Obo2

So there she is I was in the market for a pistol and happened upon it.

The price was great, the slide stop, mag release and safety were comfortable to operate, it fit my hand well and the trigger pull seemed pretty short and crisp for a da/striker fired. I like all that stuff so far.

I am struggling with accuracy. My horizontal spread is only maybe 6" at 15 yards which is acceptable as I am a new pistol shooter but, my vertical spread makes me sick as much as 20". granted all the silhouettes I've shot so far are definitely dead I really want to improve this.

I tried independance 180 gr flat nosed target loads and 165 grain winchester flat nosed target loads. about the same from either.

at first I am not certain what i was doing for my grip but after a little reading i started using a stacked thumb style grip. not any real difference.

Is this just me sucking? need to have more consistent grip and follow through more or is it possibly that combined with the ammo/ pistol?

Linejudgemick

You will get better with it... I did with mine. Sunday I was shooting 180gr Federal Champions at 30 feet and keeping them inside a 4 or 5 inch circle, with an occasional flyer when I flinched. The SR40C is a great pistol, so welcome to group and I hope you like yours as well as I like mine!

Redleg

I pick my own SR40c up next Monday. I have heard that the muzzle flip on the 40 S&W round can make your vertical control challenging, but that is only second hand chatter. I'll try to remember to post a range report as soon as I can get it to the range. See how my results compare with yours.

TomP5

Three things: practice, practice and practice. OK, wait. Besides those three, ask around at the range. I've received very good advice from different people over the years at the range. Someone watching you might notice something you should change, e.g. your stance, your grip, etc. Hard for us here on the forum to advise much, but look around for someone who seems to know what s/he is doing and ask for advice.

A quick story. About 14 years ago I got tired of missing flying birds with my shotgun. I determined to figure out what I was doing wrong. I checked out a couple of books from the library that really helped me with my stance and mounting, and gave me advice about practicing mounting in my living room (with an unloaded shotgun). But I still couldn't hit much.

Then two things happened.

First, after all these years I discovered I was cross-eye dominant. Wow, knowing that has helped. But the second was maybe even more important.

I went to a range near my father-in-laws. There were two guys shooting skeet. I stepped up and asked if I could watch and ask questions. They were so helpful, in fact, they insisted that I not wait but to join them in that round. Those guys bent over backwards to help me. When I finished, I was on my way. Oh, I still missed a lot that round, but I hit several doubles, which I couldn't believe. I'm still no shotgun competitor, but I can finally hit running bunnies and knock birds out of the air. Very satisfying.

So, ask around at the range. Oh, and don't forget the three "P's"!

grandpabear

Congrats on the new gun and welcome to RF from Pa.

Obo2

Thanks for the responses and welcomes guys.

I know I definitely need more practice but can't help feeling I'm closer on target than where I am actually hitting.

for a stance I use a front stance left foot forward pointing strait right foot out and back at an angle.

One thing I saw watching some you tube videos is that i should be trying to point my elbows out more instead of down. Maybe that will help.

iceberg101

Practice is most important...reading and watching vids cant hurt. I havent had my 40 too long but after my third or fourth time out i was on point

tgwillard

Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new SR40c. I got mine in April and really enjoy shooting it. I had it at the range on Monday and shot both 180 grain factory loads as well as 155 grain reloads. Used both magazines. I find that alternating some dry firing during firing at the range helps control flinch.