You have mentioned your problem may be your sight picture. I am guessing that mean having the sights lined up just right for an accurate shot?

yes. And with a longer barrel gun I don't have that problem at all.

I just need to shoot more I suppose. Very frustrated last time out. Poorest I've shot in some time. Ever maybe. Got worse as I went. Admittedly haven't shot for a while since we moved, but the revolver was like an old friend. .45's, not so much.

I just need to shoot more I suppose. Very frustrated last time out. Poorest I've shot in some time. Ever maybe. Got worse as I went. Admittedly haven't shot for a while since we moved, but the revolver was like an old friend. .45's, not so much.

That happens to me sometimes, just never seem to get comfortable and then start pressing and just gets worse...a lot like golf.

 

Then next trip all is fine.

 

I tend to shoot worse when I think I'm going to shoot well also. If I try to show off I'll miss the freaking target :lol2: let alone miss the bullseye.

I never shot pistols until I went and bought a couple a couple of years ago. Grew up shooting rifles and shotguns and of course M-16s while in the military, and was always a pretty good shot. Weird thing I discovered when I started shooting handguns though...being right handed, I instinctively aimed with my left eye instead of my right. For what ever reason, just feels more right...but don't know if it's a problem or not as far as accuracy is concerned. Anyone else do this? I have a couple of handguns that I can put center mass every time on a target several yards down range, but I don't consider that greatly "accurate" as far as target shooting goes. Neither gun I have is anything special and I wouldn't consider either one to be representative of a greatly accurate handgun, so what I need to do is shoot something that I know is capable of making very tight groupings and see what I can do.

I never shot pistols until I went and bought a couple a couple of years ago. Grew up shooting rifles and shotguns and of course M-16s while in the military, and was always a pretty good shot. Weird thing I discovered when I started shooting handguns though...being right handed, I instinctively aimed with my left eye instead of my right. For what ever reason, just feels more right...but don't know if it's a problem or not as far as accuracy is concerned. Anyone else do this? .

 

Sounds like you are right handed but left eye dominant since shooting with your left eye feels more right. I am right handed and right eye dominant so it feels unnatural to try to aim with my left eye.

 

 

I have a couple of handguns that I can put center mass every time on a target several yards down range, but I don't consider that greatly "accurate" as far as target shooting goes. Neither gun I have is anything special and I wouldn't consider either one to be representative of a greatly accurate handgun, so what I need to do is shoot something that I know is capable of making very tight groupings and see what I can do.

 

If you find that gun, let me know LOL. I think like someone said up above, it is the Indiana not the bow and arrow. While there is truth that anyone should be able to shoot a light triggered single action gun better than a gritty heavy triggered double action gun, it more comes down the training, experience and practice of the shooter. For example, if I had the best, most expensive 1911 someone could build and Travis Tomasie had a piece of junk gun which was double action and a nightmare for a trigger, his grouping would still make mine look silly.

could it be an eye dominance issue?

could it be an eye dominance issue?

 

Oh I`m left eye dominate for sure...just never occured to me to shoot that way with a long gun and surprised me to do it so easily when picking up a hand gun.

could it be an eye dominance issue?

 

You know, I thought maybe, but it doesn't affect me with longer barrels, like my .357 with a 6" bbl.

You know, I thought maybe, but it doesn't affect me with longer barrels, like my .357 with a 6" bbl.

 

For kicks you may check your eye dominance. It may not be the whole issue but could be adding to it. However if it is I'm not sure why it's not affecting you with longer barrels. If you don't know how to easily check for eye dominance let me know.