So I've put about 300 rounds of ball through my new USP and about 200 rounds of .22LR -- make that, my first 500 rounds of ANY ammunition through ANY gun.
What I've noticed is that I started out a month ago making 5" groups at 30feet with slow, smooth shots (5-10s between shots) (I ended up at 30 feet, because 20 feet is no fun and at 50 feet I occasionally miss the silhoette), and 300 rounds later, I'm still making 5" groups at 30 feet.
Should I have improved at least somewhat in that time frame?
What are some tips and pointers to improving accuracy, technique? I'm using a Weaver (as far as I know it) which I find a lot more comfortable than isoceles.
I'm pretty sure I'm not "yanking" the trigger or punching down, because my groups are centered right around the middle of the target -- just that it's a pretty wide circle AROUND the middle! It doesn't look like the sight alignment is a particularly stable configuration, but I'm definitely not shaking the gun around considerably.
Is there anything I can do besides taking an expensive course from an instructor? Or am I supposed to just "magically" (intuition, practice) get better as I shoot more, even though there's really not much I'm doing but muscle-based physical memory?
I've been practicing sight-alignment and dry-firing at home, but it never seems to have the same feel.
P.S. How the HELL are professionals/experts hitting the (10) bullseye at 75 feet when I can't even SEE most of the target at that distance?! (I saw the target that comes with the new Hammerli... 1" groups at 75 ft???)
Thanks!
-Jon
What I've noticed is that I started out a month ago making 5" groups at 30feet with slow, smooth shots (5-10s between shots) (I ended up at 30 feet, because 20 feet is no fun and at 50 feet I occasionally miss the silhoette), and 300 rounds later, I'm still making 5" groups at 30 feet.
Should I have improved at least somewhat in that time frame?
What are some tips and pointers to improving accuracy, technique? I'm using a Weaver (as far as I know it) which I find a lot more comfortable than isoceles.
I'm pretty sure I'm not "yanking" the trigger or punching down, because my groups are centered right around the middle of the target -- just that it's a pretty wide circle AROUND the middle! It doesn't look like the sight alignment is a particularly stable configuration, but I'm definitely not shaking the gun around considerably.
Is there anything I can do besides taking an expensive course from an instructor? Or am I supposed to just "magically" (intuition, practice) get better as I shoot more, even though there's really not much I'm doing but muscle-based physical memory?
I've been practicing sight-alignment and dry-firing at home, but it never seems to have the same feel.
P.S. How the HELL are professionals/experts hitting the (10) bullseye at 75 feet when I can't even SEE most of the target at that distance?! (I saw the target that comes with the new Hammerli... 1" groups at 75 ft???)
Thanks!
-Jon