1972RedNeck
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I have a couple pistols, mostly revolvers, just because I like guns. Mostly stick with lever action rifles though. Reading through the other thread with references to 1" groups @ 10 yards got me wondering how good I am with a pistol. I never shoot paper, just my 6" spinner targets. I can ring my 6" spinners every time from 10 yards at a pretty rapid fire.
So I tacked up a piece of paper and emptied the 8 round cylinder in my 5" .357 (shooting SA) from 10 yards. I made a 4" group. Only 2 shots in the center 2".
I tried again as hard as I could and got 8 in a solid 3" group, but only 3 were in the center 2".
Tried with my 7.5" 454 Casull with full house rounds and put 6 in a 3" circle. Only 2 were in the center 2" again.
Apparently I'm nothing if not consistent, but there is no way I could reliably put 3 rounds in a 1" group.
So two questions: Do I suck?
And I also noticed the groups tend to be elongated to the 1:00 position. Does this tell you anything that I can correct to do better?
So I tacked up a piece of paper and emptied the 8 round cylinder in my 5" .357 (shooting SA) from 10 yards. I made a 4" group. Only 2 shots in the center 2".
I tried again as hard as I could and got 8 in a solid 3" group, but only 3 were in the center 2".
Tried with my 7.5" 454 Casull with full house rounds and put 6 in a 3" circle. Only 2 were in the center 2" again.
Apparently I'm nothing if not consistent, but there is no way I could reliably put 3 rounds in a 1" group.
So two questions: Do I suck?
And I also noticed the groups tend to be elongated to the 1:00 position. Does this tell you anything that I can correct to do better?