So - I've been playing with this for a while now ("playing" as in new sights, with/without comp, etc.) and I'm pretty happy with the results so far. This is with a 2-handed grip, nice and easy, at 10 yards with the ammo everyone reckons these things like best. BUT... how small a group can these things shoot without being in a vice? Sadly, that's a quarter there, not a dime....
I'll be backing out to 15 yards next week, I think, regardless.
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2Check the sight mount. There might be some movement. I had similar problem with a red dot sight.
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3It should be more accurate than you are. It looks like it probably is.
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4Will do. Thanks.senorgrand wrote:Check the sight mount. There might be some movement. I had similar problem with a red dot sight.
After 50 years of rifles, this pistol stuff is weird...
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5Well, I KNOW that...Fukshot wrote:It should be more accurate than you are. It looks like it probably is.
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6I mean that there is no objective answer outside of shooting it from a vise type rest. From a vise, I'd think it would hold two inches at fifty yards with the right ammo.
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7Fukshot wrote:I mean that there is no objective answer outside of shooting it from a vise type rest. From a vise, I'd think it would hold two inches at fifty yards with the right ammo.
Thanks - that is what I was really looking for. Some indication of when I have achieved perfection/Nirvana, etc. Now I can play happily knowing it's unattainable.
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8The 10 ring on the 50 yard target in bullseye pistol is 3.3 inches.
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9Ah-hah. I think I may get some 25-yd targets to start with, then work out once I've "mastered" those (or never, whichever comes first)Fukshot wrote:The 10 ring on the 50 yard target in bullseye pistol is 3.3 inches.
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10That is almost the same set up I have and once you learn it it will put 10 on a dime I like Remington match eley primed try those if you can find them. The difference is with match the recoil is the same so you can create a nice pattern while shooting. Do some rest shooting and that will tell you if equipment is okay that comp can work loose some times.
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11I have a set of volthane grips if you are interested.
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12Southpaw?Paladin wrote:I have a set of volthane grips if you are interested.
I've been over Volquartesen's site and Voluthane in Southpaw doesn't exist ... Unless you know better.
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13That explains the bad shootingSailDesign wrote:Southpaw?Paladin wrote:I have a set of volthane grips if you are interested.
I've been over Volquartesen's site and Voluthane in Southpaw doesn't exist ... Unless you know better.
No I am normal.
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14Going from target rifle to pistol late in life is hard and Paladin is an annoying freak.
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15On the first part - Yeah, no sh!t. On the second - well, I think that comes with the name. We had a "Paladin" on alt.mountain-bike years ago with a similar nature. Same guy? Could be - Hi, Paladin!Mason wrote:Going from target rifle to pistol late in life is hard and Paladin is an annoying freak.
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16Sorry, Paladin and I are good friends. He's a freakishly good shot with both rifle and pistol. I'm pretty sure he's not a MTBer but I am. That post was the result of drinking, sailing and turning forty all weekend.SailDesign wrote:On the first part - Yeah, no sh!t. On the second - well, I think that comes with the name. We had a "Paladin" on alt.mountain-bike years ago with a similar nature. Same guy? Could be - Hi, Paladin!Mason wrote:Going from target rifle to pistol late in life is hard and Paladin is an annoying freak.
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17Mason (and Paladin) please believe me no offense was taken.Mason wrote:Sorry, Paladin and I are good friends. He's a freakishly good shot with both rifle and pistol. I'm pretty sure he's not a MTBer but I am. That post was the result of drinking, sailing and turning forty all weekend.SailDesign wrote:On the first part - Yeah, no sh!t. On the second - well, I think that comes with the name. We had a "Paladin" on alt.mountain-bike years ago with a similar nature. Same guy? Could be - Hi, Paladin!Mason wrote:Going from target rifle to pistol late in life is hard and Paladin is an annoying freak.
Especially if he was mourning turning 40... I lost that battle some 19 years ago, but my inner 15-year-old doesn't care.
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18I don't shoot that close, but my 5.5" bull with iron sights will shoot 10 shots at 25 yards on average about 3"
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19I rode mountain roads in Germany while an MP did a long climb going to a call and my balls fwent numb I thought I was going to die.
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20Well, there's my range for next week.curtism1234 wrote:I don't shoot that close, but my 5.5" bull with iron sights will shoot 10 shots at 25 yards on average about 3"
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21Wrong saddle, Paladin.... Need one 'of those "ball-savers" with the channel.Paladin wrote:I rode mountain roads in Germany while an MP did a long climb going to a call and my balls fwent numb I thought I was going to die.
Or get the fcuk out of the seat on the climb...
Of course now that you're 40, you won't need them any more anyway....
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22The trigger on the Ruger pistols leaves a lot to be desired. I had a 22/45 that I added a bunch of parts to. Sam Lam bushing, VQ sear/trigger package. All this stuff made for a nice trigger, but still, the way the gun is designed there is a certain amout of creep from the retaining pins. I was told I could super glue them to keep them from rotating. In the end I sold it to buy something else.
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23David Bradshaw in front of many witnesses took a brand new out of the box MKII and fired a 1.5" group from the creedmore prone position at 100yds in front of many witnesses. Of course he's not human, probably the finest long range pistolero ever.
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24Now that I'm getting used to pistol shooting a bit, here's my 15-yard final string from yesterday with the 22/45. The target is a 50-foot target shrunk to 90% to make it a 15-yard rapid or timed-fire target. Not that I did much "rapid" here, but it's a good size to practice on. The black is 2.75" diameter.
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25I'm glad you said that was a quarter. I was thinking it was one of those new bitcoins.