means getting a clear sharp front sight is impossible for me. LOL
 
My son has an electronic laser target system. The laser attaches to any gun and then you dry fire at a target. On the computer screen you see a spaghetti-like squiggle (your aim) and then a dot for the bullet hole.

The spaghetti is in four colours, with one colour being the tenth of a second before the shot.

My aim is on dead centre. My bullets holes look just like yours. Just before the shot, the pistol dives low left. It is caused by me thinking "That looks perfect. Pull!"

The solution is to accept the fact that your aim wiggles and to just squeeze until the gun goes off, rather than knowing when it is going to fire.
 
Get your stance and grip feeling good, line up your sights and really concentrate on your front sight. Squeeze the trigger and let it break, don't try to anticapate the shot. Let the trigger break surprise you, then reaquire your sight picture before you release and reset the trigger. Repeat, if you do your part you should be shooting more accurately.
 
Good morning,
All sound advices.
How do you place your finger trigger ?
I have big hands; I found that using the first crease instead of the pad improved my gun control a lot.
I just received a Colt GCT and it fits perfect with the crease.
By the way, the trend in US shooting schools is now using the crease.
Dan
 
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