shells raining on my head ?!

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Rufas

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Hey folks !
I can't figure this out, looking for suggestions/opinions.
Seems like it doesn't matter what S/A pistol I use, ejected shells quite often are landing on my head instead of 3-4 ft to the right and back.
Relatively new to S/A pistols.
No stove pipes, FTE etc and my shots tend to land low and left.
It would seem I'm putting a bad twist to the left when firing.
Not sure if this would be related, I shoot HG right handed, rifles left handed because my right eye is NFG. I am right handed otherwise.

Looking forward to your thoughts, thanks.

Rufas
 
Sounds like you might be left eye dominant. Maybe (and this stretching it a bit mind you) you are getting your head far enough over to catch the empties on the way by? This is conjunction with something else maybe? This is a first for me.
 
Limp wristing will cause shells not to eject very far and more straight back ontop of you. But then you would expect to see other issues. However my .45 1911 will not malfunction when limp wristing even if you try. My buddies GF tried mine out and was getting hit in the head but never had any other issues.
 
mlehtovaara said:
Limp wristing will cause shells not to eject very far and more straight back ontop of you. But then you would expect to see other issues. However my .45 1911 will not malfunction when limp wristing even if you try. My buddies GF tried mine out and was getting hit in the head but never had any other issues.
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X2, light limp wristing can just cause shells in the forehead, not nescessarily malfunctions. Ayoob's Crush Grip will work great and really improve rapid fire muzzle control.
 
You should be able to google a video of it, but, in simple terms you grip the pistol as high as you can comfortably and correctly without risking slide bite, and then (for a right hand shooter) your right wrist pushes forward while your support hand, placed in front of your right hand pulls rearward to achieve a stable platform. It is called the Crush Grip because you grip the pistol as tight as you comfortably can as if you were attempting to "crush" the pistol. Like everything it takes practice, and I'm sure a lot of experts will chime in to either find holes in my explanation or praise other techniques so....
NOTE: This is a simplistic explanation of a proven method, I am not an expert, but this method works for me--especially with high recoil pistols like Desert Eagles and big Smith wheelguns.
 
Interesting discussion on the grip and recoil. I don't get hit with 9mm but quite often with .40 and .45. Will have to work on that. The hat helps; and mine is not even padded.
 
Thanks for all the replies, good info. there.
It's my first semi, 9mm Beretta 92g. Same results from 3 different weights of Amer.Eagle.
My other is a Ruger s/a 22 rev., so I guess it's safe to say I have much work to do on my technique.
 
It could also be the extractor on a 1911 pistol needing some slight reshaping but this will mean everyone shooting the gun will have the same thing happen to them. I take it from your post this is not the case. If it is you can just replace or tune the extractor there is alot of info on this on many 1911 web sites.
 
Thanks for the tips, I've taken to wearing a sumbraro, that way I can collect my brass easier !
 
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